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EU Iran sanctions: Nations poised to ban Iran oil imports - BBC News Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:04:24 GMT

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EU Iran sanctions: Nations poised to ban Iran oil imports
BBC News
European Union foreign ministers are expected to announce a phased ban on the purchase of oil from Iran at a meeting on Monday in Brussels. It would be the latest EU measure to be introduced in retaliation for Iran's nuclear programme. ...
After Iran threat, US aircraft carrier goes through Strait of Hormuz without ...CNN International
Gulf smugglers slow runs amid Iran tensionsUSA TODAY
EU readies ban on Iran oil imports, central bank sanctionsChicago Tribune
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Christians in Iran, Syria face rising persecution - Jerusalem Post Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:49:29 GMT

Christians in Iran, Syria face rising persecution
Jerusalem Post
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT There has been a wave of violence targeting Iranian and Syrian Christians over the past month, say Christian news reports. In addition, Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been on death row since ...

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How About Not Bombing Iran? - New York Times (blog) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:03:54 GMT

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How About Not Bombing Iran?
New York Times (blog)
If you need more convincing of the grave risks of a preemptive bombing attack on Iran, I recommend these freshly published arguments from Colin H. Kahl, who was until recently Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East in the Obama ...
A nuclear Iran is no existential threatThe Daily Star
Presidential politics bring Iran to center stageJerusalem Post
Iran puts US and Israel on 'collision course'The Australian
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Iran Sanction Bill Exempts BP Project - Wall Street Journal Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:56:57 GMT

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Iran Sanction Bill Exempts BP Project
Wall Street Journal
By BENOIT FAUCON, ALESSANDRO TORELLO and ALEXIS FLYNN British and European Union officials have convinced some US lawmakers to ensure that any new sanctions against Iran exempt a BP PLC-led natural-gas project, as Western governments try to isolate ...
UK, EU Lobby To Protect Key Azeri Gas Project From Iran SanctionsNASDAQ
UK hypocrisy and sanctions on IranPress TV

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TRENDING: Santorum brushes off SC, takes on Iran in Florida - CNN (blog) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:01:46 GMT

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TRENDING: Santorum brushes off SC, takes on Iran in Florida
CNN (blog)
The mood at the afternoon rally was kept light by the occasional musical interjection of a local Tea Party band, but Santorum nonetheless shifted to more serious foreign policy topics such as Iran toward the end of his remarks. ...
Santorum pitches himself in Florida by highlighting tough stance on IranDaily Caller

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Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran? - New York Times Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:52:32 GMT

New York Times
Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran?
New York Times
Some time in the next few months you order the Department of Defense to destroy Iran's nuclear capacity. Yes, I know it's an election year, and some people will say this is a cynical rally-round-the-flag move on your part, but a nuclear Iran is a ...

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US Looks to Africa to Squeeze Iran - Wall Street Journal Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:07:32 GMT

US Looks to Africa to Squeeze Iran
Wall Street Journal
By BENOÎT FAUCON in London and DEVON MAYLIE in Johannesburg US diplomats and lobbyists are stepping up pressure to reduce African commercial ties to Iran as part of a growing global push to squeeze Tehran, an effort that has already led several African ...

US shows off naval muscles as Iran bids to decrease tensions - Hurriyet Daily News (press release) Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:17:26 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News (press release)
US shows off naval muscles as Iran bids to decrease tensions
Hurriyet Daily News (press release)
21, citing tensions with Iran as an example of why the massive ships were so critical to national security. Panetta was addressing about 1700 sailors headed to the Gulf this spring aboard the USS Enterprise, which after a half-century of service is ...

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It's Good Bye Dolly in Iran - The Media Line Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:20:15 GMT

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It's Good Bye Dolly in Iran
The Media Line
Long frowned upon by the conservatives in Iran, the Barbie doll, an iconic symbol of “corrupt, immoral Western culture,” has been the subjected to a fresh campaign to purge her from the shelves of toys shops in Iran. But life in plastic is still ...
Iran cracks down on 'immoral' Barbie, while black market thrivesExaminer.com
Iran declares war on BarbieWashington Times
Barbie sparks fear among Iran's mullahsNewsday
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Clandestine smuggling goes on between Iran, West (1:38) - Washington Post Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:20:33 GMT

Clandestine smuggling goes on between Iran, West (1:38)
Washington Post
Sanctions may have Iran feeling the pinch from Western nations, but in one spot along the Strait of Hormuz, trading goes on much as it always has. Merchants in speedboats move an array of goods between a spot in Oman and Iran. (Jan. ...

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