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Borat in Iran at Holocaust event 
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Intrepid Kazakhstan TV reporter Borat Sagdiyev was in Iran at a Holocaust denial conference, and accordingly unaware that the hit comedy about his exploits garnered two Golden Globe nominations Thursday.Six powers say deal on UN Iran sanctions unlikely this week AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:50 PM
Envoys of six major powers said they were unlikely to reach common ground this week on UN sanctions against Iran over its refusal to freeze nuclear fuel work, but agreed to meet again Friday to discuss the issue.Washington experts differ over engaging Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 11:08 AM
U.S. attempts to engage Iran on single issues like Iraq and nuclear weapons have no chance of success unless they are part of a comprehensive approach including restoring normal relations, some U.S. experts say.U.N.'s Ban denounces Iran on Holocaust, Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 11:50 AM
Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.Senator Kerry urges dialogue with Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 9:25 AM
U.S. Senator John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 2004, said on Thursday the U.S. administration should talk to Syria and Iran.Kerry urges Bush to engage Iran, Syria on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 8:59 AM
US Senator John Kerry urged his rival in the 2004 elections, President George W. Bush, to kindle a dialogue with Iran and Syria in a bid to stabilize Iraq.Britain And Russia Report Progress In Bid To Agree UN Sanctions On Iran Space War - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
by Staff Writers United Nations (AFP) Dec 13, 2006 Six major powers edged closer here Wednesday to agreeing UN sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work, raising hopes that the Security Council could vote on a compromise package soon.Flurry of text messages ends Iran vote campaign Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 5:05 AM
In a flurry of last-minute mobile text messages from rival camps, campaigning ended in Iran before Friday's elections that will be the first popularity test for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since he won the presidency last year.UN chief urges Bush to talk to Iran and Syria on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 4:48 AM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged US President George W. Bush to involve Iran and Syria in the search for a solution to the crisis in Iraq.Local Elections Test for Iran President Los Angeles Times - Dec 14 1:13 PM
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranians go to the polls Friday for local council elections that are expected to be a first test of support for hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since he took office more than a year ago.Iran nukes prompt concerns within Mideast The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 1:00 AM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasts that world powers are getting weak knees about stopping his country's nuclear program.The importance of US engagement with Iran and Syria The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 1:00 AM
Why did the 10 very experienced members of the Iraq Study Group lay such great stress on the need to engage politically with Iran and Syria? First, because after studying the situation in Iraq for nine long months they understood clearly that it is both "grave" and "deteriorating."US warns UAE on trade with Iran, Syria Financial Times - Dec 14 6:34 PM
Washington is alarmed at the diversion of militarily sensitive technology to Iran and Syria via Dubai, a US official said on Thursday.Iran votes in poll for clerical 'experts' body Financial Times - Dec 14 6:36 PM
Iran goes to the polls today to elect the Majlis-e Khobregan, or Assembly of Experts, a body of 86 senior clerics who may be called on to choose the country's next supreme leader.Battle of the Crocodile and Shark to settle Iran's future Times Online - Dec 14 3:23 PM
The Shark and the Crocodile go head to head today in elections for a clerical assembly empowered to appoint the next supreme leader of Iran. The animals are the nicknames of two powerful figures vying for control of the panel....Deep Roots of Denial for Iran?s True Believer New York Times - Dec 13 6:18 PM
Iran?s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, actually seems to believe that the Holocaust is at best exaggerated and part of a conspiracy.Britain, Russia report progress in bid to agree UN sanctions on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 5:33 PM
Six major powers edged closer to agreeing UN sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work, raising hopes that the Security Council could vote on a compromise package soon.New UN Head: Iran Call For Israel Destruction Unacceptable Nasdaq - Dec 14 1:23 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Incoming Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that Iran's call for Israel's destruction and its dismissal of the Nazi Holocaust were "unacceptable," and he expressed concern at the regional and global implications of Tehran's nuclear program.Iran s Holocaust conference seeks to justify hostility Kinston Free Press - 7 minutes ago
