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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/839178.htmlenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66425B20100706?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66425B20100706?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian planes continue to refuel at airports around the world, an official said on Tuesday, a day after an Iranian news report said aircraft had been denied fuel in Germany, Britain and a Gulf Arab state due to U.S. sanctions.Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-b178ca36564e047b0555d8dd6a05c786reutersenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/R0sgXkanx1A/la-fg-iran-rigi-20100621,0,922155.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/R0sgXkanx1A/la-fg-iran-rigi-20100621,0,922155.storyAbdulmalak Rigi, head of the Jundallah militant group comprising minority ethnic Baluchis, was convicted in a number of bombings and attacks as well as heresy and corruption on Earth. Reporting from BerlinMon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-611ae2d42c599d35a1331d519135f150latimesenhttp://www.topix.net/topstories/iranhttp://www.topix.net/topstories/iranMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200topix-ad8c4c4f7e9abad77d30ebe9be33a303topixenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64U42A20100531?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64U42A20100531?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has been preparing extra equipment for enriching uranium to higher levels, a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters said, a move which may increase tensions with the West over its atomic work.Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-5dc36fd67c8d85c1f81f41a301092911reutersenhttp://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9aa7bcda163a96aeca2561b500f58b9http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9aa7bcda163a96aeca2561b500f58b9Not surprisingly, the U.S. and Western countries doubt the merits of the Iranian-Turkish-Brazilian agreement on the re-enrichment of uranium outside of Iran. During the past nine months, they exerted pressure on Iran to consent to the International Atomic Energy Agency‘s proposal to re-enrich the....Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200watchingamerica-a10652785b152f4cbd253c8b03dc3a9awatchingamericaenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64M1TP20100524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64M1TP20100524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran outlined to the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday a deal to give up some of its enriched uranium, calling it major progress toward defusing international tensions over its atomic aspirations.Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-6a4459894df9aee1eae3eaef815cb77areutersenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8685846.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8685846.stmTurkey says a deal on Iran's nuclear programme is close, as PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins talks in Tehran.Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-62316cf04629a1382b64ef9ecd8583e2bbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100507/wl_nm/us_sanctions_iran_unhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100507/wl_nm/us_sanctions_iran_unReuters - A new round of U.N. sanctions against Iran will be ready by mid-June, European diplomatic sources said on Friday, but it remained uncertain how soon a draft proposal will be put to the Security Council.Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-017cce26601e1d181c5a49b7d8ce8038news-yahooenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/iulQqX35qEc/la-fg-0505-ahmadinejad-20100505,0,6890443.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/iulQqX35qEc/la-fg-0505-ahmadinejad-20100505,0,6890443.storyPresident Ahmad Mahmoudinejad says Tehran does not fear sanctions, which will harm only the nations imposing them. He warns the U.S. that it risks ending any hope for improving ties with Iran.Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-1642ec7c1c509e1bca90f8c57e1049fclatimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/05/20105319215560235.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/05/20105319215560235.htmlAhmadinejad says the US has "never respected its commitments" on nuclear weapons.Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-60062bf51cf78c9545514400c2c9e550aljazeera-enenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKDAH74302620100427?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKDAH74302620100427?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of a hardline Iranian political party warned the United States on Tuesday against attacking Iran, saying it could hit back by choking "the West's throat" at a waterway crucial for global oil supplies.Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-c8965c84a88b66a73b9db4bab2a929aereutersenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iranhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iranAP - Iran's opposition leader says "corrupt despotic rulers" are running the country in the name of Islam.Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-6920fde43a1fb77e78b12e2c9bbbace6news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclearhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclearAP - Iran's push to avoid new U.N. sanctions appeared to make little headway Sunday with Austria, with the Security Council member saying the onus was on Tehran to defuse international concerns about its nuclear agenda if it wanted to avoid fresh penalties.Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-c8c5ddcb767f274eb6e0099b81a4a4f1news-yahooenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/military-pilots-bow-down-1953000.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/military-pilots-bow-down-1953000.htmlMembers of Iran's air force pray during Friday prayers in Tehran yesterday. The senior cleric and interim Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told Iranians that the US was "the only nuclear criminal in the world". Copyright 2009 Independent News and Media Limited ....Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200independent-14397a1f34a0c3777de37e3413418894independentenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6390ZU20100410?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6390ZU20100410?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a jail in southwest Iran on Saturday in an apparent bid to help prisoners break out, wounding three guards and up to 16 others, media reported.Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-d4727e25e0bf4b5679ea7c79e23c91e6reutersenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2010/04/04/Israel_closer_to_death_if_it_attacks_Gaza/http://article.wn.com/view/2010/04/04/Israel_closer_to_death_if_it_attacks_Gaza/Sunday, April 04, 2010 World pressure only makes more determined: Ahmadinejad TEHRAN : President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that world pressure on Iran, including talk of new sanctions, 2010-04-04 is ready to deliver 1,200kg of low-enriched (LEU) in one go in return for for a Tehran....Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200palestinepost-2c05e517c67486b237a7da2d9ebba7f7palestinepostenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8600805.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8600805.stmBarack Obama says he aims to "ratchet up" pressure on Iran over its nuclear policy, as Tehran says sanctions are "ineffective".Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-2697d94bdfa4167cc6be763085b60a3fbbcenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62501520100306?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62501520100306?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100reuters-3c26c39dfff732a93a024e2c15b686e2reutersenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/02/2010224161242654567.