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Iran Is Seen Advancing Nuclear Bid - New York Times Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:26 GMT

Bloomberg

Iran Is Seen Advancing Nuclear Bid New York Times International nuclear inspectors reported on Wednesday that Iran had increased its nuclear production while negotiations with the West dragged on this spring, but the new information suggested that Tehran had not gone past the “red line” that Israel's ... Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries WestReuters Iran paves over suspected nuclear-related testing site despite UN protestsWashington Post Iran expands nuclear program, UN agency saysFox News Voice of America -Bloomberg -ABC News all 85 news articles »

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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - UN - Reuters Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:45 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - UN Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential ... UN report finds Iran violates sanctions using front firmsTelegraph.co.uk all 4 news articles »

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Iran's Supreme Leader Tightens Grip After Disqualifying Two Top Presidential ... - TIME Wed, 22 May 2013 22:19:15 GMT

ABC News

Iran's Supreme Leader Tightens Grip After Disqualifying Two Top Presidential ... TIME For the cleric who runs Iran, there's no such thing as a pleasant surprise, especially on election day. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not pleased when a librarian named Mohammad Khatami was swept into the president's office in 1997, leading a wave of ... Iran presidential campaign begins without two big namesWashington Post Iran's Ahmadinejad Looks to Outsider OptionsABC News Iran's rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bansReuters Los Angeles Times -Fox News -Christian Science Monitor all 340 news articles »

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Prayers from Prison: American pastor held in Iran releases letter - Fox News Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:10 GMT

Prayers from Prison: American pastor held in Iran releases letter Fox News The American pastor jailed in Iran for his Christian faith has managed to get a letter out to his global supporters, thanking them for their prayers while confirming the brutality of his conditions. Saeed Abedini, the 33-year-old Idaho resident serving ... and more »

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More centrifuges fitted at Iran's Natanz plant, says UN - BBC News Wed, 22 May 2013 17:04:46 GMT

More centrifuges fitted at Iran's Natanz plant, says UN BBC News Iran has installed hundreds of new centrifuges at its Natanz plant, the UN's atomic agency says in a report. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran had installed almost 700 advanced IR2m centrifuges at the plant, compared with 180 in ...

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Ahmadinejad to appeal Iran poll-ban on ally - Aljazeera.com Wed, 22 May 2013 09:56:50 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Ahmadinejad to appeal Iran poll-ban on ally Aljazeera.com Iran's president is to challenge a decision to disqualify his top aide from a vote to elect his successor, but former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said he has no objections to his own ban. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the ...

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Profiles: Iran election candidates - BBC News Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:05 GMT

BBC News

Profiles: Iran election candidates BBC News Iran's Guardian Council has approved eight candidates - out of a list of more than 600 hopefuls - to stand in the presidential elections in June. Whoever wins the polls will replace incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is constitutionally ...

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Iran's election: a domesticated affair that could make waves far from home - The Guardian Wed, 22 May 2013 14:21:36 GMT

The Guardian

Iran's election: a domesticated affair that could make waves far from home The Guardian Some Iranian analysts and diplomats argue that the political struggle between Khamenei and the current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been so all-consuming that it has paralysed Tehran and rendered it all but incapable of making the choices ...

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Staunch anti-American Saeed Jalili an early favorite in Iran's presidential race - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:03 GMT

Staunch anti-American Saeed Jalili an early favorite in Iran's presidential race Washington Post (blog) “Iran has managed to break the imposing stature of American,” he told the Christian Science Monitor in a lengthy interview. In this and other interviews, Jalili has appeared almost obsessed with the United States, emphasizing the conflict as both a ... When Iran's Saeed Jalili met one-on-one with US diplomat Bill BurnsAl-Monitor all 2 news articles »

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Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad: Britain - Reuters Wed, 22 May 2013 15:19:07 GMT

Press TV

Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad: Britain Reuters "It is very clear that Syrian regime is receiving a great deal of support, increasing support in recent months from outside Syria from Hezbollah and Iran. This is a regime that is increasingly dependent on external support," Hague said in a news ... Iran and Congress rebuke Obama's Syria policyWashington Post (blog) Friends of Syria demands withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran fightersAl-Arabiya Hizbollah And Iran 'Propping Up' Syria, Says HagueSky News Press TV -New York Times all 277 news articles »