Next year we expect Iran to host an international gathering of the Flat Earth Society. Our purpose is not to deny or confirm that the Earth is a spheroid, an organizer will intone sanctimoniously.Iran's leader: 'Zionist regime will soon be wiped out' CNN.com - Dec 13 4:40 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told delegates at an international conference questioning the Holocaust that Israel's days were numbered.Russia optimistic but wants changes in Iran text Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 4:00 PM
Russia produced amendments on Wednesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear ambitions but said none appeared to block any final agreement.Iran to vote in twin test for Ahmadinejad AFP via Yahoo! News - 6 minutes ago
Iranians vote in double polls that are the first test for conservative allies of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and vanquished reformists since the president's stunning election victory last year.U.S., Russia Stall Debate on Iran St. Petersburg Times - Dec 14 2:17 PM
UNITED NATIONS Negotiations on an Iran sanctions resolution were unexpectedly postponed late Tuesday because of Russia s anger at the United States for raising the plight of a Belarussian opposition leader in the UN Security Council.Jews Question Russia-Iran Links St. Petersburg Times - Dec 14 2:16 PM
MOSCOW Russia s largest Jewish organization on Wednesday called on the government to reassess its relations with Iran in response to a conference held in Tehran that questioned the reality of the Holocaust.Asian Games Iran snatch bronze FIFA - Dec 14 10:26 AM
Deposed champions Iran snatched the Asian Games football bronze medal on Thursday with a 1-0 extra-time win over Korea Republic.China's Soueast Motor to export 8,000 cars to Iran People's Daily - Dec 14 4:35 PM
China's Soueast Motor Co. Ltd. has clinched its biggest ever export deal with Iranian companies to sell 8,000 cars to Iran next August.Iraq To Meet Iran, Kuwait On Cross-Border Oil Fields -Min Nasdaq - Dec 14 10:08 AM
ABUJA, Nigeria -(Dow Jones)- Iraqi officials are to meet representatives from Iran later this month and Kuwait after that to discuss sharing oil production contracts in cross-border fields, Iraq's oil minister said Thursday.Iran dollar reserves 'trimmed' Gulf Daily News - Dec 14 6:12 PM
TEHRAN: Iran, facing political pressure from Washington, has been shifting its reserves out of dollars since at least 2003 and now holds 70 per cent in other currencies or gold, a former senior state banker was quoted as saying.Iran leader uses conference on Holocaust to push agenda / He seeks to spotlight what he sees as Western hypocrisy on ... San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 14 3:39 AM
Iran's so-called Holocaust conference this week was billed as a chance to force the West to reconsider the historical record -- and, thereby, the legitimacy of Israel. But why would the Iranians invite speakers with so little credibility in the West,... CORRECTED: Senator Kerry urges dialogue with Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 14 8:17 AM
U.S. Senator John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 2004, said on Thursday the U.S. administration should engage in dialogue with Syria and Iran.Iran: Elections Seen As Test Of Ahmadinejad's Popularity Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 14 12:25 PM
PRAGUE, December 14, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Iranians will go to the polls on December 15 to cast ballots to select the powerful Assembly of Experts -- which oversees the work of Iran's supreme leader -- and to fill city councils across the country.Israeli PM urges international moves against Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 11:26 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on the international community to coordinate efforts to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons.Russia, US table amendments to Iran sanctions draft: French envoy AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 10:17 AM
Russia and the United States presented amendments to a revised European draft resolution mandating Security Council sanctions on Iran for its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work, France's UN envoy said.IRAN OKs SECURITY TIES WITH MIDEAST NEIGHBORS Middle East Newsline - Dec 14 11:31 AM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran plans to sign security cooperation agreements with its neighbors. Officials said the Iranian Interior Ministry intends to sign security accords with Oman and Turkey. They said the agreements would stipulate an intelligence exchange, training, border security and other efforts.Saudi ex-ambassador urged no US talks with Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 2:03 PM