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/02/2010224161242654567.htmlMoscow weighs "smart" sanctions as IAEA says not sure all Iran nuclear activities peaceful.Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-0648cb8877bd496bbd73f8b5ceb95072aljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/72Bj3ogwX8A/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/72Bj3ogwX8A/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's policy on Iran is "dubious, inconsistent, and naive," one of Iran's most influential officials declared Tuesday.Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100cnn-a418130f2bce9958bb214754546ecad8cnnenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/t9weHehP7T4/la-fg-clinton-iran16-2010feb16,0,5026869.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/t9weHehP7T4/la-fg-clinton-iran16-2010feb16,0,5026869.storyThe secretary of State, speaking in Qatar, says sanctions against the Islamic Republic must be aimed at the Revolutionary Guard, which she warns is supplanting the government. Bluntly warning that Iran is sliding into military dictatorship, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told an audience....Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100latimes-22259287d8894e009ffc13d717c87a11latimesenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/ts_nm/us_iran_israel_ahmadinejadhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100211/ts_nm/us_iran_israel_ahmadinejadReuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Syrian counterpart that Israel should be resisted and finished off if it launched military action in the region, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Thursday.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-91b87cafaaddf24857dee2befa04b717news-yahooenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/02/09/iaea-in-iran-for-enrichment-start-up/http://www.euronews.net/2010/02/09/iaea-in-iran-for-enrichment-start-up/International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors are at Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz today checking the startup of production of highly-enriched uranium. Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to 20 percent in 164 centrifuges, a laboratory rather than industrial scale of output for, it claims, research purposes in its reactor in Tehran.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-5cc04f3ce15c06fb4dae9419de26709eeuronews-enenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran%20orders%20enrichment%20of%20uranium/3529037http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran%20orders%20enrichment%20of%20uranium/3529037Updated on 07 February 2010 Source PA News Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered his country's atomic agency to begin the production of higher enriched uranium. He said in comments broadcast on state television: "God willing, 20% enrichment will start to meet Iran's needs." He did not give a date for the start of the enrichment process.Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100channel4news-4a266a3d41bca14baf8abe7857ce289achannel4newsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8501819.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8501819.stmWestern powers respond with scepticism to Iran's claim that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel could be close.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-0212a9106476444316ba55d51a40dd25bbcenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blair-attacked-over-iran-stance-1883998.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blair-attacked-over-iran-stance-1883998.htmlTony Blair was strongly criticised today after he warned that the international community must be prepared to take a "very hard, tough line" with Iran over its banned nuclear programme.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100independent-fef8db345010fdcce4c48219f8f4debfindependentenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/world/middleeast/28iran.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/world/middleeast/28iran.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIranian officials focused their ire for the first time on Germany, one of the country’s closest trading partners, accusing it of helping to organize protests at the end of December.Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100IHT-77ba085269098675e90edb1124b87145IHTenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60H4DN20100119?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60H4DN20100119?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian official said on Tuesday that Kurdish guerrillas had claimed responsibility for the killing of a prosecutor in a northwestern city, the ISNA news agency reported.Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100reuters-339418444b4e28a93a384762cddf2daereutersenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran%20vows%20to%20take%20revenge%20on%20israel/3506242http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran%20vows%20to%20take%20revenge%20on%20israel/3506242Updated on 18 January 2010 Source PA News Iran's interior minister is vowing to take revenge on Israel over last week's killing of a physics professor in a mysterious bomb attack. Iranian officials have blamed an exiled opposition group, accusing it of acting on behalf of Israel and the US.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100channel4news-e5f34edeedaa5d4d119b4af33c4279afchannel4newsenhttp://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=111343http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=111343The combination of Iran's effort to protect its nuclear facilities and Israel's to prevent its rival developing a weapon makes a crisis in 2010 all the more likely, Paul Rogers writes for openDemocracy.Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100ISN-214d4064ffeb10e76515b8958516c595ISNenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100114/ts_nm/us_iran_bomb_israelhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100114/ts_nm/us_iran_bomb_israelReuters - This week's assassination of an Iranian scientist was carried out in a "Zionist style," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, in his first direct comment on the bombing attack in Tehran.Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-5af13657c8fa2842ebb1b5233f4b37bbnews-yahooenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6985568.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6985568.eceThe killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist on his own doorstep sounds like an incident straight out of a juicy spy novel. Or so the Iranian authorities would have us believe. The truth behind the murder of Masoud Ali-Mohammadi may remain shrouded in mystery.Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100thetimes-fe35f9c0e3be2f0a3fca22253029fafethetimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/20101121414688718.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/20101121414688718.htmlTehran blames US and Israeli "merceneries" for nuclear professor's death in blast on Tuesday.Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-1328506d8e4397bf37a1bfa46cbd47e0aljazeera-enenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1222/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1222/iran.htmlDocuments revealed that appear to show Tehran is working on a nuclear bomb trigger were ‘forged’, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100RTERadio-1092892f49c1d72b6c03898deda7328eRTERadioenhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfauidmhojoj/rss2/http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfauidmhojoj/rss2/TENS of thousands of mourners turned the funeral of Iran’s leading dissident cleric into an anti-government protest yesterday.