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  • Iran: Britain must admit navy trespassed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 7 minutes ago
    Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters in order to resolve a standoff over their capture by the Mideast nation.
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  • Iran: Britain must admit navy trespassed Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
    Britain froze the country's relations with Iran on Wednesday and reacted angrily to Iranian TV pictures of 15 British sailors and marines taken captive last week in the Persian Gulf.
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  • Tension rises as Britain condemns Iran TV pictures of detainees Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
    Iran on Wednesday showed the first pictures of 15 detained British navy personnel after Britain froze contacts between the two in an escalating dispute over the captives.
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  • Oil prices jump on Iran tensions Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Mar 28 6:23 PM
    LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Oil was up by more than $1 on Wednesday after rumors, quickly dismissed by the United States, of a U.S. naval clash with Iran.
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  • Dispute Over Britons Held by Iran Escalates Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Mar 28 6:38 PM
    Britain froze all ?bilateral business? with Iran and the Iranians displayed some of the prisoners on television. Iran indicated one sailor could be released soon.
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  • Iran must solve its problems from within-filmmaker Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 4:30 PM
    Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, acclaimed for revealing looks at gender inequality in modern Iran, says the country's own people must solve its problems without outside intervention.
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  • Iran shows video of captured Britons Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 3:53 PM
    Iran aired a video Wednesday of 15 captured British sailors and marines, showing the only woman captive saying her group had "trespassed" in Iranian waters. Britain angrily denounced the video as unacceptable and froze most dealings with the mideast nation.
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  • US battle groups conduct war games in Gulf as Iran tensions spike Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 1:26 PM
    Two US aircraft carrier battle groups exercised in the Gulf for a second day Wednesday in a show of force amid spiking tensions over Iran's seizure of 15 British marines and sailors, US military officials said.
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  • Why Iran matters to oil markets Open this result in new window
    CNN Money - Mar 28 12:34 PM
    As tensions mount with Iran, oil markets around the world remain fixated on the Persian Gulf, ready to send prices soaring on the slightest hint of escalation.
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  • U.S. says not escalating tension with Iran Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 12:41 PM
    The United States insisted on Wednesday it was not escalating tensions with Iran by holding naval exercises in the Gulf and backed British efforts to free 15 sailors and Marines captured last week.
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  • Governement condemns Iran video of British naval personnel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 1:03 PM
    The government condemned Iran for airing video footage of captured British naval personnel Wednesday, voicing concern about possible coercion as it ratcheted up the pressure for their release.
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  • Iran shows British sailors on television Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 11:10 AM
    Iranian television showed off on Wednesday some of 15 British sailors and marines detained at sea last week, upping the ante after Britain halted official contacts with Iran.
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  • Oil prices rise above $64 a barrel after $5 spike on Iran rumor Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 28 12:57 PM
    Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel Wednesday on rumors denied by the U.S. military that Iran had fired a missile at a U.S. ship in the Persian Gulf.
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  • Iran offers UK access to sailors Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    Iran says British officials can visit the 15 Royal Navy personnel who were captured in the Gulf.
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  • Britain freezes ties with Iran, Tehran says woman to be freed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 11:29 AM
    Britain froze official contacts with Iran on Wednesday in an escalating dispute over 15 detained naval personnel, as Tehran said it would soon release the only woman among the captives.
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  • Bush, Putin discuss tensions over Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 11:51 AM
    President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed growing tensions over Iran's nuclear programs and Russia's concerns about U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Europe.
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  • Bush fully backs Britain in crisis with Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 11:50 AM
    US President George W. Bush fully backs British Prime Minister Tony Blair over the crisis with Iran which seized 15 British naval personnel nearly a week ago, the White House said Wednesday.
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  • Iran says it will release female sailor Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 9:44 AM
    Iran said a female British sailor seized with 14 other crew members would be released Wednesday or Thursday, softening Tehran's position by suggesting their boats' alleged entry into Iranian waters may have been a mistake.
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  • Iran: U.K. Must Admit Fault To End Dispute Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 44 minutes ago
    Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters in order to resolve a standoff over their capture by Iranian authorities.
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  • US denies pressuring Iran; backs Britain over detainees Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 10:28 AM
    The United States on Wednesday denied that its naval exercises in the Gulf are meant to pressure Iran, and stressed US support for Britain as Tehran holds 15 of its naval personnel.
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  • Britain turns up heat on Iran, woman to be freed Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 8:57 AM
    Iran said it would free a woman among 15 British sailors held since last week after Britain presented data it said showed they were captured in Iraqi waters and turned up the heat by halting official contacts with Iran.
