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Embracing the Stone Age: Iran retains medieval penalty for adultery - Fox News Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:05:30 GMT

Embracing the Stone Age: Iran retains medieval penalty for adultery Fox News Iran just doesn't want to leave the Stone Age. The Islamic Republic's Sharia law-controlled judiciary dismissed the concerns of critics of its barbaric penal system and voted to retain stoning as the penalty for sex outside of marriage. The move was ... Posted 21 hours agoIranian all 2 news articles »

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A Spiritual Center of Power Is a Required Stop on Iran's Campaign Trail - New York Times (blog) Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:57:28 GMT

New York Times (blog)

A Spiritual Center of Power Is a Required Stop on Iran's Campaign Trail New York Times (blog) QUM, Iran — Qum, home to some of Iran's most influential clerics, is not just Iran's holiest city, but one of its most powerful, a Shiite Vatican in the desert that can make or break any Iranian political career. So it is not surprising that it has ... Iran's Khamenei accuses critics of trying to undermine presidential electionWashington Post Iran dissident's funeral turns into anti-government protestBBC News In Irans Elections, Expect an Ayatollah-Approved Candidate to WinDaily Beast Jerusalem Post -CBS News all 96 news articles »

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US Calls Iran's Nuclear Reactor Plans 'Deeply Troubling' - Voice of America Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:24:19 GMT

Voice of America

US Calls Iran's Nuclear Reactor Plans 'Deeply Troubling' Voice of America Iran hit back, saying the IAEA had had continuous access to Arak and that the United States, which accuses Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons capability, could not be trusted after going to war in Iraq over reports of weapons of mass destruction that ... US renews Iran sanctions waivers for China, India, othersYahoo! News US Exempts China, India From Iran Oil SanctionsWall Street Journal- India US renews Iran sanctions waivers for India and ChinaTimes of India Xinhua -The Daily Star all 43 news articles »

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US says Iran's nuclear reactor plans 'deeply troubling' - Reuters Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:12:56 GMT

US says Iran's nuclear reactor plans 'deeply troubling' Reuters "We are deeply troubled that Iran claims that the IR-40 heavy water reactor at Arak could be commissioned as soon as early 2014, but still refuses to provide the requisite design information," Joseph Macmanus, the U.S. ambassador to the IAEA, told the ...

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The West accuses Iran of nuclear deception - Aljazeera.com Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:21:48 GMT

Aljazeera.com

The West accuses Iran of nuclear deception Aljazeera.com The US has accused Iran of stonewalling calls for scrutiny of its nuclear programmes and says it is "deeply troubled" by Tehran's plans to start a reactor in 2014 that could yield bomb material. A European Union statement described Iran's ... US, EU accuse Iran of nuclear defiance, worried about Tehran's plutonium ...Washington Post Canada accuses Iran of 'sanitizing' military base to hide evidence from ...National Post Sanctions push Iran's oil exports to record lowJerusalem Post Politico all 326 news articles »

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Iran Presidential Candidates Debate... - ABC News Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:42:59 GMT

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Iran Presidential Candidates Debate... ABC News The eight candidates running in Iran's June 14 election for president took radically different stands on personal freedoms, women's rights and censorship in the country's second round of televised debates Wednesday. Moderates vowed to loosen ... Iran election candidates unite against TV quiz format of first debateThe Guardian Iran presidential candidates debate freedomsFox News Iran curbs on media slammed in poll debategulfnews.com Press TV all 56 news articles »

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Silenced in Iran - Daily Beast Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:47:47 GMT

Daily Beast

Silenced in Iran Daily Beast Iran's Bahais number more than 300,000 and make up the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran, according to Bahai administrators. Since the faith was founded by a man named Baha Allah in 19th-century Persia, Bahais have often been persecuted.

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Iran presidential candidates' debate - live coverage - The Guardian (blog) Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:30:53 GMT

Iran presidential candidates' debate - live coverage The Guardian (blog) Aref is the first candidate to address the issue of drug addiction in Iran, saying he is not allowed to give figures for "security" reasons but feels it is a widespread problem in Iranian society. Aref also criticises state repression at universities ...

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US Bans 37 Firms in Dispute With Iran - New York Times Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:40:27 GMT

US Bans 37 Firms in Dispute With Iran New York Times The United States on Tuesday blacklisted what it described as a global network of front companies controlled by Iran's top leaders, accusing them of hiding assets and generating billions of dollars' worth of revenue to help Tehran evade sanctions over ...

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West accuses Iran of nuclear defiance, deception - Yahoo! News Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:07:22 GMT

West accuses Iran of nuclear defiance, deception Yahoo! News Associated Press/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour, File - FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010, file photo, a worker rides a bike in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside …more the southern city of Bushehr, Iran ...