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100examiner-bf37ac1635d67156205e0f2e0e73a14dexaminerenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/12/21/iranian-opposition-evident-at-cleric-s-funeral/http://www.euronews.net/2009/12/21/iranian-opposition-evident-at-cleric-s-funeral/Iranians have turned out in their tens of thousands for the funeral of leading dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the holy Shi’ite city of Qom. Websites report that some of the crowd chanted anti-government slogans. Montazeri died on Saturday, aged 87.Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-1d2b098315393dcadefa2e2b982ec73eeuronews-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/Iq4Gyr5GINU/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/Iq4Gyr5GINU/index.htmlSenior Iranian dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri has died, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-e4aac815229ebfdf5ee26f1080510d6ccnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_mostpopular/~3/SNa2W_k-ty0/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_mostpopular/~3/SNa2W_k-ty0/index.htmlIranian forces that seized an Iraqi oil well have withdrawn from the installation but remain on Iraqi territory, a top Iraqi official charged Sunday.Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-16ca3a6030dc8cab2ca38e98223c2ab1cnnenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6835102/Iran-helping-the-Taliban-US-ambassador-claims.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6835102/Iran-helping-the-Taliban-US-ambassador-claims.htmlIran has been providing weapons and other help to the Taliban, the US ambassador to Afghanistan has claimed.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100telegraph-abe37a8a4d3d2c2358bcb7fb79000af2telegraphenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/12/2009121674255591274.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/12/2009121674255591274.htmlIran has successfully test-fired its longest-range missile, according to reports on the country's state television. Al Alam, Iran's Arabic-language satellite television channel, reported the missile launch on Wednesday, saying it had a longer range than previous missiles.Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-c6c97c6ece0da18c92832c4b3886c3d8aljazeera-enenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6955755.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6955755.eceThree American hikers accused of espionage in Iran are to stand trial the Iranian foreign minister said today, four months after they were arrested for crossing over the border from Iraq.Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100sundaytimes-82b80f861d4b8c6ca08b09917e4f836csundaytimesenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6955194.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6955194.eceThe moment is fast approaching when Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, may have to make the most difficult decision of his career — whether to launch a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities and risk triggering a conflagration that could spread across the Middle East.Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100thetimes-a1156e6b4570d86dfe18b061c0b3d1d8thetimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/y0Ap7fxv24w/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/y0Ap7fxv24w/index.htmlThe United States and other envoys at the United Nations slammed Iran on Thursday for transporting arms and ammunition to Syria, saying the clock is ticking for the Islamic republic -- which could face tougher sanctions next year over its nuclear program.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-ea829e2e9cc01cb7cabbec9ba5332358cnnenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=9287381http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=9287381Iran claims new UN nuclear observatory near its border is spying post for world powers Iran - Middle East - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Politics - BasijWed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100ABCnews-4d7fc1d1f9b6df53ac27923386af2fadABCnewsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8386261.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8386261.stmGermany warns Iran it faces new UN sanctions after Tehran announces plans to build 10 uranium enrichment sites.Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-1449a0c3df1cf6bb848a0947d617f483bbcenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/11/29/new-twist-in-iran-nuclear-row/http://www.euronews.net/2009/11/29/new-twist-in-iran-nuclear-row/The Iranian parliament has reportedly called on the government to consider reducing cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. This two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency voted to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-8133477dc780d491ac9a57172159a729euronews-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/YzD1XawwgXg/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/YzD1XawwgXg/index.htmlIran plans to launch a large aerial military exercise Sunday to prepare for any possible attack, state media said.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-98e0f2dac8cf472482efde2a4dddb39ccnnenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/21/six-nations-press-iran-to-accept-nuclear-plan/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/21/six-nations-press-iran-to-accept-nuclear-plan/BRUSSELS | Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-fe215c66556cd7e61f7804eae14d9c6fwashtimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/11/200911178135655151.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/11/200911178135655151.htmlIranian political commentator and a French teaching assistant to be tried in Tehran.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-0d51183fbe00634c7289b4a4d186d30faljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8355568.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8355568.stmIsrael releases documents and pictures which it says prove that an arms shipment it seized in the Mediterranean came from Iran.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-1a1839de72586b85a63a2a64789b6a4dbbcenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/11/02/iran-ready-to-make-nuclear-deal/http://www.euronews.net/2009/11/02/iran-ready-to-make-nuclear-deal/Iran says it is ready for new discussions on the proposed deal aimed at easing international tension over Tehran’s atomic activities. Earlier Foreign Minister Manoucherh Mottaki told a meeting of Islamic countries in Malaysia that Iran had some “technical and economic” considerations, calling on the....Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-49e7f0339e57e1f5eec2908b7a90146ceuronews-enenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/31/world-scene-67026249/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/31/world-scene-67026249/IRAN Fuel demanded for reactor UNITED NATIONS | Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it wants fresh nuclear fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-497a7efaa708a472f153c9580aa05defwashtimesenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/30/IAEA_awaits_urgent_Iran_govt_reply_on_fuel_deal/http://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/30/IAEA_awaits_urgent_Iran_govt_reply_on_fuel_deal/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has yet to give a formal response to a U.N.-drafted proposal after signalling it would do so this week, then leaking demands for major changes that could unravel the tentative pact. Western diplomats complained of stalling tactics by Iran, suggesting it had scant....Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100eirepost-9848b5a49313c7d017bdc361faf3679eeirepostenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/20091030183051961691.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/10/20091030183051961691.htmlWestern powers find Iranian response to nuclear proposal unacceptable, diplomats say.