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Iran to join talks on stabilizing Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:41:52 GMT

Hürriyet

Iran to join talks on stabilizing Afghanistan Los Angeles Times, CA The chaos there has crossed into Iran in the form of drug dealing, human trafficking and violence. By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim Reporting from Tehran and Beirut -- It was an eye-popping bust: 4.5 tons of opium, hashish and other drugs seized ... NATO confirms first high-level meeting with Iran on Afghanistan Xinhua FACTBOX: US disputes with Iran mask shared interests Reuters US, Iran to Attend Afghanistan Conference in Moscow Bloomberg AFP - Xinhua all 447 news articles

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Obama Iran offer best chance of restoring ties: UK - Reuters Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:02:11 GMT

Payvand

Obama Iran offer best chance of restoring ties: UK Reuters By Frank Prenesti LONDON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama's offer of better ties with Iran provides the best opportunity to improve relations with the Islamic state, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday. ... Video: World: Obama Reaches Out to Iran - NYTimes.com/Video NYTimes Iran should seize chance for talks with US, David Miliband says Telegraph.co.uk Britain urges Iran to grasp Obama 'opportunity' AFP Jewish Telegraphic Agency - Reuters UK all 142 news articles

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Officials: Israel would prefer Japan's Amano to head IAEA - Jerusalem Post Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:41:01 GMT

Ha'aretz

Officials: Israel would prefer Japan's Amano to head IAEA Jerusalem Post, Israel The race is important because ElBaradei's successor will influence how the world meets the nuclear challenges posed by extremists like Iran and Syria who are thought to be looking for the bomb. Nonproliferation is the IAEA's most high-profile task. ... Atomic Agency Fails to Choose New Head on First Ballots New York Times Vote for IAEA Chief Is Deadlocked Wall Street Journal UN struggles to replace ElBaradei BBC News The Associated Press - Reuters UK all 330 news articles

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Disparages Obama’s Video Overture - New York Times Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:56:19 GMT

Payvand

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Disparages Obama’s Video Overture New York Times, United States By ROD NORDLAND BAGHDAD — Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, criticized the United States on Wednesday in harsher terms than any other leading Iranian figure has done since President Obama extended his videotaped olive branch to Iran last ... Iranian Official Downplays Obama's Overture to Iran Voice of America IRAN: AHMADINEJAD TAKES A POLITICAL BEATING, BUT RETAINS FRONT ... EurasiaNet Iran says Obama's 'fine words' not enough AFP The Associated Press - Middle East Times all 136 news articles

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US Urges Iran to Allow Access to Jailed Journalist - Voice of America Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:33:04 GMT

Voice of America

US Urges Iran to Allow Access to Jailed Journalist Voice of America By VOA News The United States is urging Iran to grant consular access to jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi. A US State Department spokesman, Gordon Duguid, told reporters on Wednesday that the US is pushing for the access through Swiss ... Parents of imprisoned journalist plan Iran trip The Associated Press US urges Iran to give access to jailed journalist Reuters US has Swiss press Iran to visit jailed American International Herald Tribune New York Times - Women on the Web all 194 news articles

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'Iran-Sudan-Hamas chain exposed' - Jerusalem Post Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:17:28 GMT

BBC News

'Iran-Sudan-Hamas chain exposed' Jerusalem Post, Israel By JONATHAN SPYER The latest reports of an alleged IAF strike on a Hamas arms convoy in Sudan in January draw attention to an arms network running from Iran, via the Persian Gulf and Yemen to Sudan, Egypt, and finally, Hamas-ruled Gaza. ... Video: Aftermath of 'bombed convoy' in Sudan - 26 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Report: Airstrike exposes Iran arms chain United Press International Attack on convoy in Sudan sends a message to Iran. Ha'aretz Globe and Mail - Jerusalem Post all 1,981 news articles

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South Asia to Benefit If US-Iran Rapprochement Takes Place - Voice of America Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:33:34 GMT

Sify

South Asia to Benefit If US-Iran Rapprochement Takes Place Voice of America By Ravi Khanna Some experts say President Obama's recent overture to Iran could eventually have ramifications for South Asia if relations between the two nations someday improve. Regional specialists spoke with VOA on the possible political and ... Video: Sources: More US Troops for Afghan War The Associated Press India, Iran and Russia mull co-op against Taliban Xinhua A First Look At Obama's New Afghan Policy Atlantic Online NPR - PRESS TV all 1,922 news articles

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Irish Trading Firm and Its Officers Charged in Scheme to Supply ... - FOXBusiness Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:09:22 GMT

PRESS TV

Irish Trading Firm and Its Officers Charged in Scheme to Supply ... FOXBusiness WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----An Irish trading company and three of its officers have been charged with purchasing helicopter engines and other aircraft components from US firms and illegally exporting them to Iran ... 3 Irish men charged with exporting military equipment to Iran CNN Irish company charged over Iran exports Irish Central Irish firm and officers charged with sales to Iran The Associated Press PRESS TV - RTE.ie all 237 news articles

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Analysis: Iranian nuclear threat, Hamas and Hizbullah rockets pose ... - Jerusalem Post Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:04:15 GMT

AFP

Analysis: Iranian nuclear threat, Hamas and Hizbullah rockets pose ... Jerusalem Post, Israel By YAAKOV LAPPIN As a reminder of the myriad security challenges Israel faces in 2009, OC Military Intelligence Amos Yadlin told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee during a briefing on Wednesday that Iran has "crossed the technological ... MI chief: Iran has crossed nuclear threshold Ha'aretz Iran able to build nuclear bomb in year: Israel AFP Israeli intelligence chief warns of Iranian nuke development Xinhua Global Security Newswire - Wall Street Journal all 51 news articles

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Maliki says Iraq no place for PKK, Iranian rebels - Reuters Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:05:11 GMT

NCR-Iran.org (press release)

Maliki says Iraq no place for PKK, Iranian rebels Reuters In the same interview Maliki also warned the Iranian opposition group, the People's Mujahideen of Iran (PMOI), that they must leave Iraq, reiterating a pledge by National Security Adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie to close down Camp Ashraf on the Iranian ... PMOI's affliction in Iraq NCR-Iran.org (press release) Series of protests by Iranians across the world NCR-Iran.org (press release) all 7 news articles