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Iran Cited Over Execution of Minors (Washington Post)
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:49:57 GMT

In a troubling report on the execution of minors in Iran, Amnesty International said yesterday that at least 71 child offenders are on death row and more than 24 have been executed since 1990, more than in any other country.


Iran: Gas Rationing to Start (New York Times)
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:29:08 GMT

Iran, the world?s second-largest oil exporter, will begin gasoline rationing for private vehicles today to rein in consumption and cut expensive gas imports.


Amnesty calls on Iran to stop child executions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:25:34 GMT

Amnesty International appealed for Iran to stop executing children and those who committed their crimes before they turned 18, in a report published Wednesday.


US Congress bids to punish foreign oil firms linked to Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:41:59 GMT

US legislation aiming to punish foreign energy companies that do business with Iran took a step forward Tuesday as lawmakers attacked the Islamic republic's nuclear drive and "terrorism."


Iran says U.S. hurting Iran-Iraq ties (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:30:46 GMT

Iran's supreme leader accused the United States of damaging relations between Iran and Iraq and charged that American and Israeli agents were behind the Iraqi insurgency, state-run Iranian television said Tuesday.


Iran sanctions bill passes first Congress test (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:45:13 GMT

President George W. Bush would be forced to sanction oil and gas companies doing business with Iran under legislation that cleared a first hurdle on Tuesday by winning overwhelming approval from a congressional committee.


US Congress moves to attack foreign oil firms linked to Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:44:07 GMT

US legislation designed to punish foreign energy companies that do business with Iran was overwhelmingly adopted by a powerful committee of Congress Tuesday.


Iran launches petrol rationing plan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:57:36 GMT

Iran will launch on Wednesday the second phase of a long-awaited plan to ration petrol that is expected to have a major economic impact, the oil ministry said in a statement carried by media Tuesday.


Rice sees no breakthrough in latest EU-Iran talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:18:43 GMT

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday there was no breakthrough in the European Union's weekend talks with Iran about its nuclear program.


Iraqi president visits neighbouring Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:20:44 GMT

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in neighbouring Iran for talks with senior officials, state television reported Tuesday.