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-6b0d937eb8ac3ab64745bd7a35900747aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8331626.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8331626.stmThe UN's nuclear watchdog says it is hopeful a deal with Iran can be reached after Tehran replies to its offer on uranium.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-2efc452e1861378185f9e83ba4425821bbcenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbf8806-c3e8-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbf8806-c3e8-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlBy James Blitz in London and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Published: October 28 2009 17:43 | Last updated: October 28 2009 17:43 Iran has indicated it will respond on Thursday to a crucial international offer regarding its nuclear programme, amid hopes among world powers that it will accept a deal....Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100ft-85d8e1958265d2b257248e003d89a14dftenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=205269http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=205269ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accused the West of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear programme, in comments that come as worlMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-e1e41e321a9fe2b4fd22272983c2fa30NewsJang-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2009/10/20091023164850288798.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2009/10/20091023164850288798.htmlTehran to respond to UN agency proposal next week after US, France and Russia back deal.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-232b154fa0080b30608fd714f1bdd10aaljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/N_fK9bVWklg/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/N_fK9bVWklg/index.htmlThree days of talks on Iran's nuclear program wrapped up here Wednesday with a draft agreement on how to provide the Islamic republic nuclear fuel for civilian purposes.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-2c93fb5a5e1ea471ccb1f586147687e3cnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8313679.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8313679.stmIran appears to be backing away from a proposed deal to resolve the crisis over its nuclear programme, Iranian reports suggest.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-f3cee12164b70a9cf6a26aef7312086abbcenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0164b2d2-bbc9-11de-9426-00144feab49a.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0164b2d2-bbc9-11de-9426-00144feab49a.htmlSun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-57c213bc80653eaa3b85730d7c37b097ftenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a58755e6-b687-11de-8a28-00144feab49a.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a58755e6-b687-11de-8a28-00144feab49a.htmlBy Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Published: October 11 2009 18:17 | Last updated: October 11 2009 18:17 Iran’s conservative parliament on Sunday gave the go-ahead for the government to introduce steep cuts in energy and food subsidies. The move to slash subsidies , which cost about $100bn (€67.5bn, £62.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-82f3ba7d2c21688027aa3e3dbe9971b3ftenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8300742.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8300742.stmThree people held after June's disputed presidential election are sentenced to death, Iran's Isna news agency reports.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-62fc4c24449c697cabe016d6926abf26bbcenhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113566679&ft=1&f=1001http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113566679&ft=1&f=1001Shahram Amiri reportedly vanished during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in late May. His disapperance came months before the revelation of a second uranium enrichment facility in Iran has raised speculation that Amiri may have given the West information.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200NPRnews-bcb1fbd2aae36cb0eabc600e8fef6c9aNPRnewsenhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/32313/f/440158/s/669a224/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Cworld0Cmiddle0Ieast0Carticle68569480Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F7970A93/ia1.htmhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/32313/f/440158/s/669a224/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Cworld0Cmiddle0Ieast0Carticle68569480Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F7970A93/ia1.htmHigh-stakes talks over Iran’s nuclear ambitions opened in the tranquil setting of a lakeside villa outside Geneva this morning with world powers demanding a freeze on uranium enrichment and Tehran defending its right to a civilian nuclear programme.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-1b32ade017f305cb50948e53c96f6531thetimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5f55b42-ad2c-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5f55b42-ad2c-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.htmlBy Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Published: September 29 2009 20:36 | Last updated: September 29 2009 20:36 Iran’s leading nuclear official has ruled out any discussions over the country’s nuclear programme during the upcoming talks with the world’s big powers, while disclosing that a new uranium....Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-a432c3d90c91f00bc4fd4d5a666f42e3ftenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/09/2009927234316993578.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/09/2009927234316993578.htmlShort-range missiles fired two days after Western criticism over new nuclear site.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-6e49aaec7865e84bc3092cdf78109e13aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8277040.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8277040.stmIran test-fires two short-range missiles, Iranian state TV reports, amid rising tensions over its nuclear programme.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-6844b8710c4583756497f9ddf6e6c460bbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/09/200995144738919572.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2009/09/200995144738919572.htmlOn two-day visit to Tehran, Venezuelan leader says Iran has right to atomic energy.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-aba8234e89eaf88e52096a256bca4043aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8237179.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8237179.stmThe US says Iran is "taking a step backward" by appointing a politician suspected of terrorism as its defence minister.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-50faf0a8d544da3642d5a3aee17a008bbbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090901/ts_afp/irannuclearpoliticshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090901/ts_afp/irannuclearpoliticsAFP - Iran is ready for fresh talks with world powers over its controversial nuclear programme after having updated a package of proposals linked to it, Tehran's top nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-e5b6e01cd7bd426a902c56808fd8a575news-yahooenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/08/22/outrage-over-iran-s-wanted-man/http://www.euronews.net/2009/08/22/outrage-over-iran-s-wanted-man/Interpol has confirmed that the man set to become Iran's new Defence Minister is on a list of men wanted in connection with the bombing of a Jewish…Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-4bf737cbe9a22ac0d29939b8710026e6euronews-enenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/24/iranian-airliner-skids-runway-killing-17/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/24/iranian-airliner-skids-runway-killing-17/TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian plane carrying 153 passengers and crew skidded off the runway and crashed Friday while landing in northeast Iran, killing at least 17 people, the state news agency said. Among the dead was the manager of the privately owned Aria Airlines, operator of the plane.