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  • Oil, Guns, and Iran Open this result in new window
    BusinessWeek - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
    A flare-up with Iran has oil prices rising and traders jittery. There may be more turmoil ahead
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  • Ban Says He Will Ask Iran to Release 15 U.K. Sailors (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    March 29 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will ask Iran to free 15 U.K. sailors and Marines detained March 23 for allegedly entering Iranian territorial waters.
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  • Oil Is Little Changed After Jumping to a Six-Month High on Iran Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 37 minutes ago
    March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed near a six-month high in New York as U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped up a diplomatic push on Iran to release 15 naval personnel, heightening tension in the Middle East.
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  • Iran TV shows footage of British sailors Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 9:51 AM
    Iranian television showed footage on Wednesday of several British sailors held in Iran and said they were safe and well.
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  • Iran shows video of captured British soldiers Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
    Britain and Iran both raised the stakes in their standoff over the fate of 15 British navy personnel that Iran captured at gunpoint off the coast of Iraq five days ago.
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  • White House denies stepped up tension with Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 8:43 AM
    The White House Wednesday denied ratching up tension with Iran with increased military exercises in the Gulf region, but stressed US support for Britain as Iran holds 15 of its sailors.
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  • Iran 'to release UK sailor soon' Open this result in new window
    Sports Illustrated - Mar 28 6:35 AM
    The one woman among a group of 15 British military personnel seized by Iran will be freed later Wednesday or Thursday, Iran's foreign minister said, according to media reports.
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  • Iran to Release Female Sailor Open this result in new window
    Time Magazine - Mar 28 7:37 AM
    Iran said a female British sailor seized with 14 other crewmembers would be released Wednesday or Thursday, softening Tehran's position by suggesting their boats' alleged entry into Iranian waters may have been a mistake
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  • Russians not leaving Iran Open this result in new window
    UPI - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
    Russia's Foreign Minsitry says Russians are not being evacuated from Iran amid the row over the Bushehr nuclear plant. Russian state-owned firm ...
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  • Britain increases pressure on Iran over sailors Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Mar 28 12:14 PM
    London froze "bilateral business" with Tehran and Iran displayed British prisoners on state television, an act condemned by the British Foreign Office. Photo: A scene from Iranian TV of captured sailor Faye Turney.
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  • Briton awaits release of 'young mum' detainee from Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 7:56 AM
    Faye Turney, the female British sailor who Iran said Wednesday it will release shortly, says she always understood the risks she was taking when she joined the armed services.
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  • Oil prices surge after Britain freezes Iran ties Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:55 AM
    Oil prices soared on Wednesday after Britain froze ties with Iran, the world's fourth largest producer of crude, in response to the Islamic country's refusal to release 15 British sailors.
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  • Britain turns up heat on Iran, jitters hit market Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:09 AM
    Britain turned up the heat on Iran on Wednesday, releasing evidence it said showed 15 military personnel captured last week were operating in Iraqi waters and freezing bilateral contacts until the crisis is resolved.
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  • Britain escalates dispute with Iran over sailors Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Mar 28 10:44 AM
    Escalating its dispute with Iran, Britain has frozen all "bilateral business" with Tehran to retaliate for the seizure of 15 British naval personnel. Vice Admiral Charles Style, left, said British authorities "unambiguously contest" Iranian assertions that the sailors were in Iranian waters.
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  • Yen Near Two-Week High as Investors Reduce Risk on Iran Concern Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
    March 29 (Bloomberg) -- The yen traded near the highest in two weeks against the dollar on speculation tensions with Iran will increase, prompting investors to sell riskier investments funded by borrowing the currency.
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  • Britain freezes ties with Iran as navy crisis grows Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:33 AM
    Britain on Wednesday froze official contacts with Iran as a dispute over 15 detained sailors intensified, with Prime Minister Tony Blair vowing to "ratchet up" pressure on the Islamic state.
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  • Iran says British woman sailor to be freed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 7:36 AM
    Iran said on Wednesday it will release "within a day or two" a British servicewoman whose detention along with 14 male colleagues has set off a major diplomatic row with London.
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  • FTSE's slides as Iran concerns weigh Open this result in new window
    FT.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 7:15 AM
    Rising geo-political tensions between Iran and the west contributed to a strong rise in crude prices, driving oil stocks higher in London. However, the FTSE slipped lower by mid-afternoon following a negative start on Wall Street, weighed down by a number of stocks moving ex-dividend and nervous sentiment about the escalating crisis with Iran.