The US State Department said Saudi Arabia's former ambassador here recently visited Washington, adding spice to reports he was involved in a power struggle which caused his successor to quit.Olmert asks Pope to denounce Iran Holocaust forum Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 7:48 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked Pope Benedict to denounce a conference in Iran questioning the Holocaust, an Olmert aide said on Wednesday.CORRECTED: Senator Kerry urges dialogue with Iran, Syria Reuters - Dec 14 8:44 AM
Changes Iraq to Iran in first paragraphDrug Trade Presents Two-Pronged Challenge for Iran U.S. Department of State - Dec 14 10:54 AM
Persia has been a center of trade and a main stop on the Silk Road from time immemorial, but today, as modern Iran, it is cursed by its central location. As the chief transit route to the West for drug traffickers from neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran is the country most affected by the Afghan drug trade, according to U.N. reports. Worse still, the resultant rise in intravenous drug use ...Iran, Arabs demand UN action over Israeli nuclear arms News From Bangladesh - Dec 14 10:26 AM
AFP. Cairo --Iran and Arab states on Wednesday seized on prime minister Ehud Olmert s statement implying that Israel has nuclear weapons, calling it proof of a regional threat and demanding UN action.Iran, Arabs demand UN action over Israeli nuclear arms AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 5:57 AM
Iran and Arab states have seized on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's statement implying that Israel has nuclear weapons, calling it proof of a regional threat and demanding UN action.Blix says security guarantees for Iran could end nuclear crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 6:11 AM
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said in The Hague that giving security guarantees to Iran could help dispel the international crisis caused by Tehran's nuclear program.Mohammadi, Bazri and Heidari hand Iran Asiad wrestling golds Payvand Iran News - Dec 14 6:54 AM
Iran's freestyle wrestlers Morad Mohammadi, Ali-Asghar Bazri and Alireza Heidari took the coveted gold medals at the 15th Asian Games in Doha on Wednesday. -IRNAIran launches women-only taxis AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 6:29 AM
Iran has launched a women-only taxi agency in south Tehran for passengers who want safer rides in a city where men and women are often squeezed in together in shared cabs, a report said.Iran, Kazakhstan keen on expanding ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 14 7:07 AM
Iran - Mottaki - Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Kazakh counterpart Kasymzhomart Tokayev in a meeting in Astana on Thursday urged the need for expansion of bilateral relations.Israeli PM to rally Italy's support on Iran sanctions AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 6:26 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has gone into talks with Prime Minister Romano Prodi hoping to convince his Italian counterpart to back sanctions against Iran's nuclear programme.Israeli PM to rally Italy's support on Iran sanctions AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 6:03 AM
Pope Benedict XVI, who hopes one day to visit the Holy Land, has met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in Italy as part of a brief European tour mainly aimed at drumming up support for sanctions against Iran's nuclear programme.Ahmadinejad faces popularity test in Iran elections Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 5:54 AM
Iran's anti-Western President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces the first test of his popularity since coming to power 16 months ago with elections on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical assembly.Iran oil, gas revenues up 15 percent AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 4:27 AM
Iran's income from exports of crude oil and its by-products topped 36 billion dollars in the first eight months of its calendar year (March-November), an increase of 15 percent, media have reported.Talks with Iran and Syria will not be an easy ride Financial Times - Dec 14 12:01 AM
Acentral recommendation of the Iraq Study Group appointed by the US Congress to begin talks with Iran and Syria was among the first casualties of President George W. Bush s cavalier pick-and-choose response.Khamenei vows more Iran progress in nuclear drive AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 4:04 AM
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed that Iran would make further progress in its nuclear programme despite the objections of world powers.Envoys see progress on Iran sanctions U.N. envoys see progress on Iran sanctions Kansas City Star - Dec 14 12:08 AM
UNITED NATIONS | Six key nations reported progress Wednesday on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran.Iran, Indonesia discuss further scientific cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 14 2:22 AM
Iran - Indonesia - Ambassador Iran's Ambassador to Indonesia Behrouz Kamalvandi discussed Tehran-Jakarta scientific cooperation in a meeting with Chairman of Indonesian Institute of Sciences Umar Anggar Jenie in Jakarta on Thursday.Holocaust gathering used to push Iran agenda Deseret Morning News - Dec 13 11:24 PM
