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Envoys: Russia blocks UN report on Iran arms - msnbc.com Fri, 13 May 2011 00:10:06 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Envoys: Russia blocks UN report on Iran arms msnbc.com UNITED NATIONS — Russia is attempting to suppress a United Nations report that says Iran has been breaking a UN arms embargo by shipping weapons to Syria, Western diplomats said Thursday. "Russia has objected to the publication of the report as an ... Iran sending banned weapons to Syria, UN report saysCNN International Iran 'Increasingly Cut Off' From Financial Markets: UN ReportBloomberg Iran operating 'worldwide smuggling network'Telegraph.co.uk AFP -Global Security Newswire -Khaleej Times all 26 news articles »

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France Drops Terror Charges Against Iranian Group - Wall Street Journal Thu, 12 May 2011 22:16:06 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

France Drops Terror Charges Against Iranian Group Wall Street Journal The decision could give a boost to the France-based group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and its main branch, the Mujahedin e-Khalq, known as MeK, in their campaign to persuade the US to remove them from the State Department's list of ... France Drops Terror Charges Against Iran Opposition GroupVoice of America 12/05/2011France drops terror charges against Iran resistanceExpatica France Victory of Justice and ResistanceNCR-Iran.org (press release) Forbes all 122 news articles »

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Russian says Iran atomic plant to operate in weeks - Reuters Thu, 12 May 2011 12:36:27 GMT+00:00

msnbc.com

Russian says Iran atomic plant to operate in weeks Reuters By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant will be fully operational within weeks, local news agencies quoted a senior Russian diplomat as saying on Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also said ... Iran's nuclear program still trying to overcome international sanctionsWashington Post U.N.: Iran seeks to skirt nuke sanctionsUPI.com UN Says Iran Violated Arms BanWall Street Journal The Associated Press -Press TV -Tehran Times all 1,101 news articles »

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World briefs for May 12 - Richmond Times Dispatch Thu, 12 May 2011 04:08:19 GMT+00:00

New York Times (blog)

World briefs for May 12 Richmond Times Dispatch By Times-Dispatch Staff Two Americans who have been held in Iran for nearly two years on espionage charges were denied their day in court Wednesday when Iranian authorities delayed their trial without explanation. Masoud Shafiei, the Iranian attorney ... Reports: Iran Postpones US Hikers' TrialPayvand Still seeking justice: Americans await trial in IranFRANCE 24 US hikers set for espionage trial in IranCBS News CNN (blog) -AFP -Philadelphia Inquirer all 863 news articles »

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Israeli ex-spy boss: Iran strike 'stupid' - UPI.com Thu, 12 May 2011 17:28:51 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Israeli ex-spy boss: Iran strike 'stupid' UPI.com An interior view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is shown on October 26, 2010 as Iran began to load fuel into the core of its first atomic power plant some 745 miles south of Tehran. The Russian-built power plant is supervised by the United Nation's ... Israel has only one option when it comes to IranHa'aretz (blog) Ex-Mossad chief says attack on Iran would be 'stupid'Jewish Chronicle Freeing Israel from its Iran bluffForeign Policy The Atlantic -MidEastPosts (blog) -Forward all 75 news articles »

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Bahrain military chief says Gulf troops to stay on - The Associated Press Thu, 12 May 2011 08:19:56 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

Bahrain military chief says Gulf troops to stay on The Associated Press Shiite power Iran has condemned the 1500-strong Gulf Arab force in Bahrain as an "occupation" by Sunni states against Bahrain's Shiite majority, which has faced waves of arrests and deadly crackdowns after beginning protests for greater rights three ... Gulf Troops to Stay in Bahrain to Protect Against 'Iran Threat'Bloomberg Bahrain military chief says Gulf troops to stay onSan Francisco Chronicle As Crackdown Nears End, Bahrainis Struggle to Turn the PagePBS NewsHour The Independent -Hurriyet Daily News -Fars News Agency all 259 news articles »

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Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollahs - RealClearPolitics Thu, 12 May 2011 11:45:26 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollahs RealClearPolitics Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may soon be ousted from office by the ayatollahs who control Iran. More importantly, there may be a split within the principal Iranian military/terrorist force that is destabilizing the regime. ... Visible cracks in the Iranian regimeABC Online The Supreme Leader's Djinns: The Growing Rifts In IranExaminer.com Ahmadinejad: Iran fighting a righteous battle with evil forcesChristian Science Monitor Ahram Online -ABC News -CNN (blog) all 321 news articles »

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Canadian journalist's old passport likely cause of Syrian detention: Expert - Montreal Gazette Fri, 13 May 2011 00:51:31 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

Canadian journalist's old passport likely cause of Syrian detention: Expert Montreal Gazette SEATTLE — It likely was an expired passport that got former Seattle journalist Dorothy Parvaz detained in Syria and later moved to Iran, according to the dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communications at Washington State University. ... Iran has no reason to detain Seattle journalist, Committee to Protect ...OregonLive.com Fears grow with Canadian journalist's deportation to IranGlobe and Mail Family told detained Canadian reporter deported from Syria to IranThe Canadian Press Payvand -Washington Post (blog) -AFP all 430 news articles »

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Iran expert alarmed by 'critical' Caspian Sea pollution - AFP Thu, 12 May 2011 10:10:59 GMT+00:00

FRANCE 24

Iran expert alarmed by 'critical' Caspian Sea pollution AFP According to him, agricultural pollutants dumped into the sea in the Iranian province of Mazandaran, situated in the southeast of the Caspian Sea, fell from 10000 tonnes to 4000 annually over the past decade after Iran took measures to lower its ... Caspian Basin: Frustration Mounting, Moscow Talks About MilitarizingEurasiaNet all 9 news articles »

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Iran executed Jewish woman and her husband, State Dept. says - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Thu, 12 May 2011 16:21:55 GMT+00:00

Iran executed Jewish woman and her husband, State Dept. says Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) -- A Jewish woman and her Armenian Christian husband were executed in Iran for undisclosed reasons, a top State Department official said. Michael Posner, the assistant secretary of state for human rights, testified Wednesday at a US ... and more »