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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions - Los Angeles Times Wed, 08 May 2013 23:46:31 GMT

Economic Times

Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving the ... Senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reservesReuters Senate Bill Would Halt Iran's Access to an Estimated $100 Billion in CashNew York Times Senate group pushes new round of Iran sanctionsMiamiHerald.com eNews Park Forest all 46 news articles »

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For their Sunday best, black women turn to Jewish clothier from Iran - Los Angeles Times Wed, 08 May 2013 23:55:44 GMT

For their Sunday best, black women turn to Jewish clothier from Iran Los Angeles Times I learned that he was an Iranian Jew sent by his family to New York in the late 1970s to study. After the 1979 Islamic revolution made life problematic for Jews in Iran, Tabarai got his parents out. Eventually they resettled in California. But through ...

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Prospect of Iran's Election Stirs Little Hope This Time Around - New York Times Wed, 08 May 2013 21:30:56 GMT

New York Times

Prospect of Iran's Election Stirs Little Hope This Time Around New York Times Iran's 2009 presidential election was an exuberant and exciting spectacle that aroused a powerful surge of optimism in the populace but that ended with the trauma of a violent crackdown. This year's vote, taking place under starkly different ...

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Iran Hostages See Renewed Focus on Their 17-Year Bid for Compensation - New York Times Thu, 09 May 2013 01:29:04 GMT

Iran Hostages See Renewed Focus on Their 17-Year Bid for Compensation New York Times WASHINGTON — When the hostages came home from Iran 32 years ago, after 444 days in captivity, they were heroes, and their release was unalloyed good news, a national triumph, observed with ticker-tape parades, speeches, awards and miles of yellow ...

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Group: Iran jails, intimidates journalists as election looms - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 08 May 2013 16:44:30 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Group: Iran jails, intimidates journalists as election looms NBCNews.com (blog) By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News. Iran has launched a campaign to intimidate and imprison journalists ahead of the June 14 presidential election, according to a new report from a New York-based advocacy group. The wave of arrests began on Jan. Iran Cracks Down Ahead of ElectionWall Street Journal- India Regime wants to isolate Iran, hold elections behind closed doorsPayvand all 9 news articles »

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Sanctions help to stoke Iran property boom but bubble feared - Reuters Wed, 08 May 2013 18:33:31 GMT

Sanctions help to stoke Iran property boom but bubble feared Reuters Iran has an unusual rental system, called rahn, in which a tenant "lends" the landlord a sizeable sum, sometimes with a modest monthly rent. The landlord uses the money as an interest-free loan - a valuable commodity when annual interest rates are ...

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Group: Iran jails, intimates journalists as election looms - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 08 May 2013 16:33:53 GMT

Group: Iran jails, intimates journalists as election looms NBCNews.com (blog) By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News. Iran has launched a campaign to intimidate and imprison journalists ahead of the June 14 presidential election, according to a new report from a New York-based advocacy group. The wave of arrests began on Jan.

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UPDATE 2-US senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reserves - Reuters Wed, 08 May 2013 20:16:52 GMT

UPDATE 2-US senators seek to block Iran from billion-dollar reserves Reuters WASHINGTON May 8 (Reuters) - Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest congressional effort to slow development of the ...

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American detained in Iran says he's 'staying strong' in first letters to family - Fox News Wed, 08 May 2013 06:32:48 GMT

KPBS

American detained in Iran says he's 'staying strong' in first letters to family Fox News DETROIT – An ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years says in the first letters written to family in Michigan that he is praying for his ailing father and that his grieving mother should not come visit him. Amir Hekmati's sister Sarah ... Timeline: The life and captivity of Flint's Amir Hekmati, jailed in IranMLive.com Ex-Camp Pendleton Marine Jailed In Iran Sends Letters HomeKPBS all 21 news articles »

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The west and its allies cynically bleed Syria to weaken Iran - The Guardian Tue, 07 May 2013 19:39:14 GMT

The Guardian

The west and its allies cynically bleed Syria to weaken Iran The Guardian But it's only necessary to consider what the western reaction would have been if Syria, let alone Iran, had launched such an attack on Israel – or one of the Arab regimes currently arming the Syrian rebels – to realise how little these positions have ... Iran threatens Israel: Golan will be 'Fatahland'Washington Times Iran says will turn Golan into 'Fatahland'Ynetnews Israeli airstrikes target Iran, not SyriaAl-Arabiya Christian Science Monitor -Ya Libnan -Al-Monitor all 2,388 news articles »