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  • Iran: Britain Must Admit Navy Trespassed Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Mar 28 5:43 PM
    Iran Demands Britain Admit Entering Its Waters to Resolve Standoff
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  • Britain presses Iran; woman may be freed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:16 AM
    Britain said it was freezing talks on all other issues with Iran until it freed 15 Royal Navy crew members seized last week, and the British military released what it said was proof its boats were within Iraqi territorial waters when they were seized.
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  • Iran official says woman to be released Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:12 AM
    Iran will free a detained female British sailor on Wednesday or Thursday, Iran's foreign minister said.
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  • Iran to free British servicewoman Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 28 6:24 AM
    Iran will free a detained British servicewoman on Wednesday or Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister told the Associated Press.
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  • White House: No escalation of tensions with Iran Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 7:09 AM
    The White House said on Wednesday that the United States has not sought to escalate tensions with Iran, though it supports Britain as it seeks the release of 15 British sailors and Marines captured last week.
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  • Britain Must Admit Error, Iran Says Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Mar 28 5:32 AM
    LONDON, March 28 -- Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that in order to win the freedom of 15 navy personnel seized last week in the Persian Gulf, the British government must acknowledge that the team illegally entered Iranian waters.
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  • Iran says British sailors seized 0.5 km inside Iran Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:03 AM
    The 15 British sailors and marines seized by Iran last week were 0.5 km inside Iranian waters at the time, Iran's embassy in London said in a statement on Wednesday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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  • Indexes open lower on Iran, weak durables Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:43 AM
    Stocks opened lower on Wednesday as worries about mounting tensions between Iran and the West sent oil prices up sharply and data on durable goods orders underscored weakness in the economy.
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  • Wall Street set to fall on Iran, weak durables Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 6:08 AM
    Stocks were set to open lower on Wednesday as worries about an escalation in tensions between Iran and the West sent oil prices up sharply and data on durable goods orders underscored weakness in the economy.
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  • Britain suspends contacts with Iran as navy crisis grows Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:24 AM
    Britain on Wednesday froze all contacts with Iran as a dispute over 15 detained sailors intensified with Prime Minister Tony Blair vowing to step up pressure on the Islamic Republic.
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  • Iran limits cooperation with UN atomic watchdog Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 4:32 AM
    Iran on Wednesday ordered the country's Atomic Energy Organisation to limit cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog in response to new UN sanctions on its disputed nuclear programme.
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  • Futures drop on Iran, Bernanke jitters Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:22 AM
    Stock futures dropped on Wednesday, hit by concerns about Iran that drove up oil prices and jitters before testimony from the Federal Reserve chairman.
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  • Oil spikes late on Iran rumor; U.S. officials deny any action Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 28 4:57 AM
    Oil briefly surged $5 late Tuesday on rumors that conflict had broken out between Iran and the United States, then eased as the White House said there was nothing to indicate an incident had taken place.
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  • Oil Is Little Changed After Jumping to a 6-Month High on Iran Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 28 4:37 PM
    March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed near a six-month high in New York after yesterday surging above $64 a barrel on concern tension with Iran will escalate, disrupting shipments from the Middle East.
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  • Britain: Time to press Iran to free 15 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 5:40 AM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday it was time to increase the pressure on Iran to free 15 Royal Navy crew members, and the British military released what it said was proof that their boats were within Iraqi territorial waters when they were seized. CNN-Turk television meanwhile quoted the Iranian foreign minister saying the female British captive may be released later on Wednesday or on ...
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  • Blair: Time to push Iran to free Britons Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 4:46 AM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday it was time to increase the pressure on Iran to release 15 Royal Navy personnel who were detained last week.
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  • Britain to freeze ties with Iran over sailors stand-off Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 4:58 AM
    Britain is freezing all ties with Iran over the detention of 15 sailors and marines in the Gulf, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Wednesday.
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  • London turns up pressure on Iran, jitters hit market Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 3:13 AM
    Iran said it was not concerned about U.S. naval exercises in the Gulf on Wednesday as Britain increased pressure on Tehran over the capture of 15 military personnel in a crisis that has rattled global markets.
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  • Britain vows greater pressure in stand-off with Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 4:48 AM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed Wednesday to intensify pressure on Iran over its seizure of 15 British naval personnel, saying Tehran faced "total isolation" in the increasingly tense stand-off.
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  • Britain produces 'proof' in stand-off with Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 4:27 AM
    Britain on Wednesday produced evidence which it said proved that 15 of its sailors and marines held by Iran were "ambushed" in Iraqi waters, as Tehran insisted they had infringed on its territory.
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  • Britain presents evidence Iran detainees were in Iraqi waters Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 3:45 AM
    Britain presented documentary evidence Wednesday which it said proved that 15 sailors and marines detained by Iran last week were in Iraqi waters, claiming they were unjustifiably "ambushed."
