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Iran's Supreme Leader Tightens Grip After Disqualifying Two Top Presidential ... - TIME Thu, 23 May 2013 16:23:30 GMT

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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. Ayatullah Ali Khamenei was not pleased when a librarian named Mohammed Khatami was swept into the President's office in 1997, leading a wave of ... Iran's Rafsanjani Blasts Clerics, Says ReportABC News FP Passport: A guide to Iran's elite eight presidential candidatesForeign Policy (blog) Iran election: Rafsanjani criticises leaders' 'ignorance'BBC News Forbes -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -MiamiHerald.com all 412 news articles »

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Israel Says Iran Unaffected by World... - ABC News Fri, 24 May 2013 00:11:44 GMT

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Israel Says Iran Unaffected by World... ABC News In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency said this week that Iran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor. Israel and the West believe both programs are geared toward ... Iran seeks to speed up nuclear activity: IAEAReuters Iran Is Seen Advancing Nuclear BidNew York Times IAEA confirms: Iran expanding uranium enrichment programTelegraph.co.uk Daily Caller -Washington Post -Voice of America all 120 news articles »

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Glencore says Iran metals swap deals did not violate sanctions - Reuters Thu, 23 May 2013 16:54:27 GMT

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Glencore says Iran metals swap deals did not violate sanctions Reuters A confidential U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by Reuters on Wednesday said alumina-for-aluminum swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore and Trafigura TRAFG.UL could have been a way to bypass international ... Glencore and Trafigura 'may have supplied Iran's nuclear programme'The Guardian Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - UNReuters Africa Ivan Glasenberg, chief executive officer of Glencore Xstrata, whcih has denied ...Telegraph.co.uk MINING.com all 25 news articles »

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Iran denies its drone violated Bahrain's airspace - Reuters Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:46 GMT

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Iran denies its drone violated Bahrain's airspace Reuters In a report carried by Iran's official IRNA news agency, an unnamed official at the Foreign Ministry denied an Iranian drone had violated the Gulf kingdom's airspace, without giving further details. Instead, the official urged Bahraini rulers to pay ... Report: Iran denies claim its drone entered Bahrain's airspaceFox News Not ours, says Iran of drone found off BahrainAl-Arabiya Bahrain lawmaker wants envoy to Iran recalledgulfnews.com Arab News -Fars News Agency all 47 news articles »

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Iran Dispute Shows Hurdles to Syria Peace Negotiations - Bloomberg Fri, 24 May 2013 00:16:38 GMT

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Iran Dispute Shows Hurdles to Syria Peace Negotiations Bloomberg A dispute over whether to include Iran in proposed negotiations to end the fighting in Syria is complicating the effort by the U.S. and allies to present a unified front against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ... Iran hails anniversary of southern Lebanon's liberation in 2000Press TV New Evidence of Iran Support to Assad, While Congress Moves to Arm RebelsABC News (blog) UK: Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for AssadJerusalem Post Sky News -New York Times all 847 news articles »

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PM: Sanctions have failed in stopping Iran's nuclear quest - Jerusalem Post Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:37 GMT

PM: Sanctions have failed in stopping Iran's nuclear quest Jerusalem Post Economic and diplomatic pressure has failed to stop Iran's nuclear program, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told British Foreign Minister William Hague before meeting with him in Jerusalem on Thursday. “The just released report of the International ... and more »

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Iran Has Hacked US Energy Companies - Gizmodo Fri, 24 May 2013 00:23:31 GMT

Iran Has Hacked US Energy Companies Gizmodo According to the WSJ, Iran has hacked US oil, gas and power companies. The hackers were able to gain access to control-system software "that could allow them to manipulate oil or gas pipelines". Basically, the hackers are far enough inside that people ... Iran Hacks Energy Firms, US SaysWall Street Journal all 2 news articles »

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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West - Yahoo! News Thu, 23 May 2013 06:06:03 GMT

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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Yahoo! News By Fredrik Dahl. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday.

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Embassy Row: Pressure on Iran - Washington Times Fri, 24 May 2013 01:56:47 GMT

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Embassy Row: Pressure on Iran Washington Times The House and Senate this week advanced bills to broaden sanctions against Iran because of its suspected nuclear weapons program and continued abuse of human rights, as the theocratic regime in Tehran took steps to manipulate its June 14 presidential ... A grand retreat from confronting Iran?Jerusalem Post Iran's Nuclear AdvanceCarnegie Endowment for International Peace IAEA Report Says Iran Accelerating Nuclear Program Faster Than AnticipatedInternational Business Times Arab News -Xinhua -Algemeiner all 17 news articles »

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Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant - Reuters Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:10 GMT

Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday.