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Oil Price Would Skyrocket if Iran Closed the Strait of Hormuz - New York Times Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:46:52 GMT

New York Times

Oil Price Would Skyrocket if Iran Closed the Strait of Hormuz New York Times HOUSTON — If Iran were to follow through with its threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit route for almost one-fifth of the oil traded globally, the impact would be immediate: Energy analysts say the price of oil would start to soar ... Europe moves toward oil embargo against IranCBS News Iran's Real Weapon Of Mass Destruction Is Oil PricesForbes Europeans Plan Oil Embargo on IranWall Street Journal Voice of America -Washington Post all 5,937 news articles »

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Family Pleads for Help for American Detained in Iran - Fox News Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:09:42 GMT

Fox News

Family Pleads for Help for American Detained in Iran Fox News 27, 2011: In this video frame grab image made from the Iranian broadcaster IRIB TV, US citizen Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, accused by Iran of spying for the CIA, sits in Tehran's revolutionary court in Iran. DETROIT – The family of an Iranian-American ... Family: Iran detainee needs better legal helpThe Associated Press Family 'Agonizing' Over Fate of US 'Spy' Facing Death Penalty in IranABC News all 143 news articles »

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Iran strives to play spoiler in Afghanistan - Washington Post Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:53:21 GMT

The Guardian

Iran strives to play spoiler in Afghanistan Washington Post KABUL — Worried that US troops could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, Iran is mounting an aggressive campaign to fuel anti-American sentiment here and convince Afghan leaders that a robust, long-term security partnership with Washington would be ... The Global Note: Murder At Sandringham…Talking to the Taliban…Iran Takes A ...ABC News (blog) all 1,157 news articles »

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Iran currency rebounds on pledges of stability after new US sanctions drive it ... - Washington Post Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:33:44 GMT

The National

Iran currency rebounds on pledges of stability after new US sanctions drive it ... Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's national currency rebounded Wednesday from record lows after the central bank chief acknowledged with rare candor that the “psychological effects” of new US sanctions were partly responsible for the devaluation and said the ... Iran's currency crash a blow to AhmadinejadChristian Science Monitor Iran cbank bolsters rial after sanctions plungeReuters Iran capable of handling US-led sanctionsTehran Times Voice of America -AFP -The National all 379 news articles »

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Bomb Iran? Where Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand. - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:39:32 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Bomb Iran? Where Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand. Christian Science Monitor The two strongest Republican candidates to emerge from the Iowa caucuses, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, both are open to bombing Iran's nuclear weapons program. By Scott Baldauf, Staff Writer / January 4, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, ... Republican contenders talk tough on IranLos Angeles Times The AC360 Weekly Buzz: Iowa caucus, Edith and Carolyn, Romney, Iran, murder ...CNN (blog) Bomb Iran (Rick Santorum) versus withdraw from the world (Ron Paul)The Hill (blog) Foreign Policy (blog) -DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts -NTDTV all 22,926 news articles »

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US-Iran Tensions: Mideast Showdown Builds As United States Tightens Military ... - Huffington Post Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:12:19 GMT

National Post

US-Iran Tensions: Mideast Showdown Builds As United States Tightens Military ... Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Storm clouds darkening over the Middle East suggest a growing peril for the United States and the possibility of a new war that could embroil the US, Israel, Iran and others in a bloody, costly fight. Behind this week's exchange of ... Iran's nuclear fuel test won't hasten bomb production: expertsNational Post Analysis: Nuclear fuel test won't hasten Iran bomb: expertsReuters Why take on Iran?DAWN.com BusinessWeek all 177 news articles »

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Iran will never give up uranium enrichment activities: spokesman - Xinhua Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:01 GMT

BBC News

Iran will never give up uranium enrichment activities: spokesman Xinhua 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Wednesday that Iran will never give up uranium enrichment activities. "Enrichment activities will never be given up in our country," Mehmanparast told Xinhua. ... Iran's new show of forceCNN (blog) Iran dismisses sanction impact on currencyThe Associated Press Iran Dismisses Sanction Impact on CurrencyABC News Tehran Times -BBC News -Reuters all 1,577 news articles »

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Geithner to discuss Iran in China, Japan visit - Reuters Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:04:25 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Geithner to discuss Iran in China, Japan visit Reuters By Margaret Chadbourn | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to China and Japan next week to discuss US sanctions on Iran and the state of the global economy with top government officials, the Treasury Department said ... Treasury Secretary Geithner Will Discuss Iran on China TripBusinessWeek EU agrees in principle on Iranian oil ban; US official to visit China to ...Al-Arabiya Geithner headed to China and Japan for discussions on global economy and Iran ...Washington Post The Hill (blog) -Voice of America all 105 news articles »

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Iranian president expected to visit Latin America - Los Angeles Times Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:03:44 GMT

Islamic Republic News Agency

Iranian president expected to visit Latin America Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM QUITO, ECUADOR, AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans a four-nation tour of Latin America beginning Sunday in an apparent effort to show he is not a universal pariah despite increasing tension between Tehran ... Iran, Ecuador follow joint humane ideals: PresidentIslamic Republic News Agency Ahmadinejad sets Latin American tour for talks, tradeUPI.com all 10 news articles »

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Iran's Hormuz threat digs into wallets as gas stations - Anderson Independent Mail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:25:24 GMT

MyFox Tampa Bay

Iran's Hormuz threat digs into wallets as gas stations Anderson Independent Mail By Jennifer Crossley Howard ANDERSON — Iran's threat to close a major oil trading port has raised crude and wholesale oil prices, leading to a 5-cent rise at Greenville-area pumps. Greenville gas averaged $3.04 a gallon Wednesday, 21 cents lower than ... Gas prices could go up as tensions in Iran continue to mountNewsChannel 9 WSYR Iran Tensions Push Pump Prices Up 6 Cents as 2012 ArrivesSunshine State News (blog) all 457 news articles »