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  • Britain offers evidence Iran detainees were in Iraqi waters Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 3:36 AM
    British military officials presented maps Wednesday which they said proved that 15 sailors and marines detained by Iran last Friday were in Iraqi waters when seized.
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  • What Iran Wants with the Sailors Open this result in new window
    Time Magazine - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
    British navy personnel seized by Iran eat a meal in this television image, March 28, 2007. The warning sign is now clearer in retrospect.
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  • Raising stakes with Iran, Britain to go public over seized sailors Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 2:13 AM
    Britain was set to offer evidence Wednesday that 15 of its sailors and marines held by Iran were wrongly seized in Iraqi waters, reports said, raising the stakes in the mounting standoff with Tehran.
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  • Oil could hit $100 or more if Iran tensions worsen Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Mar 28 12:54 PM
    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Iran has more power than you think -- at least when it comes to influencing oil.
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  • Brazil's Real Weakens as Iran Tension Increases Risk Aversion Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 28 2:14 PM
    March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil's real fell to the lowest in more than a week as investors avoided riskier emerging-market assets amid concern that tensions between the U.K. and Iran will escalate and disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East.
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  • Oil prices rise after hitting 69 dollars in London on Iran rumour Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 2:43 AM
    World oil prices soared on Wednesday after spiking to 69 dollars per barrel in London late on Tuesday following an unsubstantiated rumour that Iran had attacked an American ship, traders said.
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  • US hawks see strikes on Iran as less likely now Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 1:00 AM
    Earlier this month when House leader Nancy Pelosi struck a provision from a $100-billion spending bill that would have specifically required President Bush to seek congressional approval before any military strike on Iran, it was seen as a victory for the hawks in Washington.
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  • Chile's Peso Declines as Oil Prices Rise on Iran Conflict Fears Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 28 1:59 PM
    March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Chile's peso fell for a fifth day, its longest losing streak in almost three months, as crude oil rose for a seventh day on concern a standoff between the U.K. and Iran may disrupt Middle East oil supplies.
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  • UK likely to show evidence in Iran sailor crisis Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 1:16 AM
    Britain is expected to unveil evidence on Wednesday to show that 15 sailors and marines held for a week by Iran were captured in Iraqi waters, as tension in the Gulf causes turmoil in international oil markets.
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  • Iran monitors U.S. exercises closely, not concerned: TV Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 28 1:32 AM
    Iranian state television said on Wednesday Iran was not concerned about U.S. naval exercises in the Gulf but was monitoring them closely.
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  • Iran: Britain must admit trespass Open this result in new window
    Richmond Times-Dispatch - 22 minutes ago
    Iran's foreign minister said yesterday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters to resolve a standoff over their capture.
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  • Iran Shows Video of Captured Britons Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Mar 28 11:59 AM
    Iran Shows Video of Captured British Sailors, London Denounces Move
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  • Oil Surges to a 6-Month High as Iran Tensions Threaten Supply Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 28 11:52 AM
    March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a six-month high on concern that tensions with Iran will escalate, disrupting shipments from the Middle East.
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  • Analysis: Bush still trusted on Iran intel Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 28 11:12 AM
    The latest UPI-Zogby poll finds the United States a divided nation on the subject of Iran and the potential threats it presents to the American people and ...
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  • Blair Steps Up Pressure on Iran, Detailing Seizure (Update4) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 28 10:48 AM
    March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped up a diplomatic push on Iran to release 15 U.K. sailors and Marines held six days ago, asking help from allies and saying Britain's boats were 1.7 miles inside Iraqi waters when the raid occurred.
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  • Higher gas prices follow Iran action Open this result in new window
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    Gas prices in southeastern Wisconsin have been inching upwards, and it's partly because Iran captured 15 British...
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  • Govt to ratchet up pressure on Iran in standoff over sailors Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 11:57 PM
    The government was likely to ratchet up the pressure on Iran Wednesday as Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett briefs lawmakers on the mounting crisis involving 15 sailors and marines held by Iran.
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  • Britain to ratchet up pressure on Iran in standoff over sailors Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 11:43 PM
    Britain was likely to ratchet up the pressure on Iran Wednesday as Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett briefs lawmakers on the mounting crisis involving 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran.
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  • UPI Poll: Ends of Iran's nuclear program Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 28 11:05 AM
    Few respondents to a UPI-Zogby International poll say Iran is developing a nuclear capability solely for peaceful energy purposes. The U.N. Security ...
