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Iran Backs Off Threat to Close Strait of Hormuz - Fox News Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:39:59 GMT

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Iran Backs Off Threat to Close Strait of Hormuz
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30, 2011: An Iranian navy boat fires a missile in a drill in the sea of Oman. TEHRAN, IranIran backed down Saturday from its earlier threats to block the strategic oil route through the Strait of Hormuz, apparently confirming US assertions that such ...
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After Struggle on Detainees, Obama Signs Defense Bill - New York Times Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:08:33 GMT

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After Struggle on Detainees, Obama Signs Defense Bill
New York Times
HONOLULU — President Obama, after objecting to provisions of a military spending bill that would have forced him to try terrorism suspects in military courts and impose strict sanctions on Iran's oil exports, signed the bill on Saturday. ...
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US steps up sanctions as Iran floats nuclear talksReuters
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EU open to talks with Iran, without preconditions - Jerusalem Post Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:30:04 GMT

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EU open to talks with Iran, without preconditions
Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency says Iran will offer fresh nuclear negotiations in letter to EU. BRUSSELS - The European Union is open to meaningful talks with Tehran provided there are no preconditions on the Iranian side, ...
Iran proposes new round of nuclear talks with 6 world powers as sanctions hit hardWashington Post
Iran Plans Letter to EU to Restart Nuclear Talks, Mehr SaysBloomberg
Iran ready to resume nuclear talksSydney Morning Herald
Voice of America (blog) -CNN (blog)
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US in $3.5 billion arms sale to UAE amid Iran tensions - Reuters Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:43:34 GMT

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US in $3.5 billion arms sale to UAE amid Iran tensions
Reuters
By Jim Wolf | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signed a $3.5 billion sale of an advanced antimissile interception system to the United Arab Emirates, part of an accelerating military buildup of its friends and allies near Iran. ...
US arms deal bolsters UAE's missile defenseAFP
US seals deal on $3.48 billion sale of missiles, technology to UAE, a close ...Washington Post

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The Making of Iran's Oscar Hopeful, 'A Separation' - Hollywood Reporter Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:34:17 GMT

Hollywood Reporter

The Making of Iran's Oscar Hopeful, 'A Separation'
Hollywood Reporter
After decades of wow art house crowds, Iranian cinema may reach a wider audience with the Dec. 30 release of Asghar Farhadi's A Separation, the gripping courtroom drama of a divorce and attempted murder case that doubles as a multilayered critique of ...
Iran's Farhadi says Academy Awards winners "unpredictable"Iranian Students News Agency
Movie review: 'A Separation'Los Angeles Times
A Complex 'Separation' In IranNPR (blog)
New York Times -Big Hollywood
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Mitt Romney: Ready military options to prevent Iranian nuclear weapon - DesMoinesRegister.com Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:09:43 GMT

Mitt Romney: Ready military options to prevent Iranian nuclear weapon
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Iran cannot be allowed to gain a nuclear weapon, Mitt Romney said here this afternoon. “Right now, the greatest danger that America faces and the world faces is a nuclear Iran,” he said. He said Iran sponsors terrorist groups, including Hamas and ...

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Iranian authorities block access to former President Rafsanjani's website - Washington Post Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:16:05 GMT

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Iranian authorities block access to former President Rafsanjani's website
Washington Post
TEHRAN, Iran — The website of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani has been blocked after an order from the government, his office confirmed Friday. Mohammad Hashemi, Rafsanjani's younger brother, told the semiofficial ISNA news agency Friday ...
Iran blocks former president's website ahead of voteChicago Tribune
Iran ex-President Rafsanjani's website blockedBBC News
Iran blocks ex-president's website ahead of parliamentary voteNational Post (blog)
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Paul Assails Rivals' Criticism of His Policy on Iran - New York Times Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:45:25 GMT

New York Times

Paul Assails Rivals' Criticism of His Policy on Iran
New York Times
DES MOINES — Representative Ron Paul of Texas assailed criticism of his opposition to United States military involvement abroad, saying he fears an overreaction to worries about Iran's nuclear program could lead to war. Mr. Paul's rivals have hammered ...
Ron Paul Defends His Position on Iran Before Iowa VotersU.S. News & World Report (blog)
Ron Paul: Sanctions Against Iran Are an 'Act of War'ABC News (blog)
Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran are 'acts of war'Los Angeles Times
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Iran threatens once more to block vital Strait of Hormuz oil supply route in ... - New York Daily News Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:41:47 GMT

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Iran threatens once more to block vital Strait of Hormuz oil supply route in ...
New York Daily News
BY Corky Siemaszko Iran's Navy Commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari points at a map during a press conference in Tehran announcing 10 days of naval drills near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran threatened to create chaos in the world economy Thursday by ...
Iran says it recorded video of US aircraft carrierThe Associated Press
Oil rises as traders weigh Iran, supply dataMarketWatch
Iran Rejects US Warning Against Closing Strait of HormuzVoice of America
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Iran's Haddadi re-signs with Grizzlies - Chicago Tribune Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:17:11 GMT

Iran's Haddadi re-signs with Grizzlies
Chicago Tribune
(Reuters) - Reserve center Hamed Haddadi, the first Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), has signed a new contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, the team said Saturday. Terms and financial details were not announced, ...

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