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Iran Threatens to Block Oil Shipments, as US Prepares Sanctions - New York Times Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:52:15 GMT

msnbc.com

Iran Threatens to Block Oil Shipments, as US Prepares Sanctions
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A senior Iranian official on Tuesday delivered a sharp threat in response to economic sanctions being readied by the United States, saying his country would retaliate against any crackdown by blocking all oil shipments through the Strait ...
Iran threatens to close key Gulf oil route over nuclear sanctionsmsnbc.com
Iran threatens to choke route of oil shipmentsSan Jose Mercury News
Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions AppliedVoice of America
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Iranian Court Begins Trial Of US Man - New York Times Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:39:46 GMT

USA TODAY

Iranian Court Begins Trial Of US Man
New York Times
An Iranian court began hearings on Tuesday in the trial of a man who appeared on state television this month and confessed to being an American spy sent to infiltrate the intelligence services of Iran. The man, identified as Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, ...
Iran: American spy suspect faces death penaltyCBS News
US citizen goes on trial in Iran on spying chargesReuters
Iranian prosecutor seeks death penalty for American accused of working for CIAWashington Post
The Guardian -Chicago Tribune -USA TODAY
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Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions Applied - Voice of America Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:02:50 GMT

Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions Applied
Voice of America
December 27, 2011 Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions Applied VOA News Iran has threatened to block the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if Western governments attempt to impose sanctions on its petroleum exports in their dispute over ...


Iranian Dissidents Concerned as UN, Iraq Sign Agreement Over Refugee Camp - Fox News Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:12:25 GMT

Fox News

Iranian Dissidents Concerned as UN, Iraq Sign Agreement Over Refugee Camp
Fox News
By Jennifer Griffin The United Nations and the Iraqi government have announced that they have signed an agreement about what to do with 3400 Iranian exiles who have been left stateless and under siege at a refugee camp in Iraq. ...
UN, Iraq begin relocation of Iranian exilesXinhua
Iraq agrees to move Iran exiles; rockets hit campThe Associated Press
Crisis Averted. World SlumbersBig Think
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Iran inks $6b gas deal with domestic firm - Tehran Times Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:43:45 GMT

Islamic Republic News Agency

Iran inks $6b gas deal with domestic firm
Tehran Times
TEHRAN - Iran Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) inked a $6 billion contract on Tuesday with a domestic corporation, Sepehr Energy, to develop the Lavan gas field and build a petrochemical complex in the region as well. Talking to reporters on the sidelines ...
Iran Awards $1.9 Billion Lavan Gas Contract to Sepehr EnergyBloomberg
Iran signs $1.1bn gas field dealPress TV
Iran 4th largest world oil producerPakistan Observer
SteelGuru -Islamic Republic News Agency
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Shares slip in thin trade, oil stays firm on Iran - Reuters Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:45:08 GMT

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Shares slip in thin trade, oil stays firm on Iran
Reuters
By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares eased on Wednesday in low volume with many market players away for year-end holidays, while oil kept gains from the previous day on concerns about possible supply disruptions after Iran threatened to ...
Shares fall in thin trade, oil slips after jumpReuters Canada

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Iranian officials: Woman may be hanged instead of stoned - CNN Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:20:10 GMT

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Iranian officials: Woman may be hanged instead of stoned
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- A woman sentenced to die by stoning will be executed, Iranian officials said Monday, but the method of execution is still being debated, according to an Iranian media report. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's case ...
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could be hanged in IranThe Guardian
Iran renews threat to execute Sakineh AshtianiExaminer.com
Iran: Judiciary Ponders How To Execute 'Adulteress'Eurasia Review
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Iran Raids Church on Christmas Day - Fox News (blog) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:46:06 GMT

Iran Raids Church on Christmas Day
Fox News (blog)
AP (Christian Post) — Iranian authorities raided a church that was celebrating Christmas and detained everyone in the building, including children attending Sunday school, a UK-based Christian charity said. Officials in the southern town of Ahwaz ...

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Stop worrying and learn to love the Iranian bomb - ABC Online Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:32:48 GMT

ABC Online

Stop worrying and learn to love the Iranian bomb
ABC Online
Prominent figures within the Israeli and US governments are beating the war drum over the issue of Iran's progress towards nuclearisation. Regardless of whether or not Iran will actually seek to weaponise its nuclear program, the chances of it ...
Stephen M. Walt: Why attacking Iran is still a bad ideaForeign Policy
Will a US attack on Iran become Obama's 'October Surprise'?Haaretz (blog)
Iran's Nukes and Israel's DilemmaRight Side News
The National Interest Online (blog) -Irish Times
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Iraq blocs 'talking to Iran over deadlock' - AFP Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:55:00 GMT

AFP

Iraq blocs 'talking to Iran over deadlock'
AFP
BAGHDAD — Iraqi political blocs have held talks with Iran over a standoff sparked by a warrant for the arrest of the country's Sunni Arab vice president that has stoked sectarian tensions, officials said Tuesday. Charges that Vice President Tareq ...
Baghdad Bloodbath Threatens Sectarian Chaos in Iraq: Will Iran Stoke or Douse ...TIME (blog)
Tensions build as Iraqi leader accrues powersThe Associated Press

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