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US sanctions Iranian broadcasters, locks up oil revenues - Reuters Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:37:03 GMT

Voice of America

US sanctions Iranian broadcasters, locks up oil revenues
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it had sanctioned Iran's main agency in charge of broadcasting for helping the government censor Western reports, part of a broader effort by Washington to pressure Tehran's nuclear program.
US imposes new sanctions on IranLos Angeles Times
United States Announces New Iran SanctionsNew York Times
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Voice of America -BBC News -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt - Reuters Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:41:48 GMT

New York Daily News

Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt
Reuters
The effort drew a cool response, however. Shi'ite Islamist Iran is still looked on with suspicion by many in Egypt, a predominantly Sunni Muslim nation. Points of contention include Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its policies ...
After Day in Jail, Figure in Iran Power Battle Is FreedWall Street Journal
Ahmadinejad claims Iran is already a nuclear stateNew York Daily News
Ahmadinejad says Iran can create nuclear weapons, but not to attack IsraelFox News
CBS News -The Age -Los Angeles Times
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Iran's foreign minister thinks Syrian govt ready to talk to opposition: MENA - Reuters Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:09:44 GMT

RT

Iran's foreign minister thinks Syrian govt ready to talk to opposition: MENA
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - The foreign minister of Iran said on Wednesday he thought the Syrian government was ready to negotiate with the opposition and that the two sides would have to sit together for talks, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.
Egypt: End Syrian Crisis Before Warm Iran TiesNPR
Syrian leadership ready to talk to opposition, Iran's FM saysRT
Egypt Says Relations With Iran Depend on Progress on SyriaBloomberg
Ynetnews -People's Daily Online
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EU court rules for second time against Iran bank sanctions - Reuters Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:39:22 GMT

EU court rules for second time against Iran bank sanctions
Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union court has ruled that the EU should lift sanctions it imposed on one of Iran's largest banks, the second such judgment that could complicate Western efforts to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic. The ruling ...


Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume This Month - New York Times Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:44:11 GMT

Business Recorder

Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume This Month
New York Times
WASHINGTON β€” Breaking a deadlock over the location and timing of new talks on its disputed nuclear program, Iran has agreed to resume its stuttering dialogue with world powers later this month in Kazakhstan, Iranian and Western officials said on ...
Iran agrees to nuclear talks with six world powersLos Angeles Times
Time is running out with Iran 06.02.2013Deutsche Welle
Iran agrees to new nuclear talks with US, other world powersWashington Post
Kansas City Star -Reuters -Tehran Times
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American Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran fears supporters have abandoned ... - Fox News Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:53:35 GMT

American Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran fears supporters have abandoned ...
Fox News
β€œIt is no surprise that the Iranian prison guards are engaging in this kind of psychological abuse. We know that Pastor Saeed is undergoing physical beatings and torture. And we know there is growing concern about his health,” Jordan Sekulow, executive ...
Despite Iran's Lies, American Pastor Saeed Not ForgottenAmerican Center for Law and Justice (blog)

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Don't Let Iran Stall for Time - New York Times Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:21:23 GMT

Don't Let Iran Stall for Time
New York Times
FEW of President Obama's original foreign policy goals have eluded him so much as engagement with Iran. Over the weekend, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced during a speech in Munich that the United States was ready for direct talks with Iran ...


Iran Claims Photo Mixup in Monkey Launch - Discovery News Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:06:11 GMT

Iran Claims Photo Mixup in Monkey Launch
Discovery News
Iran is sticking by its claims of launching a monkey into space and recovering it alive β€” despite broadcasting images of two different monkeys before and after launch last week. Doubts about the monkey's survival surfaced after journalists noticed pre ...

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Even Iran diplomat confirms nuke plant blast - WND.com Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:22:22 GMT

WND.com

Even Iran diplomat confirms nuke plant blast
WND.com
A European intelligence agency, an Iranian diplomat and a Latin American intelligence source have joined the growing list of those who have confirmed to WND the deadly explosions at Iran's Fordow nuclear site. Media and unofficial speculation points to ...


Iran: Top Official Should Face Justice for Rights Abuses - Human Rights Watch Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:41:22 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Iran: Top Official Should Face Justice for Rights Abuses
Human Rights Watch
Mortazavi, now head of Iran's Social Security Organization, is accused of involvement in the deaths, torture, and arbitrary detention of dozens of protesters following the disputed presidential poll in 2009 and other rights abuses perpetrated over more ...