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-165773db523d3b6117d6b31b998e5eb1washtimesenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=33240http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=33240Rafsanjani's speech was equally important for what he did not say, above all, any criticism of the election results or of the performance of the election officials, says Kaveh L. Afrasiabi .Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-7fd9229c8eb9b08ac9ecefafe45febcemiddle-east-online_enenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5170535nhttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5170535nThousands of protestors marched through the streets of Tehran, Iran in support of the defeated presidential candidate. Elizabeth Palmer reports.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-70d237230b012b2768aeff7cf5cc68d2CBSnewsenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/iran+police+teargas+protesters+during+prayers/3271777http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/iran+police+teargas+protesters+during+prayers/3271777Tens of thousands of opposition supporters in Iran stage protests as former President Rafsanjani uses Friday prayers to publicly challenge the country's election result. Lindsey Hilsum reportsFri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-901439769c7b36841629f09c6b94c4e0channel4newsenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/concerns+grow+for+missing+iranians/3263557http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/concerns+grow+for+missing+iranians/3263557Updated on 13 July 2009 Source PA News An international human rights group has said an Iranian family only learned of the death of their 19-year-old son weeks after he was shot during a demonstration against the country's disputed presidential election.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-61fa28e21701fd9ebc6de087ca775481channel4newsenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/CUDliRKrxiQ/la-na-iran-protest12-2009jul12,0,4394556.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/CUDliRKrxiQ/la-na-iran-protest12-2009jul12,0,4394556.storyMore than 200 march from Capitol Hill to the White House, calling on Obama to 'reject the sham elections' in Iran. Scores of protesters, many of them Iranian Americans, marched from Capitol Hill to the White House on Saturday, most holding Iranian flags and chanting demands for the U.S. to take more action in response to Iran's disputed election.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-d16968d79df7723b78c9239d62d341cblatimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f1f5c7c-6bf5-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f1f5c7c-6bf5-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.htmlG8 leaders on Wednesday night agreed to give Iran more time to accept negotiations over its nuclear ambitions after Russia reiterated it would not support further sanctions at this point. A statement issued after the dinner meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, expressed “serious concern” over events in Iran....Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-27f498fe07acda3201de9cdb2bd6d1beftenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/20097954018263803.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/07/20097954018263803.htmlAt least 10 people have been killed in two suspected suicide attacks in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police have said. The second bomber reportedly detonated his explosives as people gathered to help victims of the first blast on Thursday. Scores of people were reportedly wounded.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-9cd4e784343114a8893c842ae8d96a47aljazeera-enenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/miliband+defends+iran+embassy+staff/3248762http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/miliband+defends+iran+embassy+staff/3248762Updated on 04 July 2009 Source PA News The Foreign Office is defending British Embassy staff in Iran against threats to put them on trial for alleged involvement in anti-government protests. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was seeking urgent talks with his counterpart in Tehran after a....Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-05c8a24d6e9426c1e378fdb0f0f72123channel4newsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8132397.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8132397.stmSome of the British embassy employees arrested last week will be put on trial, says the head of Iran's Guardian Council.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-7182657ade4d233f87d7904a76aa9fd7bbcenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2810e50a-601a-11de-a09b-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2810e50a-601a-11de-a09b-00144feabdc0.htmlBy Daniel Dombey in Washington and Roula Khalaf and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Published: June 23 2009 18:50 | Last updated: June 23 2009 23:11 President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the world was “appalled and outraged” at Iran’s crackdown on protesters and added that many Iranians saw the....Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-a28b3874fb27c1fa213cc397ebe3d924ftenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6564895.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6564895.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Iran’s relations with the West nosedived tonight after Britain expelled two diplomats in a tit-for-tat exchange and Barack Obama broke his silence to denounce the regime’s “threats, beatings and imprisonments”.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-d287a7b830bfc6387c56079ee77a504fthetimesenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/ten+dead+in+latest+iran+clashes/3223287http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/ten+dead+in+latest+iran+clashes/3223287Iranian state TV says ten people were killed and more than 100 injured during protests in the capital Tehran on Saturday.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-3ea7b6562de16c7a9b76de4e875e3c11channel4newsenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0620/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0620/iran.htmlThere are reports of an explosion in the centre of the Iranian capital, Tehran, after opposition protestors apparently defied calls not to demonstrate on the streets.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-d3e95b6efd68a210fcb6206b33c6cec7RTERadioenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/06/19/iran-tense-amid-pause-in-protests/http://www.euronews.net/2009/06/19/iran-tense-amid-pause-in-protests/It is not clear yet what impact the Ayatollah's call for an end to the protests will have. Ahmadinejad's opponents had been expected to stay off the…Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-ddbb5c3b2d6da57781ed94d6e7e8a0eceuronews-enenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran+to+begin+presidential+election+recount/3214197http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran+to+begin+presidential+election+recount/3214197Iran's top legislative body has said it is ready to hold a recount in the hotly-contested presidential poll.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-c0243376c29235a3a0be2fa54c076ee4channel4newsenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5542075/Opposition-leaders-join-thousands-protesting-in-Iran.