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Iran vows to press on with Arak reactor 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 7:59 AM
Iran, facing possible U.N. sanctions for failing to halt sensitive nuclear work, will press on with its Arak heavy water reactor with or without help from the U.N. nuclear watchdog, a top Iranian nuclear official said.Annan urges Syria, Iran to aid Lebanese stability 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 9:07 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed Syria and Iran on Saturday to help promote the stability of Lebanon after the resignation of six of its government ministers.US and Iran Haggle Over Iraq 
Newsweek - 22 minutes ago
How far will Iran and America bend in order to stop the sectarian butchery in Iraq? Behind the scenes as we take our first tentative steps toward Tehran. Families seek to stop Iran hanging oil city bombers 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 6:49 AM
The families of a group of men sentenced to death for bombings in Iran's southwestern oil city of Ahvaz have urged the authorities not to execute them, a news agency has said.Russia warns against pushing NKorea, Iran 'into a corner' 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 6:43 AM
Russia has warned the international community against pushing Iran and North Korea "into a corner" amid ongoing efforts to halt their nuclear ambitions.Iran says IAEA help not necessary for Arak reactor 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 3:32 AM
Iran will press on with its Arak heavy water reactor whether or not the U.N. nuclear watchdog provides help, according to the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.Iran presses on with plans for Arak nuclear reactor 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 3:52 AM
Iran has said it will only shut down its four-decade-old light-water research reactor in Tehran after a heavy-water reactor in the town of Arak is up and running, a news agency has reported.In 'Iran,' Ted Koppel Explores the Nation Behind the Label 
Washington Post - Nov 18 6:50 AM
No one erected a banner that said "Welcome Back, Ted," but there is a certain historical resonance in Ted Koppel's return to Iran for a new Discovery Channel documentary. That's because, of course, Koppel's nightly reports on the Iranian hostage crisis for ABC evolved into "Nightline" and made...Iran hangs five for drug trafficking 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 1:27 AM
Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi province, a newspaper has reported.Can Iran and Syria help stabilize Iraq? 
AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 11:36 PM
Trying to avoid the collapse of an increasingly violent Iraq, the Bush administration is under growing pressure to ask adversaries Iran and Syria for help.Iran despises weakness 
Times Online - Nov 18 6:38 PM
Iran s nuclear programme and considerable resources enable it to strive for strategic dominance in its region.Iran's Poker-Like Stand-Off 
NPR - Nov 18 10:12 AM
Author and high-stakes poker player James McManus talks about the parallels he sees between the political posturing of Iran's president and a game of poker.US denies India nuclear deal will encourage Iran, NKorea 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 10:42 PM
The United States denied that a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement with India will encourage Iran and North Korea to press ahead with their renegade nuclear programs.A role for Iran in an Iraq exit strategy 
The Christian Science Monitor - Nov 18 6:49 AM
Iran could be of service in trying to resolve Iraq's Sunni-Shiite sectarian war. Iran envoy cautions US against possible attack 
IranMania.com - 46 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iran's new Ambassador to Kuwait Ali Jannati cautioned the US against consequences of its possible attack on Iran, IRNA reported.Iran vows to press on with Arak reactor 
IranMania.com - 50 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iran, facing possible UN sanctions for failing to halt sensitive nuclear work, will press on with its Arak heavy water reactor with or without help from the UN nuclear watchdog, a top Iranian nuclear official said, Reuters reported.Spokesman: Iran Building Reactor With or Without Foreign Aid 
Voice of America - Nov 18 1:37 PM
The head of Iran's nuclear program says the nation will continue construction of a nuclear reactor with or without international assistance. Iran's student news agency quotes Gholamreza Aghazadeh speaking about a heavy water reactor under construction in the city of Arak.Bush may limit scope of Iran sanctions 
AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 6:19 PM
The Bush administration is offering to narrow the scope of proposed U.N. sanctions designed to force Iran to cease enrichment of uranium, a State Department official said Friday.Russia warns against pushing Iran into a corner 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Russia has warned the international community against pushing Iran and North Korea "into a corner" amid ongoing efforts to halt their nuclear ambitions, AFP reported.Families seek to stop Iran hanging bombers 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - The families of a group of men sentenced to death for bombings in Iran's southwestern oil city of Ahvaz have urged the authorities not to execute them, AFP reported.NKorea, Iran seek to boost friendly relations 