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  • Oil Rises a 7th Day on Concern Iran Tensions Will Curb Supply Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 28 10:37 AM
    March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a seventh day, climbing almost to $65 a barrel in New York, on concern that tensions with Iran will escalate, disrupting shipments from the Middle East.
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  • Iran Shows Video of Captured Britons Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Mar 28 10:14 AM
    Iran Shows Video of Captured British Sailors and Says Female Sailor Will Be Released
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  • British Officials To See Iran Captives Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
    Iran has said consular officials can visit the 15 British sailors and marines being held captive, but hopes that they will be released quickly have faded.
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  • Iran demands Britain admit entering its waters to resolve standoff Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 28 5:34 PM
    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters in order to resolve a standoff over their capture by the Mideast country.
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  • UPI Poll: Living with a nuclear Iran Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 28 10:05 AM
    A clear plurality of UPI-Zogby International poll respondents disagreed that the United States could live with a nuclear-armed Iran. The 4,824 U.S. ...
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  • Timeline: UK-Iran stand-off Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 28 7:01 AM
    A timeline of key events since 15 Royal Navy personnel based on HMS Cornwall were seized by Iran in the Gulf.
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  • Oil prices hold at six-month highs on Iran concerns Open this result in new window
    The Nation - 16 minutes ago
    SINGAPORE - Oil prices were holding around six month highs in Asian trade Thursday as the market continued wary of growing tensions between Iran and the West, dealers said.
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  • UK/Iran bilateral links suspended Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 28 7:04 AM
    The UK government suspends bilateral relationships with Iran until a dispute over the seizure of British sailors is resolved.
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  • Iran: U.K. Must Admit Fault To End Dispute Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 Los Angeles - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters in order to resolve a standoff over their capture by Iranian authorities. Text Of Letter Written By British Sailor Slideshow: U.S. Hostages In Iran In 1979
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  • U.S. Is Open to a Deeper Iran Dialogue, Gates Says Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Mar 27 9:58 PM
    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that the U.S. government is open to higher-level exchanges with Iran, and he called talks this month in Baghdad that included Iranian, Syrian and U.S. officials "a good start."
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  • Iran restates belief in diplomatic solution Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    Iran's release yesterday of footage of the 15 British sailors and marines detained last Friday was designed both to show that they were healthy but also to demonstrate Iran's resilience.
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  • Walker's World: The Iran crisis deepens Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 28 7:27 AM
    The Iran crisis deepens as Tony Blair feels the grim echo of Jimmy Carter's hostage crisis, and the Bush administration send a second aircraft carrier into ...
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  • The 15 sailors taken by Iran were from the HMS Cornwall [AFP] Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    The following outlines the mounting crisis since Iran captured 15 British soldiers on March 23 while they were searching a cargo boat in the Gulf.
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  • Washington diary: Inside Iran Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 28 5:15 AM
    BBC Washington correspondent Matt Frei considers the complicated relations between the US and Iran.
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  • UPI Poll: U.N. should lead on Iran issue Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 28 9:06 AM
    The United Nations should take the lead should military action be used against Iran and its nuclear program, UPI-Zogby International poll participants ...
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  • UPI Poll: Iran seen as player in Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 28 8:06 AM
    Participants in the UPI-Zogby International poll see Iran as a force working against U.S. forces in Iraq. Nearly three-quarters -- 72.5 percent -- of ...
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  • Gold off 4-week high, watches oil and Iran Open this result in new window
    INQ7 Business - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
    SINGAPORE -- Gold slipped on Thursday to track weaker crude oil, but tensions between Iran and the West looked set to continue to support the precious metal.
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  • Fury as Iran shows footage of captured sailors on television Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
    Iran dramatically raised the stakes in its tense diplomatic stand-off with Britain last night, broadcasting a propaganda video of the British sailors and marines seized last week, including a "confession" that they had entered Iranian waters.
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  • Gulf allies say they won't allow U.S. attack on Iran from their territories Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 28 4:34 PM
    Iran: Brits must admit trespass Associated Press Iranian state TV showed video Wednesday of 15 British sailors and marines who were seized last week, including a female captive (above) who said the British boats had trespassed in Iranian waters. Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that Britain must admit that its 15 sailors and marines entered Iranian waters in order to resolve a standoff ...
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  • UK fears coercion as seized sailors appear on Iran TV Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    Britain last night voiced concerns over coercion after Iran broadcast pictures of 15 captured British naval personnel, including footage of the only woman in the party saying her ship had "trespassed" into Iranian waters.
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  • Iran Says It Will Release Female Sailor Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Mar 28 7:44 AM
    Iran Says It Will Free Female British Sailor Wednesday or Thursday, Will Show Video of Captors
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