Iran's so-called Holocaust conference this week was billed as a chance to force the West to reconsider the historical record and, thereby, the legitimacy of Israel. But why would the Iranians invite speakers with so little credibility in the West, including a former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and disgraced European scholars?Bush should talk to Iran, Syria on Iraq crisis, Annan says People's Daily - Dec 14 5:10 AM
U.S. President George W. Bush should talk to Iran and Syria before he makes decisions on solution to the crisis in Iraq, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told France Radio International (RFI) on Thursday.News Analysis: Iran Holocaust conference centers as much on ambition as belief International Herald Tribune - Dec 14 1:42 PM
The two-day meeting included no attempt to come to terms with the nature of the well-documented Nazi slaughter, offering only a platform to those pursuing the fantasy that it never happened.Spokesman: Iran respects Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, backs lasting peace in region Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 14 3:52 AM
Iran - Azerbaijan - Spokesman Iran Thursday reacted to a referendum in Karabakh region in the Republic of Azerbaijan, saying it respects the republic's territorial integrity while supporting a lasting and fair peace in the region.Spokesman lambastes Blair for unfounded accusations against Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 14 4:10 AM
Iran - Britain - Spokesman Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini reacted Thursday to the 'unfounded' and 'illogical' comments of British Prime Minister Tony Blair against Iran stressing that such remarks would only please the Zionists.Progress reported on effort to slap sanctions on Iran Tulsa World - Dec 14 3:19 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Six key countries reported progress Wednesday on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran, but differences remained over a travel ban against top officials in Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.Tehran blasts Blair for anti-Iran comments Moldova.org - Dec 14 6:37 AM
Tehran (dpa) - Tehran on Thursday blasted the anti-Iran remarks by Prime Minister Tony Blair and said London should focus more on its own problems. "Such remarks only aim at justifying Britain's failures in the Middle East and London should better focus on its own problems," Foreign Minister Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini was quoted by the Mehr news agency as saying. Blair had said on Tuesday ...Russia softens stance on Iran 'smart' sanctions Asia Times - Dec 14 2:06 AM
As the year winds down to a close, the United Nations Security Council's move to adopt a resolution that will impose "smart sanctions" on Iran aimed at a travel ban and freezing the assets of some 23 entities involved in Iran's nuclear program is the clearest indication yet that Iran's diplomacy is not working.Boycott Jews who attended Iran conference, top rabbi urges CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 14 8:30 AM
Israel's chief rabbi called Wednesday for Israel to reject the Jews who participated in Iran's controversial Holocaust conference. In a dramatic step, Rabbi Yonah Metzger has urged Israel and world rabbis to collectively shun the members of the anti-Zionist group Neturei Karta and ban them from entering any temples.Iran's festival of hate St. Petersburg Times - Dec 13 10:31 PM
It was a conversation among anti-Semites, snake-oil scholars, epic haters and fanatics brought together by Iran's president to dispute that the most documented genocide in history ever happened.Kazakh President To Visit Iran, China Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 14 3:40 AM
December 14, 2006 -- Kazakh Foreign Minister Qasymzhomart Toqaev said today President Nursultan Nazarbaev would visit Iran at a date that remains to be determined.UNWTO head welcomes Iran's proposal on promoting tourism Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 13 11:52 PM
Iran - UNWTO - Tourism Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Francesco Frangialli welcomed on Wednesday Iran's proposal on promoting world tourism in a way that it would serve dialogue among different religions and civilizations.US may talk to Syria, but not Iran The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Dec 13 12:00 AM
One of the most controversial recommendations of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) is that the Bush administration should enlist the aid of Iran and Syria to achieve stability in Iraq.In Iran, all politics is local Asia Times - Dec 14 2:06 AM
TEHRAN - When Iranians vote on Friday to elect more than 110,000 members to city and village councils across the country and also choose the 86 members of the powerful Experts Assembly, they may well be deciding the future course of Iran.Iran's crackpot clerics will never erase memory of the Holocaust Vancouver Province - Dec 14 1:15 AM
The crackpot conservative clerics who run Iran have made their country a laughing stock by staging a conference on whether the Holocaust -- the killing of six million Jews by the Nazis in the Second World War -- was a hoax.The Holocaust conference shames Iran Pravda - Dec 14 1:36 AM