IranMania.com - 49 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Officials from North Korea and Iran met in Tehran and exchanged views on how to boost friendly relations between and on issues of mutual concern, the North's official news agency said.Iran, Pakistan rail link next year: Minister 
IranMania.com - 45 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Mohammad Rahmati said that Iran's railway network will link up with Pakistan's in a year with the completion of Kerman-Bam-Zahedan railroad project, IRNA reported.Argentine envoy summoned to Iran's Ministry 
IranMania.com - 46 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Argentine charge d'affaires was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to be handed Tehran's letter of protest against 'irresponsible' move of an Argentine judge in issuing an anti-Iran ruling, IRNA reported.Iran hangs five for drug trafficking 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi province, a newspaper has reported, according to AFP.Iran football trainer told to forget second job 
IranMania.com - 45 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iran s Football Federation caretaker head Kiumars Hashemi warned national manager Amir Qal e-Noii against cooperating with his former club Esteqlal, MNA reported.Iran's share of technical export meager 0.5% 
IranMania.com - 44 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Head of Iran's Association of Export of Technical and Engineering Services Mohammad-Reza Ansari Saturday announced that the country's share was a meager 0.5% of the total international export last year, IRNA reported.Rezazadeh, Ebrahimi to represent Iran in Doha 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iran will dispatch two weightlifters, Hossein Rezazadeh and Asghar Ebrahimi, to the Qatar capital Doha, where the 15th Asian Games are held, said the federation caretaker head, MNA reported.Annan urges Syria, Iran to aid Lebanese stability 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed Syria and Iran to help promote the stability of Lebanon after the resignation of six of its government ministers, Reuters reported.Italy overcomes Iran at futsal friendly 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Europe s holder Italy overcame the seven-time Asian champion Iran at a futsal friendly 2-0 in Bari, MNA reported. Supported by home fans, Italy dominated the match, but it found the net just twice through skipper F. Grana.Iraqi warship in Iran's Persian Gulf museum 
IranMania.com - 44 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Auza, the warship Iraq lost 27 years ago, during the early days of its war against Iran, will move toward the Museum of Marine Industry of the Persian Gulf, a museum expert said, MNA reported.Iran stands third at Tehran water polo tourney 
IranMania.com - 45 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iran finished third at a four-side water polo tournament, MNA reported. The third title came as the home side beat Uzbekistan 13-8 in the pool of the Azadi Sports Complex.Iraqi President to depart for Iran next week 
IranMania.com - 47 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will visit Iran next week in response to the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, IRNA reported.Iran's SP phases 9&10 on stream in May 2007 
IranMania.com - 45 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - The project to develop phases 9 and 10 at the South Pars (SP) gas field, southern Iran, will come on stream in May 2007, Nozar Arian, director for SP phases 9&10 offshore operations said , MNA reported.Military helicopter crashes in Iran, 4 Killed 
IranMania.com - 49 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - An Iranian military training helicopter has crashed in central Iran, killing four people, the state-run TV reported.Ancient kilns of Iran Gohar-Tappeh transferable 
IranMania.com - 44 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) -Two kilns discovered at Gohar-Tappeh can be relocated, the director of the archaeological team working at the Iron Age site in Iran s northern province of Mazandaran said.US chides Russia, China over slow Iran sanctions talks 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 2:30 PM
The United States chided Russia and China for holding up agreement on a UN resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program and urged them to "accelerate the pace" of the talks.Fineman: Iran Looms Over U.S. Iraq Policy 
Newsweek - Nov 18 1:08 AM
The mullahs of Iran have played a shrewd game of Mideast politics, leaving the United States in an unwinnable position. Iran ready for final nuclear step: Ahmadinejad 
Hindustan Times - Nov 18 2:47 PM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said Iran was ready to take the "final step" in its nuclear programme as world powers remained deadlocked over imposing UN sanctions against Tehran.Russia issues warning on Iran, N. Korea 
AP via Yahoo! News - 34 minutes ago
The world must be firm but also very cautious when dealing with the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, Russia's foreign minister said Saturday during an Asian-Pacific summit in Vietnam.Iran says had no role in 1994 bombing of Argentina Jewish group 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 11:10 AM
