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Iran unlikely to block oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz, analysts say - Washington Post Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:13:17 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Iran unlikely to block oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz, analysts say
Washington Post
TEHRAN — The latest in a series of Iranian threats to block the vital Strait of Hormuz triggered a sharp response Wednesday from the US Navy, although there appeared to be little chance that Tehran would make good on its warnings. ...
US Warns Iran About Closing Hormuz RouteTIME
Iran Strait Block Would Shut In Gulf Oil Exports, Analyst SaysBusinessWeek
Second Iranian official says regime could close gulf to oil trafficLos Angeles Times
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Iranian Camp Ashraf exiles to begin leaving Iraq camp - BBC News Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:27:39 GMT

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Iranian Camp Ashraf exiles to begin leaving Iraq camp
BBC News
The leader of a group of Iranian exiles living in a camp outside the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has said 400 of its residents are preparing to relocate. The groups' Paris-based leader, Maryam Rajavi, said the decision to leave Camp Ashraf was a "goodwill ...
Iranian Exiles in Iraq Ready to Start RelocationFox News
Iranian dissident group in Iraq agrees to quit Camp AshrafMiamiHerald.com
Iranian exiles living in Camp Ashraf agree to move, ending standoff with Iraq ...Washington Post
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Iran threatens to close oil route - Washington Post Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:13:30 GMT

Iran threatens to close oil route
Washington Post
Iran's navy chief is warning that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf if Western nations go ahead with sanctions, responding to Iran's nuclear program. (Dec. 28) (/The Associated Press) ...

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Mom of Iran detainee questions alleged confession - The Associated Press Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:42:00 GMT

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Mom of Iran detainee questions alleged confession
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of an Iranian-American detained in Iran for four months on espionage charges says his alleged confession was made under duress. Behnaz Hekmati says her son, Amir, a former US military translator, was in Iran to visit his ...
Iran denies US access to accused facing death penalty for spying for CIAThe Australian
US says Iran again denies access to alleged US spyAFP

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Iran Fails to Silence Critics by Changing Woman's Death Sentence From Stoning ... - Fox News Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:07 GMT

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Iran Fails to Silence Critics by Changing Woman's Death Sentence From Stoning ...
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By Perry Chiaramonte This undated image made available by Amnesty International in London shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who was sentenced to being stoned to death in Iran on charges of adultery. International debate stopped the ...
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could be hanged in IranThe Guardian
Iran stoning woman 'not about to be hanged'Zee News
Iran official 'misquoted' over woman's hangingABC Online
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US warns Iran against Strait move - Long Beach Press-Telegram Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:52:42 GMT

US warns Iran against Strait move
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Ali Akbar Dareini and Tarek El-Tablawy AP TEHRAN, Iran - The US strongly warned Iran on Wednesday against closing a vital Persian Gulf waterway that carries one-sixth of the world's oil supply, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the ...
Iran Won't Risk Petrodollars In Gulf, Analyst SaysCNBC.com (blog)
US Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruptionChinadaily USA

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Former Iran Hostage Fears History Will Repeat If Yemen's President Enters US - ABC News Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:41:45 GMT

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Former Iran Hostage Fears History Will Repeat If Yemen's President Enters US
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(Mohammed Hamoud/AP Photo) A former Iranian hostage is "thunderstruck" that the US is considering allowing beleaguered Yemeni strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh to enter the country for medical treatment. Barry Rosen and 51 other Americans were taken hostage ...

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'US, Israel discuss 'triggers' for Iran attack' - Jerusalem Post Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:49:19 GMT

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'US, Israel discuss 'triggers' for Iran attack'
Jerusalem Post
By REBECCA ANNA STOIL JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT Media reports suggest the Obama administration outlined red lines for determining when to strike militarily against Iran. WASHINGTON – Media reports on Wednesday suggested the Obama administration had ...
U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran's Nuclear InfrastructureDaily Beast
When will we know we've run out of time on Iran?Washington Post (blog)
An accelerating covert war with Iran: Could it spiral into military action?Christian Science Monitor
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US warns Iran against closing key oil passage - Newsday Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:07:20 GMT

Newsday

US warns Iran against closing key oil passage
Newsday
Click here US warns Iran against closing key oil passage Originally published: December 28, 2011 6:44 AM Updated: December 28, 2011 6:50 PM By The Associated Press ALI AKBAR DAREINI (Associated Press), TAREK EL-TABLAWY (Associated Press) (AP) -- The US ...

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Only Iran can save Iraq - CNN International Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:25:01 GMT

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Only Iran can save Iraq
CNN International
By Mohammed Ayoob, Special to CNN The government of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is dependent on Iran's support, says Mohammed Ayoob. Editor's note: Mohammed Ayoob is University Distinguished Professor of international relations at Michigan ...
Iraq talks polls as Iran contacts Kurdish leadersJournal of Turkish Weekly
Iraq blocs 'talking to Iran over deadlock'AFP
Iranian Delegation in Iraq To Mediate Political Squabbles; 13 Killed in AttacksAntiwar.com
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