We have been telling the world that the present clique of Islamofascists ruling Iran is not Iranian in the world-view. And with each passing day the fresh evidence supports our claim.Could Iran help the US stabilize Iraq? The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 14 2:43 PM
Pressure has mounted on the White House for direct talks with Tehran. Iran seizes on Olmert s atomic 'confession' MSNBC - Dec 13 9:09 AM
Iran on Wednesday called for U.N. Security Council action against Israel, seizing on remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert widely interpreted as an admission that the Jewish state has nuclear weapons.Perils Of Conspiracy Displayed In Iran CBS News - Dec 13 10:36 AM
A conference of crackpots and bigots questioning if the Holocaust ever occurred has concluded in Iran. National Review Online warns that buying into this and less-ridiculous conspiracy theories jeopardizes our past and future.Six key countries make progress on Iran resolution Southeast Missourian - Dec 13 10:14 PM
UNITED NATIONS -- Six key nations reported progress Wednesday on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran, though differences remained over a travel ban against top...Israel worried Hamas and Iran developing strategic relations Haaretz Daily - Dec 14 1:01 AM
Members of the Israeli defense establishment are concerned by the close ties that seem to be developing between Iran and Hamas. In response to Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's recent visit to Tehran, experts here have said Iran is seeking to form a strategic alliance with Hamas.Negotiations on Iran sanctions delayed AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 12 8:34 PM
Negotiations on an Iran sanctions resolution were unexpectedly postponed Tuesday because of Russia's anger at the United States for raising the plight of an opposition leader in Belarus in the U.N. Security Council.Netanyahu wants Iran president tried for genocide Haaretz Daily - Dec 13 11:46 PM
Likud chair MK Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned about 70 foreign diplomats stationed in Israel to a meeting next Tuesday, at which he will urge them to end their complacency and join Israel in an effort to halt Iran's nuclear program, which he says is aimed at genocide of the Jews.Iran polls pose twin test for Ahmadinejad AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 2:06 AM
Iranians will vote in double polls on November 15 that are the first test for conservative allies of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and vanquished reformists since the president's stunning election victory last year.IRAN TO DISPLAY VEHICLES IN PAKISTAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - 5 minutes ago
Transport Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Iranian auto-manufacturers agreed to hold joint exhibition of Iranian vehicles, CNG buses and trucks in Pakistan. The Iranian investors have also expressed their desire for joint venture with Pakistan for promoting the auto mobile industry especially in the NWFP.Local Elections Test for Iran President ABC News - Dec 14 1:37 PM
Iranian Municipal Council Elections a Test for Hard-Line President Mahmoud AhmadinejadU.S. raises Belarus, Russia cancels Iran U.N. meeting Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 12 7:51 PM
Talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions were abruptly called off on Tuesday because of Russian anger at the United States for raising a hunger strike by a jailed opposition politician in Belarus.Netanyahu wants Iran president tried for genocide at The Hague Haaretz Daily - Dec 13 11:16 PM
Likud chairman MK Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned about 70 foreign diplomats stationed in Israel to a meeting next Tuesday, at which he will urge them to end their complacency and join Israel in an effort to halt Iran's nuclear program, which he says is aimed at genocide of the Jews.Britain's envoy voices hope for adoption of Iran resolution this week Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 13 3:14 PM
_ The British ambassador to the United Nations expressed his hope Wednesday that a U.N. resolution calling for sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment will be approved by the end of this week.Khamenei vows more Iran progress in N-drive IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:32 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed that Iran would make further progress in its nuclear programme despite the objections of world powers, AFP reported.Iran's president predicts end of Israel USA Today - Dec 12 6:11 PM
