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Iran's President Ties Recent Drop in Currency to US-Led Sanctions - New York Times Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:35:42 GMT

New York Times

Iran's President Ties Recent Drop in Currency to US-Led Sanctions New York Times TEHRAN — Iran's president admitted Tuesday that the American-led economic sanctions on the country were partly to blame for a breathtaking 40 percent fall in value of the Iranian currency, the rial, over the past week. He pleaded with Iranians not to ... Iran Blames Currency's Fall on Rogue Traders, SanctionsWall Street Journal Iran's president blames currency nosedive on 'psychological pressures' (+video)Christian Science Monitor Iran's Ahmadinejad Rejects Domestic Criticism as Currency SlumpsVoice of America (blog) Los Angeles Times -Washington Post all 1,801 news articles »

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Iran Engaged in 'Severe Clampdown' on Critics, UN Says - New York Times Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:21:00 GMT

Examiner.com

Iran Engaged in 'Severe Clampdown' on Critics, UN Says New York Times GENEVA — Iranian authorities have embarked on a “severe clampdown” on journalists and human rights advocates, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday, drawing attention to a broadened pattern of arrests and actions against critical voices. UN calls on Iran to halt clampdown, release activistsReuters UN official criticizes Iran for surge in arrests of dissidentsExaminer.com UN troubled by Iran arrests, detentions as 'clampdown' on freedom, rightsWashington Post ABC News all 168 news articles »

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Netanyahu Appears to Be Shifting Israel's Iran Policy Toward More Sanctions - New York Times Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:21:12 GMT

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Netanyahu Appears to Be Shifting Israel's Iran Policy Toward More Sanctions New York Times JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, plans to travel to Europe before the end of the year, among other things to press for a toughening of sanctions against Tehran, Israeli officials said Tuesday. The plans appeared to be ... Iran will overcome economic problems: AhmadinejadTehran Times Iran to enrich uranium to 60 percent if nuclear talks failReuters Iran claims: We're key to Middle East peaceWND.com Dallas Morning News (blog) -The Atlantic -Washington Post all 178 news articles »

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Iran Removes Gmail Block - InformationWeek Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:15:25 GMT

AFP

Iran Removes Gmail Block InformationWeek Gmail users in Iran Monday regained access to their accounts via HTTPS for the first time since the Iranian government began blocking Gmail on September 24. While regular HTTP access to Gmail had remained unblocked, according to news reports, the ... Iran Restores Google Access; Zuckerberg in Russia; iPad Mini on Oct. 17?PC Magazine Iran restores access to GmailFox News Iran unblocks Google email again after officials complainReuters Technology Review -Retriever -Ars Technica all 587 news articles »

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Your Say: War with Iran months away? - USA TODAY Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:30:03 GMT

Your Say: War with Iran months away? USA TODAY Given that Israel is estimated to have hundreds of nuclear warheads, why does Netanyahu think a nuclear capable Iran is such a threat? The powers that control things in Iran are not suicidal. They may leverage their power in the Mideast a bit more with ... and more »

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Schram: Mitt Romney doesn't have the answer to Iran's nuclear program - Newsday Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:03:47 GMT

Newsday

Schram: Mitt Romney doesn't have the answer to Iran's nuclear program Newsday Especially when it comes to the most potentially incendiary international controversy of Campaign 2012: Iran's apparent determination to build a nuclear bomb, Israel's determination to prevent it and Republican Mitt Romney's contention that President ... Their View: US sanctions on Iran don't stickLas Cruces Sun-News Going to war with Iran: a necessity or a folly?The Japan Times Fallon, Hagel, Hamilton, Pickering, Zinni: War with Iran: necessity or folly?Wisconsin State Journal ParamusPost.com -Minneapolis Star Tribune all 4,556 news articles »

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Iran, nukes and the drums of war - New York Daily News Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:21:09 GMT

New York Daily News

Iran, nukes and the drums of war New York Daily News If you want to read a cautionary tale about whether Israel will attack Iran, I suggest Kurt Eichenwald's “500 Days,” which is not about that question at all. It describes how a determined George W. Bush took the United States to war in Iraq. “This ... Israel Vs. Iran: Muffling The Drums Of Netanyahu's Vision For WarInvestor's Business Daily all 1,326 news articles »

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Iran's Master of Iraq Chaos Still Vexes US - New York Times Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:39:47 GMT

New York Times

Iran's Master of Iraq Chaos Still Vexes US New York Times It was not the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It was Qassim Suleimani, the shadowy commander of Iran's paramilitary Quds Force, who calmly explained that he was the “sole authority for Iranian actions in Iraq,” according to an account the ...

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Purported Saddam aide: US-invasion of Iraq ended up empowering Iran - Washington Post Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:02:24 GMT

Washington Times

Purported Saddam aide: US-invasion of Iraq ended up empowering Iran Washington Post “The U.S. administration provided the cover for Iran and its agents for nine years to destroy Iraq and kill its people,” he purportedly said in the interview, published this week in Egypt's online Al-Ahram newspaper. “Then it handed over Iraq entirely ... Purported Saddam aide: Iraq's invasion helped IranBoston.com Iraq seeing signs of Iran's influenceWashington Times all 119 news articles »

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Iraq checks Syria-bound Iran plane for arms, finds none - Reuters Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:03:06 GMT

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Iraq checks Syria-bound Iran plane for arms, finds none Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said it had started asking Syria-bound Iranian planes to land in Baghdad for inspections on Tuesday, after promising Washington it would carry out random searches to stop arms getting through to Damascus. Authorities said they ... Iraq searches Syria-bound Iran planeAFP all 237 news articles »