Iran's envoy to Argentina rejected claims Tehran was involved in a deadly 1994 attack against a Jewish organization in Buenos Aires, and said in an interview he hoped dialogue would help demonstrate this.Blair calls on Syria, Iran to be partners for peace in Mideast 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 12:00 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair sent out a fresh appeal to Syria and Iran, urging them to become partners in the search for peace in the Middle East or face isolation on the world stage.Iran slams US military strategy in Iraq, Afghanistan 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 11:11 AM
Iran slammed Washington's policies in Iraq and Afghanistan and called for a revision of strategies in the region to avert further bloodshed.Former Iran leader urges Bush on 'axis' 
AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 9:25 AM
Iran's former president urged President Bush on Friday to remove the Islamic republic from his so-called "axis of evil" and warned Washington not to consider military intervention in his country.Iran to shut down nuclear reactor in Tehran 
TurkishPress.com - Nov 18 11:49 AM
Tehran - Iran will shut down its five megawatt light-water research reactor in Tehran as soon as the 40-megawatt reactor in Arak goes operational, the news agency ISNA reported Saturday.India, Iran hopeful of finalising natural gas, pipeline deals 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 10:26 AM
India and Iran said they were optimistic that two multi-billion-dollar deals for the supply of Iranian natural gas and the construction of a pipeline would be finalized soon.Iran condemns US police's use of Taser gun on Iranian-American 
TurkishPress.com - Nov 18 11:49 AM
Tehran - Iran on Saturday condemned the use by Los Angeles police of a Taser electroshock gun on an Iranian-American student, state news agency IRNA reported.Iran grows uneasy over U.S. pullout from Iraq 
Baltimore Sun - Nov 18 4:04 AM
Iran has consistently opposed the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq, but new prospects of a stepped-up American withdrawal are prompting growing unease in the Islamic republic, where many fear the repercussions of a dangerously unstable neighbor. Iran: Arak 40MW nuclear reactor to replace Tehran 5MW reactor 
Payvand Iran News - Nov 18 9:23 AM
Arak's 40-megawatt heavy water research reactor will replace Tehran's 5-megawatt reactor which is over thirty years old, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Director Reza Aqazadeh said on Saturday. -MNAEnvisioning U.S. Talks With Iran and Syria 
New York Times - Nov 18 3:38 PM
A grand bargain seems unlikely. But there may be other things to work on.Lifters Rezazadeh, Ebrahimi to represent Iran in Doha Asian Games 
Payvand Iran News - Nov 18 9:23 AM
Iran will dispatch two weightlifters, Hossein Rezazadeh and Asghar Ebrahimi, to the Qatar capital Doha, where the 15th Asian Games are held, -MNAIran FM: Resistance and unity should be used against Israel 
Al Bawaba - Nov 18 12:38 PM
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that resistance and unity are two important elements in dealing with Israel's expansionist policies in occupied Palestine.Iran says IAEA help not necessary for Arak reactor 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 18 3:33 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will press on with its Arak heavy water reactor whether or not the U.N. nuclear watchdog provides help, according to the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation.Iraqi warship to head for Iran's Persian Gulf museum 
Payvand Iran News - Nov 18 9:22 AM
Auza, the warship Iraq lost 27 years ago - during the early days of its war against Iran - will move toward the Museum of Marine Industry of the Persian Gulf, a museum expert said on Saturday. -MNAAnnan urges Syria and Iran to help Lebanon 
Gulf News - Nov 18 12:56 PM
United Nations/Beirut: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed Syria and Iran yesterday to help promote the stability of Lebanon after the resignation of six of its government ministers.Iran's share of technical, engineering export meager 0.5 pc 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 8:22 AM
Iran - Export Share Head of Iran's Association of Export of Technical and Engineering Services Mohammad-Reza Ansari Saturday announced that the country's share was a meager 0.5 percent of the total international export last year.ITU calls asks for Iran's strategy for setting up ICT int'l center in Isfahan 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:04 AM
Iran - ICT - ITU The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) called on Iran to declare the executive strategy for establishment of the International Center for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the central city of Isfahan.Iran, Pakistan rail link next year: minister 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 7:52 AM
Iran - Pakistan - Railway Minister of Roads and Transportation Mohammad Rahmati said here on Saturday that Iran's railway network will link up with Pakistan's in a year with the completion of Kerman-Bam-Zahedan railroad project.Hosseini condemns European Parliament's report on Iran 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 8:21 AM
Iran - EP - Hosseini Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Saturday condemned European Parliament's report on Iran.India, Iran to review pricing for natural gas deal: minister 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 7:12 AM