Iran's hard-line president said Tuesday that Israel will one day be "wiped out" as the Soviet Union was. His remarks drew applause from participants at a conference called to cast doubt on the Holocaust.Russia,US table amendments to Iran UN draft IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:33 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Russia and the United States presented amendments to a revised European draft resolution mandating Security Council sanctions on Iran for its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work, France's UN envoy said, AFP reported.Progress Seen On UN Resolution For Iran Nuclear Sanctions Nasdaq - Dec 13 2:23 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Six key nations trying to promote a negotiated solution with Iran on its nuclear program reported progress Wednesday on a U.N. resolution that would impose sanctions on Tehran, though differences remain over a travel ban against top officials in the country's nuclear and missile programs.Iran-China trade to hit over $13bln IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:36 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran-China trade volume is well over $10 bln and 500 mln; The figure is expected to hit $13 bln by the end of Iran s Fourth Five-Year Socioeconomic Development Plan (2004-2009) however, noted Chairman of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, MNA reported.Talks with Iran and Syria will not be an easy ride Zawya - Dec 14 12:46 AM
A central recommendation of the Iraq Study Group appointed by the US Congress to begin talks with Iran and Syria was among the first casualties of President George W.?Bush's cavalier pick-and-choose response.Russia, U.S. circulate amendments to draft resolution on Iran People's Daily - Dec 13 8:09 PM
Russia and the United States circulated amendments separately Wednesday to a UN draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its failure to abide by previous resolutions.UN agrees on basic aspects of Iran resolution - Russian diplomat Russian Information Agency Novosti - Dec 13 10:36 PM
UNITED NATIONS (New York), December 14 (RIA Novosti) - The UN Security Council has agreed on the main points of a draft resolution regarding Iran's disputed nuclear activities, Russia's ambassador to the organization said Thursday.Iran,Arabs demand UN action over Israeli nukes IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:33 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran and Arab states have seized on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's statement implying that Israel has nuclear weapons, calling it proof of a regional threat and demanding UN action, AFP reported.Iran oil, gas revenues up 15% IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:32 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran's income from exports of crude oil and its by-products topped $36 bln in the first eight months of its calendar year (March-November), an increase of 15%, media have reported.Iran's Samand to enter China automotive market IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:36 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran and China s joint production of the Iranian passenger car, Samand is the best way to enter China s booming automotive market, noted Nasser Marzbani, the Chairman of Iran Khodro Auto Parts Supply and Distribution Co (ISACO), MNA reported."Security guarantees for Iran could end N-crisis" IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:33 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said in The Hague that giving security guarantees to Iran could help dispel the international crisis caused by Tehran's nuclear program, AFP reported.Israeli PM urges int'l moves against Iran IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:31 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on the international community to coordinate efforts to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, AFP reported.Negotiations on Iran Sanctions Delayed ABC News - Dec 13 5:14 AM
Iran Sanctions Negotiations Delayed Because of Russian Anger With U.S. Over Belarus IssueIran launches Muslim world s first tax media IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:35 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran has managed to launch a media, first of its kind in the Muslim world, to facilitate education on the issues related to tax and taxation, MNA reported.Iran takes Asian Games team pursuit silver IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:35 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran finished runner-up to South Korea at the 4km team cycling pursuit event of the 15th Asian Games, MNA reported. South Korea showed why it was the favorite by smashing the Asian record on its way to gold.Pope urged to denounce Iran Holocaust forum IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:32 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked Pope Benedict to denounce a conference in Iran questioning the Holocaust, an Olmert aide said, Reuters reported.Iran's Heidari snatches Asiad wrestling gold IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:32 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran s 96kg freestyle wrestler Alireza Heidari took the gold medal at the 15th Asian Games, MNA reported. Skipper Heidari beat his Uzbek rival 3-1 in the final bout.Pres. faces popularity test in Iran elections IranMania.com - Dec 13 9:32 PM
LONDON, December 14 (IranMania) - Iran's anti-Western President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces the first test of his popularity since coming to power 16 months ago with elections on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical assembly, Reuters reported.