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5542075/Opposition-leaders-join-thousands-protesting-in-Iran.htmlDefeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has joined tens of thousands of supporters who defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-a93c16079e578d2d52c1dd5d7e76f0f1telegraphenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/more+clashes+follow+iran+election/3211127http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/more+clashes+follow+iran+election/3211127Updated on 14 June 2009 Source PA News Protesters have set fires and smashed shop windows in a second day of violence challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as Iran's president. Mr Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest - the worst for a decade in Tehran - as "not important" and insisted....Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-bf5273fd09f2431a4a5ca2aba88c0d12channel4newsenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0613/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0613/iran.htmlMahmoud Ahmadinejad looks likely to have a resounding victory in Iran's presidential election but his challenger alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-9668a8953f5c6e20b68a6f8c764f7929RTERadioenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5582XF20090609?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5582XF20090609?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsTEHRAN (Reuters) - One of Iran's most senior politicians accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday of lying in a televised presidential election debate and called on the country's supreme leader to take action.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200reuters-d036612e23a60f27ab2f2dcb65031a3ereutersenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51bfa044-5232-11de-b986-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51bfa044-5232-11de-b986-00144feabdc0.htmlBy Ben Hall and James Blitz in Paris and Daniel Dombey in,Washington Published: June 6 2009 03:00 | Last updated: June 6 2009 03:00 Nicolas Sarkozy will warn Barack Obama today that tough new sanctions against Iran may be necessary after France's latest attempt to open a dialogue with Tehran backfired.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-33f39045b1d3e835f3ec6f0d00e1353eftenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=180723http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=180723TEHRAN: Five people were killed in an arson attack in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Monday, the second deadly incident there in the runTue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200NewsJang-en-b3d67ab324fcf07d786200459122e1d9NewsJang-enenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/anH64ksySyE/la-fg-iran-arson2-2009jun02,0,5216628.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/anH64ksySyE/la-fg-iran-arson2-2009jun02,0,5216628.storyThe fire was allegedly set by militants as dozens of men rampaged in the city and many were reported injured in the fighting. Security forces later quelled the unrest. A fire allegedly set by militants during sectarian clashes in a restive Iranian city left at least five dead today, according to Iranian state media.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-b6cb4685586e98327bdc42188d8f4dfflatimesenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/FuvpAOLXbIQ/la-fg-iran-attack29-2009may29,0,3955316.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/FuvpAOLXbIQ/la-fg-iran-attack29-2009may29,0,3955316.storyThe attack in a region plagued by drug smuggling near the Pakistan border is believed aimed at fomenting sectarian tensions between Sunnis and Shiites. An explosion Thursday in a mosque near Iran's southern border with Pakistan killed at least 20 people and probably was carried out by a group....Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-dcbe5a66a48920aaff154045a14f3f4dlatimesenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5378082/Iran-bans-Facebook-ahead-of-election.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5378082/Iran-bans-Facebook-ahead-of-election.htmlIran has blocked the use of the popular social networking site Facebook in a move critics claim is an attempt to muzzle the opposition ahead of next month's election.Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-c1c7f71ae835ccbd6df188da12760b69telegraphenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090519/wl_nm/us_iran_usa_khameneihttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090519/wl_nm/us_iran_usa_khameneiReuters - Iran's leading authority accused the United States on Tuesday of promoting terrorism in border areas and using arms and money against the Islamic state, in his latest verbal attack on Tehran's arch enemy.Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-c6b828eecb1d93e8c429d76ea3f73012news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_ahmadinejadhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_ahmadinejadAP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he's still not getting a clear message from Washington on whether the U.S. wants warmer relations with his country.Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-f661e6f9ef69f2483cb7417d425d69f9news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8017856.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8017856.stmHillary Clinton has landed in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for her first visit to the country as US secretary of state. Her visit comes in the wake of two days of suicide bomb attacks on Baghdad and other Iraqi towns which killed at least 155 people and wounded many others. Mrs Clinton said she wanted to help identify how to counter the violence.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200phantis-108d74f3374c3897904a6c0280a20e48phantisenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/journalist+goes+on+hunger+strike/3109402http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/journalist+goes+on+hunger+strike/3109402A US-Iranian reporter jailed by Tehran for spying has gone on a hunger strike, her father has said.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-d6424e6eefc312ab4535df3774672d68channel4newsenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d5b342c-2ea1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d5b342c-2ea1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.htmlIran’s judiciary spokesman on Tuesday hinted that Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist charged with spying for the US and sentenced to eight years in jail, might see her punishment reduced on appeal. “We can’t influence the judge’s verdict [but hope] the verdict will be reconsidered at the....Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-76ceb81b96afd717ca49a032b058ed3eftenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/mRRiwbk75xg/la-fg-racism21-2009apr21,0,1919067.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/mRRiwbk75xg/la-fg-racism21-2009apr21,0,1919067.storyMahmoud Ahmadinejad calls Israel 'the most cruel and repressive racist regime.' During his opening prayer, two protesters in rainbow wigs throw clown noses. Dozens of Western diplomats walked out of a United Nations conference on racism Monday when Iran's hard-line president called Israel the "most cruel and repressive racist regime.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-29d46138081b375bb8250ac8aa4ddc31latimesenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6134666.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6134666.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's extraordinary performance today at the United Nations conference on racism confirmed that Iran's leader is determined to retain his title as uncrowned king of the world's awkward squad and speaker of the unspeakable.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-dd2fa82807fa1b1888e2f5fbb1f99033thetimesenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/6tDSe11rglE/la-fg-iran-saberi19-2009apr19,0,6843493.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/6tDSe11rglE/la-fg-iran-saberi19-2009apr19,0,6843493.storyObama, Clinton and others speak out against the prison term. Analysts say the U.S.