India is willing to consider a fresh price offer from Iran over a multi-billion-dollar agreement to buy gas from the energy-rich Middle Eastern country, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said.Russia doesn't want Iran punished in nuclear stand-off: Lavrov 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 6:22 AM
Russia does not want to see the UN Security Council punish Iran over its refusal to freeze sensitive nuclear work, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.N Korea, Iran seek to boost ties 
NDTV - Nov 18 4:55 AM
Officials from North Korea and Iran met in Tehran and exchanged views on how to boost friendly relations between and on issues of mutual concern.Iran, Greece discuss bilateral ties, regional and int'l issues 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 5:59 AM
Iran - Greece Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular and Parliamentary Affairs Hamid-Reza Asefi on Friday met Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Athens.India, Iran discuss natural gas supply to India 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:08 AM
India - Iran - Gas India and Iran today held discussions on two important projects between the two countries for supplying natural gas to India. These projects include the sale of 5 million tons LNG per year and the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Gas Pipeline Project.Dy FM: Iran's nuclear transparency to be revealed through talks 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:07 AM
Italy - Nuclear - Transparency Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili, in an interview with the Italian daily, Corriere della Sera, said that the transparency of Iran's nuclear activities can be revealed through talks.Iran, Syria to broaden economic cooperation 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:23 AM
Iran - Syria - Cooperation Second Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission meeting kicks off on Tuesday in Damascus. The joint meeting is held every six months in Tehran and Damascus alternately.Iran participates in China's 9th International Car Exhibition 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:08 AM
Iran - China - Fair Iran is participating in China's 9th International Auto Exhibition which opened here on Saturday. One thousand five hundred car manufacturing companies from 20 countries are participating in the 10-day exhibition.Iran presses on with plans for Arak nuclear reactor 
Khaleej Times - Nov 18 6:38 AM
TEHERAN - Iran said on Saturday it will only shut down its four-decade-old light-water research reactor in Teheran after a heavy-water reactor in the town of Arak is up and running, the ISNA news agency reported.Iran to shut down nuclear reactor in Teheran 
Khaleej Times - Nov 18 6:39 AM
TEHERAN - Iran will shut down its five megawatt light-water research reactor in Teheran as soon as the 40-megawatt reactor in Arak goes operational, the news agency ISNA reported on Saturday.Djibouti's president backs Iran in pursuit of peaceful N-energy 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:08 AM
Djibouti - Iran - Nuclear Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Friday expressed support for Iran's inalienable right to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Iran's housing minister in Syria for economic talks 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 5:56 AM
Iran - Syria - Minister Iran's Minister of Housing and Urban Development Mohammad Saeidi-Kia arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus Friday night to attend an economic meeting.Iran rejects allegations of violation of arms embargo on Somalia 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 5:59 AM
Iran - Somalia - Arms embargo Iran on Friday categorically rejected the "baseless" allegations contained in a report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia that Tehran, along with other some other states, has violated a UN resolution imposing an arms embargo on Somalia.Venezuela clips Iran wings 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 5:59 AM
Iran - Venezuela - Volleyball Venezuela snatched its second victory at the FIVB Men's World Championships Group C with a 3-1 win over struggling Iran in the Nagano White Ring, central Japan, Saturday.Administration offers to limit scope of Iran sanctions at U.N. 
WLUC TV 6 - Nov 18 9:48 AM
STATE DEPARTMENT A top State Department official says the administration is offering to narrow the scope of proposed U-N sanctions against Iran.Iran's FM in S Arabia to attend OIC meeting 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:08 AM
S Arabia - Iran - FM Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday morning to attend an extraordinary session of the Executive Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).Iran: Stop Calling Us 'Axis Of Evil' 
CBS News - Nov 17 1:17 PM
A former president of Iran urged the United States to exclude the Islamic country from its so-called "axis of evil" and warned Washington not to treat Iran the same way it has Iraq and Afghanistan. Iraqi president to depart for Iran next week 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 5:57 AM
Iraq - Talabani - Visit Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will visit Iran next week in response to the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Russian Fin Min Denies Plans For Algeria,Iran Gas Cartel 
Nasdaq - Nov 18 1:14 AM
MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- Russia's Finance Minister Alexi Kudrin denied Saturday his government plans to form a gas cartel with Iran and Algeria.