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Iran football coach Ali Daei loses job following team's defeat - guardian.co.uk Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:24:40 GMT

Reuters UK

Iran football coach Ali Daei loses job following team's defeat guardian.co.uk, UK His dazzling skills and impeccable off-field image made him the David Beckham of Iranian football. But now, after leading the national team to a humiliating home defeat in front of the president of Iran, Ali Daei has discovered that he has no immunity ... Iran part company with Daei SkySports Iran sacks Daei after Saudi defeat AFP Iran sack Daei after defeat to Saudi Arabia ESPN Melbourne Herald Sun - Aljazeera.net all 170 news articles

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US envoy: Don't expect warmer relations with Iran - The Associated Press Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:20:14 GMT

TVNZ

US envoy: Don't expect warmer relations with Iran The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top American diplomat is not getting his hopes up for a breakthrough with Iran during an upcoming international conference. Richard Holbrooke is the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. He says that 30 years of bitter disagreements ... US Pushes Afghan Plan In The Hague This Week Wall Street Journal Hillary Clinton seeks Iran aid vs. Afghanistan drugs New York Daily News 'No overnight change in Iran-US relations' PRESS TV Philadelphia Metro - The Australian all 798 news articles

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Iran must pay $25 million to soldier’s kin - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:42:17 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Iran must pay $25 million to soldier’s kin Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A US court ordered Iran to pay $25 million in restitution to the family of an Israeli soldier. District Judge Ricardo Urbina awarded the money to the mother and siblings of Nachshon Wachsman, a dual US-Israeli citizen who was 19 ... US judge orders Iran to pay $25M for Hamas killing The Associated Press Iran Ordered To Pay $25 Mn For Killing Israeli Soldier RTT News Father of Nachshon Wachsman says US verdict is 'symbolic' Ynetnews WIS - Earthtimes (press release) all 310 news articles

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A new season in Iran relations - Boston Globe Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:49:46 GMT

Earthtimes (press release)

A new season in Iran relations Boston Globe, United States Last week, when President Obama sent a Persian new year's greeting to Iran calling for "new beginnings" in relations between the two countries, it elicited an immediate response from Iran's highest authority, the spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei, ... President Obama Reaches Out to Iran Voice of America US takes small steps in ties with Iran Reuters Obama Hones Iran Strategy The Epoch Times Ynetnews - Reuters all 213 news articles

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Arab summit to back Bashir, ease divide over Iran - Reuters Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:26:47 GMT

Ha'aretz

Arab summit to back Bashir, ease divide over Iran Reuters By Andrew Hammond DOHA, March 29 (Reuters) - An Arab summit in Qatar on Monday is expected to back the Sudanese president over an international warrant for his arrest and try to heal a deep Arab rift over how to deal with ascendant Shi'ite power Iran. ... Video: Arab summit to take stand on Bashir - 29 Mar 09 Al Jazeera Arab leaders gather for Doha summit Aljazeera.net Defiant Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir attends Arab summit guardian.co.uk Voice of America - GulfNews all 757 news articles

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Gates Backs Sanctions for North Korea, Iran - Wall Street Journal Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:49:14 GMT

Times Online

Gates Backs Sanctions for North Korea, Iran Wall Street Journal Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday said only economic sanctions, and not diplomacy, hold any promise of getting North Korea and Iran to back off their nuclear aspirations. The Obama administration has in particular sought to use overtures of ... Video: Japan Prepares for N.Korea Missile Launch The Associated Press Gates prefers sanctions to diplomacy for Iran AFP Iran missile experts in North Korea 'to help with rocket launch' Times Online Reuters India - PRESS TV all 5,281 news articles

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US Strategy Lacks Transparency Regarding Pakistan, Iran - Afghan Paper - American Chronicle Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:22:18 GMT

ABC News

US Strategy Lacks Transparency Regarding Pakistan, Iran - Afghan Paper American Chronicle, CA Obama has seriously answered all negative criticisms made by some politicians in the region particularly by Iranian politicians by saying that the USA has not come to Afghanistan to occupy it or dictate to the [Afghan] government that shows the ... Video: Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan RT US and Iran open Afghanistan peace talks Times Online Obama proposes Afghan contact group including Iran AFP Times of India - Press Trust of India all 6,931 news articles

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No schedule for US-Iran talks: senior US official - Xinhua Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:47:14 GMT

Kuwait Times

No schedule for US-Iran talks: senior US official Xinhua, China WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The US government, which is extending olive branch to Iran, has no schedule for dialogue with the Islamic Republic, Richard Boucher, Assistant State Secretary for South Asian Affairs, said here on Friday. ... Issues weighing on US-Russia relations The Associated Press Obama’s 50-50 Russia Strategy Newsweek Iran Urged to "Seize Opportunity" of New US Leadership Global Security Newswire RIA Novosti - Fars News Agency all 155 news articles

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Will Arab leaders discuss Israeli airstrike in Sudan? - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:05:36 GMT

AFP

Will Arab leaders discuss Israeli airstrike in Sudan? Christian Science Monitor, MA Arab League likely support Sudan's Bashir against war crimes charge, but discourage ties with Iran. By Joshua Mitnick and Correspondent Tel Aviv - Arab reaction to media reports that Israeli aircraft attacked convoys in Sudan allegedly ferrying weapons ... Israeli drones attacked Iranian convoys in Sudan AFP 'UAVs hit Gaza-bound weapons convoys' Jerusalem Post Israeli drones reportedly attacked Sudan convoys Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ha'aretz - Ynetnews all 52 news articles

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Tiny Island Surrounded by Tension in the Gulf - New York Times Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:20:43 GMT

Tiny Island Surrounded by Tension in the Gulf New York Times, United States By ROBERT F. WORTH MANAMA, Bahrain — This small desert kingdom in the Persian Gulf has become a flashpoint in the escalating conflict for regional dominance between Iran and Arab leaders aligned with the United States, after an Iranian official said ...