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US Hopes to Resolve Iran Nuclear Standoff in 2013 - Voice of America Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:15:43 GMT

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US Hopes to Resolve Iran Nuclear Standoff in 2013 Voice of America STATE DEPARTMENT — Resolving Iran's nuclear standoff with the West is one of the major foreign policy challenges facing the second Obama administration. Sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union have hit the Iranian economy hard ... IAEA, Iran reach consensus on "structured approach" over nuclear checks ...Xinhua Experts, ex-officials urge Obama to change tactics on IranPress TV Pressure mounts on Obama to change tactics on IranChristian Science Monitor Reuters -Telegraph.co.uk all 89 news articles »

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Iran-born US pastor is imprisoned in Tehran without formal charges and ... - New York Daily News Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:43:48 GMT

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Iran-born US pastor is imprisoned in Tehran without formal charges and ... New York Daily News The Iranian government has told Abedini's family that the pastor is a national security threat and will be charged with espionage. An Iranian court indicted Abedini, but the government has failed to provide his family with any details about the charges. US "aware" of jailed Iranian-American pastor in IranCBS News American pastor jailed in IranWorld Magazine Boise pastor held captive in Iran, againKTVB The Idaho Statesman -National Review Online (blog) all 185 news articles »

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Caught between al Qaida and Iran, US struggles over Syria conflict - MiamiHerald.com (registration) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:50:28 GMT

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Caught between al Qaida and Iran, US struggles over Syria conflict MiamiHerald.com (registration) WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON The bloodshed in Syria has continued for so long that extremist forces have taken charge, with U.S. officials saying they now face two familiar enemies in the struggle to find a resolution: al Qaida in Iraq cells and ... UN condemns rights abuses in Iran, North Korea and SyriaReuters UN sanctions Iran firms that shipped arms to SyriaJerusalem Post UN Security Council slaps sanctions on Iran firms for aiding Syrian governmentPress TV Scoop.co.nz (press release) -WSLS -The Daily Star all 335 news articles »

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Instagramming Iran - by Holly Dagres - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:55:10 GMT

Instagramming Iran - by Holly Dagres Foreign Policy (blog) I discovered the Instagram loophole in August 2012, when, as international sanctions began to bite and talk of war against Tehran mounted, I decided to make one last trip to the Islamic Republic of Iran -- the country where I spent my adolescence ...

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What happened when a travel writer flew to Iran with no tourist visa or return ... - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:56:49 GMT

What happened when a travel writer flew to Iran with no tourist visa or return ... Washington Post (blog) Australian travel writer Nate Robert is definitely not the first Western tourist to visit Iran. Some European travel companies still run regular group tours, and though tourism is definitely not what it once was for the country (an eight-year war with ...

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Jailed Adviser of Iran Leader Given Medical Leave - ABC News Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:20:26 GMT

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Jailed Adviser of Iran Leader Given Medical Leave ABC News Thursday's report by the state-owned IRAN daily says Ali Akbar Javanfekr will return to Tehran's Evin Prison after a four-day leave to treat an undisclosed medical problem. This is the first leave for Javanfekr since he was jailed in September. He has ... Top aide to Iran's Ahmadinejad temporarily freed from prisonReuters India Ahmadinejad aide on leave from Iran jail: reportFRANCE 24 all 134 news articles »

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Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil - Yahoo! News (blog) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:42:33 GMT

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Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil Yahoo! News (blog) "The National Iranian Oil Company has been very successful in finding new strategies to circumvent sanctions and sold its fuel oil to Asia in August and September. Now we think Middle Eastern buyers of Iranian fuel oil have reappeared," he said. India to cut Iran oil imports in FY2014Livemint Iran outwits sanctions, but feels pinchUPI.com Trade, Insurance Sanctions Against Iran in US Defense BillInsurance Journal Reuters India -Reuters AlertNet all 47 news articles »

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China aided Iran's missile, nuclear programs, report states - Washington Free Beacon Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:06:23 GMT

China aided Iran's missile, nuclear programs, report states Washington Free Beacon China's government provided goods and expertise for Iran's nuclear program in the past and also gave Tehran's Islamist regime missiles and other arms as part of the nations' anti-United States policies, according to a congressional commission report ... and more »

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Changes to Canada's terror list a shot across Iran's bow - Globe and Mail Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:47:08 GMT

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Changes to Canada's terror list a shot across Iran's bow Globe and Mail The Canadian government has listed the clandestine branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization and, at the same time, removed a controversial Iranian opposition organization, the People's Mujahedin, from the terror list. The two ... and more »

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Former Obama Adviser Ross: US Will Attack Iran If Nuclear Program Isn't ... - Newsmax.com Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:26:26 GMT

Former Obama Adviser Ross: US Will Attack Iran If Nuclear Program Isn't ... Newsmax.com If Iran doesn't abandon its nuclear weapons program through negotiations, the United States will respond militarily, says Dennis Ross, a former Mideast adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama. At a symposium in Jerusalem Wednesday, Ross said that ...