-born journalist who grew up in North Dakota may be seen as a political bargaining chip. An Iranian American journalist accused of spying for the U.S. was sentenced Saturday by an Iranian court to eight years in....Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-08a334cb5ccb399da2613f91b8b02e26latimesenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/UDuShThWyKY/la-fg-iran-journalist19-2009apr19,0,7501122.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/UDuShThWyKY/la-fg-iran-journalist19-2009apr19,0,7501122.storyRoxana Saberi's spying conviction could strain attempts by the Obama administration to ease tension with Tehran. An Iranian-American journalist accused of spying for the U.S. was sentenced by an Iranian court to eight years in prison, a move likely to strain the Obama administration's recent overtures to improve relations with Tehran.Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-9106a7fbc7315f853c3c0515dcb990a4latimesenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1169804/Israeli-president-Shimon-Peres-warns-strike-Iran.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1169804/Israeli-president-Shimon-Peres-warns-strike-Iran.html?ITO=1490Israeli president Shimon Peres warned last night that military action against Iran would still be needed if Barack Obama's new diplomatic initiative fails to stop its nuclear programme.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-b13c79f4315d26ca12cc8241ca826182dailymailenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1168799/Iran-opens-uranium-enrichment-plant-civilian-use-West-seeks-talks-end-nuclear-impasse.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1168799/Iran-opens-uranium-enrichment-plant-civilian-use-West-seeks-talks-end-nuclear-impasse.html?ITO=1490Iran claimed it had made fresh progress in its nuclear programme today - just a day after the West signalled it wanted diplomatic talks aimed at halting the country's atomic ambitions.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-0ec9944e290e10d3939b283340ce4688dailymailenhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2362383.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Newshttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2362383.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=NewsThe President said: “The threat of global nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of a nuclear attack has gone up.” He said the US will continue plans for a defence system “as long as a threat from Iran persists”. The speech in front of 20,000 in Czech capital Prague echoed John F Kennedy’s 1963....Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200thesun-13f0be1e92753ea806edc89cbcceff57thesunenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5057710/Iran-should-seize-chance-for-talks-with-US-David-Miliband-says.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5057710/Iran-should-seize-chance-for-talks-with-US-David-Miliband-says.htmlDavid Miliband urged Iran to seize the "opportunity" created by America's olive branch on Thursday adding that Tehran would "never" have a better chance to settle the confrontation over its nuclear ambitions.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100telegraph-f7669ffd8a41b5b8c356a6375527955btelegraphenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/MuAFb4iItmA/la-fg-iran-afghanistan27-2009mar27,0,6245553.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/MuAFb4iItmA/la-fg-iran-afghanistan27-2009mar27,0,6245553.storyWhite House sees joint attendance at international meetings as building trust, but Tehran's 'level of participation' remains unclear. Iran says it will join Americans in dispatching official delegations to two international conferences on Afghanistan in the coming days, including one in the....Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-7c6670eb3307d1f36ec5cdc1dd6c9f4elatimesenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/j10wGzwbeMw/la-fg-obama-iran22-2009mar22,0,1437314.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/j10wGzwbeMw/la-fg-obama-iran22-2009mar22,0,1437314.storySupreme leader Ali Khamenei says Tehran seeks U.S. policy shifts, not merely 'changes in words.' The U.S., he says, could begin by ending economic sanctions and retracting 'hostile propaganda.' Iran's most powerful figure dismissed President Obama's extraordinary Persian New Year greeting, insisting Saturday that the U.Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-e6a78007e5a19a17ae0b7eaa8a9b2eaelatimesenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/NM9Z3VSXk24/la-fg-obama-iran21-2009mar21,0,650880.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/NM9Z3VSXk24/la-fg-obama-iran21-2009mar21,0,650880.storyTehran officials believe he may be putting a friendly face on Bush's old, hostile policies, with the goal of isolating the country on the world stage. Iran reacted with cautious praise Friday to President Obama's Persian New Year overture for a new beginning in relations, coolly resorting to its....Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-7de2871f0ddc44606b935fa272e16ce4latimesenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5271C220090308?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5271C220090308?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has test-fired a new air-to-surface missile, Iranian media reported Sunday, in the Islamic Republic's latest display of its military capability.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100reuters-197583744de98a935a8ee519e880e2c1reutersenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5838160.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2015164http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5838160.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2015164The United States has reportedly offered to abandon plans to site a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe if Russia helps to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100sundaytimes-bd520af4ddb9366f080536b29908bbc1sundaytimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com:80/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/bJCEBc-UqJA/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com:80/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/bJCEBc-UqJA/index.htmlIran likely has enough material to make a nuclear weapon, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen told CNN's John King on "State of The Union" today. "Iran having a nuclear weapon, I believe, for a long time, is a very, very bad outcome for the region and for the world," he said.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-ce76f79e1414a6908836d09205dd81e0cnnenhttp://www.metimes.com/Politics/2009/02/21/iran_tells_schroeder_impossible_to_stop_nuclear_plan/afp/http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2009/02/21/iran_tells_schroeder_impossible_to_stop_nuclear_plan/afp/by Hiedeh Farmani February 21, 2009 7:03 EST TEHRAN (AFP) Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday told former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that it is impossible to deprive Tehran of nuclear technology for peaceful uses.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100metimes-26a17155867cfc807912e9c6963055a9metimesenhttp://www.dawn.com/2009/02/14/rss.htm#15http://www.dawn.com/2009/02/14/rss.htm#15Saturday, 14 Feb, TEHRAN: Rebels have killed four Iranian policemen in an ambush in the town of Saravan near Iran’s border with Pakistan,...Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100dawn-019bc8c198c509bca89f9dbacc5799eddawnenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-hints-at-us-dialogue-as-it-hails-the-revolution-1606324.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-hints-at-us-dialogue-as-it-hails-the-revolution-1606324.htmlAfter 30 years of hostility, enmity and poisoned rhetoric, Iran and the US moved a tentative step closer to rapprochement yesterday when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced he would welcome dialogue, provided America agrees to talk to Iran on an equal footing.