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Iran boosting enrichment efforts, international inspectors say - CNN International Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:43:18 GMT

Islamic Republic News Agency

Iran boosting enrichment efforts, international inspectors say
CNN International
(CNN) -- Iran has stepped up efforts to produce enriched uranium in violation of international resolutions to stop, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday in a report posted online by a nonproliferation group. In the report, published by ...
US Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a BombNew York Times
Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: UN agencyReuters
Soltanieh: New agency report proves again Iran's peaceful nuclear activityIslamic Republic News Agency
Washington Post -BBC News
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Brent jumps to 10-month high on Iran tensions - Reuters Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:43:49 GMT

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Brent jumps to 10-month high on Iran tensions
Reuters
News that Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment efforts, in a report from the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency, pushed both Brent and US crude to their highest intraday peaks since May.
Iran crisis pushes oil prices to nine-month peaksThe Daily Star
Tensions over Iran push oil prices up near 2011 highs; gasoline hits $3.65 a ...Washington Post
Oil Rises in Longest Rally in Two Years on Iran Supply ConcernBusinessWeek
Wall Street Journal -Forbes -Bloomberg
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US Bulks Up Iran Defenses - Wall Street Journal Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:34:16 GMT

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US Bulks Up Iran Defenses
Wall Street Journal
By ADAM ENTOUS and JULIAN E. BARNES The Pentagon is beefing up US sea- and land-based defenses in the Persian Gulf to counter any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz. The US military has notified Congress of plans to preposition new ...
UAE, Qatar, Oman to buy $2b electricity from IranTehran Times
Iran to export USD2bn in electricity to Persian Gulf statesPress TV
U.S. Beefs Up Hormuz SecurityDaily Beast
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US, Saudi maneuver to contain Iran oil market threat - Reuters Africa Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:33:59 GMT

Daily Mail

US, Saudi maneuver to contain Iran oil market threat
Reuters Africa
Brent crude surged to over $125 a barrel after the United Nation's nuclear watchdog issued a report flagging the potential military nature of Iran's nuclear program, following an aborted UN inspection mission to Iran this week.
US offers to help India arrange oil suppliersgulfnews.com
More crude sought from Saudi ArabiaThe Hindu

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Extradited UK suspect in Iran missile plot arrives in United States to face ... - Washington Post Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:13:10 GMT

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Extradited UK suspect in Iran missile plot arrives in United States to face ...
Washington Post
EL PASO, Texas — A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran arrived in the US late Friday to face charges after failing to overturn an extradition order. Christopher Tappin faces charges in El Paso, Texas, ...
UK suspect in Iran missile plot extradited to USSan Francisco Chronicle

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SWIFT said ready to expel Iran central bank from nework - Reuters Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:08:09 GMT

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SWIFT said ready to expel Iran central bank from nework
Reuters
By Rachelle Younglai | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest electronic banking system is ready to block Iran's central bank from using its network to transfer funds, a US congressional aide said on Friday after a briefing from the Belgium-based ...
Swift May Expel Iran's Central Bank, Hindering Oil PaymentsBusinessWeek
EU prepares to evict Iran's banks from banking hubSalt Lake Tribune
SWIFT to Keep Iran Out of its Financial ClearinghouseStopFundamentalism.com

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Iran warships enter Mediterranean - SamayLive Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:34:30 GMT

SamayLive

Iran warships enter Mediterranean
SamayLive
BY Arti Bali:Two Iranian warships on Saturday entered the Mediterranean Sea after crossing the Suez Canal ,a move that will escalate tensions between Iran and Israel . Navy commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari said this move is to show Tehran's "might" ...

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Putin Says Iran Nuclear-Weapons Ability Would Risk Stability - BusinessWeek Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:29:42 GMT

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Putin Says Iran Nuclear-Weapons Ability Would Risk Stability
BusinessWeek
24 (Bloomberg) -- Russia opposes Iran developing nuclear-weapons capability because it would endanger global stability, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. Russia is against expanding “the nuclear club” and “is taking into account” objections by Arab ...
PM Putin slams West over IranSky News Australia
Putin: Nuclear Iran Would Risk Global StabilityBloomberg
IAEA says Iran expands nuke work; Russia says West seeks 'regime change' in TehranAl-Arabiya
Forbes -AFP
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Election fever sweeps Iran as parliamentary vote draws nigh - Tehran Times Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:48:48 GMT

FRANCE 24

Election fever sweeps Iran as parliamentary vote draws nigh
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Campaigning for Iran's parliamentary election officially started at 8:00 am on February 23 and closes at 8:00 am on March 1. Iran's streets are full of life as supporters of the various hopefuls are jubilantly campaigning in the streets for ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad, reviled abroad, fades at homeReuters
Vote to test unity of Iran's conservativesAljazeera.com
Divided, Iranian conservatives still dominate in run-up to electionsFRANCE 24

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Bipartisan Policy Center Analysis: New International Atomic Energy Agency ... - MarketWatch (press release) Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:15:18 GMT

Bipartisan Policy Center Analysis: New International Atomic Energy Agency ...
MarketWatch (press release)
24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Recently Released BPC Report Recommended a Triple-Track Strategy Toward Iran that Pursues Diplomacy, Sanctions and Credible Preparations for Military Action Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) National ...

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