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100independent-9d97288ca7c7ef7ccd66d5c7ee7363ceindependentenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0128/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0128/iran.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on the US to withdraw its troops from across the world.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100RTERadio-84ea8b5121968cd187edf379c8d7e310RTERadioenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1110585/Five-Somali-pirates-drown-squabble-3million-ransom.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1110585/Five-Somali-pirates-drown-squabble-3million-ransom.html?ITO=1490This is the dramatic moment a ransom of $3million was paid to Somali pirates to end the world's biggest ship hijacking. However things soon went badly wrong for the pirates as five drowned getting away.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-7a00743c11ae833e86c22e95329aab3adailymailenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7820027.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7820027.stmIsrael vows to continue its offensive in the Gaza Strip, despite a call from the UN Security Council for an immediate end to nearly two weeks of fighting.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-bef3475a4861b0dcb0a1d0ceb0bfc4dcbbcenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5001TN20090101?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5001TN20090101?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsTEHRAN (Reuters) - Some 150 protesters stood outside the home and office of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi on Thursday accusing her of sympathy for Israel, the Islamic state's foe, a member of her human rights group said.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100reuters-10e951555c249cc78d410e40828eae98reutersenhttp://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3464&ad=08-12-2008http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3464&ad=08-12-2008TEHRAN (Agencies): Iran's military test-fired a new surface-to-surface missile from a warship as part of exercises along a strategic shipping route, state ...Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100TheFrontierPost-en-70facb9dee00aff21eacd9e2c364ada8TheFrontierPost-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7768653.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7768653.stmPresident George W Bush defends his "bold" Middle East policies in a speech at the Brookings Institution.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100bbc-bce735bb6b73b0829fede75f95fb84fbbbcenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1089629/Iran-executes-10-murderers--including-woman--amid-outcry-human-rights-groups.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1089629/Iran-executes-10-murderers--including-woman--amid-outcry-human-rights-groups.html?ITO=1490Iran hanged 10 people in a Tehran jail, all of them convicted of murder. The executions are the latest in a series that have drawn criticism from rights groups.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100dailymail-232f557ee9ebf0afbcf1ae82b334dcdbdailymailenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/17/main-provisions-of-us-iraq-security-pact-1/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/17/main-provisions-of-us-iraq-security-pact-1/Key provisions of the U.S.-Iraqi security pact that was approved by the Iraqi Cabinet and is being considered by the parliament ahead of a Nov. 24 vote:Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-c681e769d360950defb4dd43a0109730washtimesenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1111/1226356725579.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1111/1226356725579.htmlA GROUP of 60 Iranian economists have condemned the economic policies of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and contradicted recent boasts by Tehran leaders that the Islamic republic has been successfully weathering the global economic crisis.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100irishtimes-638af58fc89ab170bac0c68ba7640a87irishtimesenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144686http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=144686TEHRAN: Thousands of young Iranians chanting “Death to America!” rallied outside the former United States embassy in Tehran on Monday to mark the 29thTue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-85d595c3082fba329266224b6e038d1fNewsJang-enenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1011/breaking10.htmhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1011/breaking10.htmTurkish war planes and artillery have bombarded bases of the Kurdish separatist group PKK in a big operation in northern Iraq, the military said today.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-ffef90342b2aeee39df690077883f001irishtimesenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/1011/1223676792760.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2008/1011/1223676792760.htmlOIL AND commodities prices collapsed yesterday as investors sold assets on the assumption that the world economy was heading irrevocably into recession.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-3c8981f442ab2105d0f89748791a0f36irishtimesenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=28231http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=28231Fears of slowing world energy demand due to global financial turmoil impact oil prices.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-0eb076b5efe2c0c6d5101751d90f419emiddle-east-online_enenhttp://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54728&Itemid=39http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54728&Itemid=39NEW YORK, Oct 6 (APP): Iran does not believe Israel or the US would launch a military attack against it over it’s nuclear programme, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says. Asked in an interview with Newsweek magazine if he believed there would an Israeli or US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, Mottaki answered flatly: “No.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200app-en-50804c252f676bfc1b163892584cef55app-enenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/411434246/la-fg-iran5-2008oct05,0,6057113.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/411434246/la-fg-iran5-2008oct05,0,6057113.storyThe American-Iranian Council, a nonpartisan group promoting better ties between the nations, still needs permission from the Iranian government. Now the ball is in Iran's court.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200latimes-3641b40232180f9379b653c11626e165latimesenhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/africa/05iran.phphttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/africa/05iran.phpIran warned that it could easily close a critical Gulf waterway for oil shipments and claimed possession of a new long-range naval weapon that could sink enemy ships nearly 200 miles away.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200IHT-64b40b769a4536afc6c9f7be3317eaaaIHTenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7538902.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7538902.stmIran's president says it will not retreat "one iota" on its nuclear programme, on the day of an international deadline.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200bbc-c88b12aafccead7f59ba99c4ba863e48bbcenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/0801/1217368807862.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/0801/1217368807862.htmlUS: The UN Security Council was last night set to renew a mandate for peacekeepers in Darfur in a resolution that Washington criticised for raising concerns about moves to indict Sudan's president for genocide.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-a2f9efc2f5b845b75ccecb1de41e2aa4irishtimesen