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Hezbollah in the fight in Syria to win, backed by Iran - USA TODAY Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:25:13 GMT

Hezbollah in the fight in Syria to win, backed by Iran USA TODAY BEIRUT — At the very end of a small street in the Shiite suburbs of Beirut, Abou Ali, a Hezbollah fighter, talks of why he is fighting fellow Muslims in Syria. The Syrians who have rebelled against President Bashar Assad are "Takfiris," he said, Sunni ... Obama Outmaneuvered By Putin, Iran As Syria's Assad Hangs OnInvestor's Business Daily US urges Hezbollah, Iran withdrawing fighters from SyriaXinhua Kerry says Syria seeks help from Iran, HezbollahCNN Examiner.com -Al-Monitor -RTT News all 1,276 news articles »

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Iran Leader's Election Bid: Taming the Presidency - ABC News Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:53:47 GMT

ABC News

Iran Leader's Election Bid: Taming the Presidency ABC News At the height of Iran's internal political clashes in late 2011, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei became so exasperated that he warned the Islamic Republic could someday drop the office of an elected president. The threat was quickly dismissed as ...

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Iran's supreme leader backs no candidate, but throws clout behind 'small ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:18:48 GMT

Iran's supreme leader backs no candidate, but throws clout behind 'small ... Minneapolis Star Tribune TEHRAN, Iran — At the height of Iran's internal political clashes in late 2011, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei became so exasperated that he warned the Islamic Republic could someday drop the office of an elected president. The threat was ... Trying too Hard with IranCouncil on Foreign Relations all 19 news articles »

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Small-town Iran: Voters' worries ahead of election - BBC News Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:03:06 GMT

BBC News

Small-town Iran: Voters' worries ahead of election BBC News "I don't know who I will vote for but I cannot sit idly by," says Arastoo, a 37-year-old shopkeeper in the ancient bazaar in Kashan, some 225km (140 miles) south of Iran's capital, Tehran. Ahead of the presidential election on 14 June, people here are ...

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Arabs press Iran on atomic reactor safety - Reuters Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:09:50 GMT

Arabs press Iran on atomic reactor safety Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) - Arab Gulf states sought reassurances from Iran at a U.N. nuclear agency meeting this week over the safety of its only atomic energy plant, which is located in an earthquake-prone coastal area, diplomats said on Thursday. The Bushehr ...

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Iran on our back porch: Column - USA TODAY Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:04:54 GMT

Wall Street Journal- India

Iran on our back porch: Column USA TODAY The 502-page report pins the blame for the attack -- which killed 85 and wounded hundreds more in what experts call Latin America's 9/11 -- squarely on the Islamic Republic of Iran. In doing so, it provides a timely reminder that Iran's radical regime ... Iran, Hezbollah mine Latin America for revenue, recruits, analysts sayCNN Uncovering Iran's Latin NetworksWall Street Journal- India Iran Scoffs at Argentina's Terror ChargesArutz Sheva The Inquisitr -The Jewish Voice all 17 news articles »

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Useless Rial Is US Goal in New Iran Sanctions, Treasury Says - Bloomberg Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:00:11 GMT

The Weekly Standard

Useless Rial Is US Goal in New Iran Sanctions, Treasury Says Bloomberg The U.S. wants to make Iran's currency useless in global commerce through an executive order that gives financial institutions a July 1 deadline to stop dealing in rials or face sanctions, Treasury official David Cohen said. President Barack Obama ... Lawmakers in new drive to slash Iran's oil sales to a trickleReuters Lessons from Syria for IranThe Weekly Standard US firms, not Iran, suffering as result of oil bans: Iranian MPPress TV Chicago Tribune (blog) -New York Post all 92 news articles »

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A Spiritual Center of Power Is a Required Stop on Iran's Campaign Trail - New York Times Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:49:52 GMT

New York Times

A Spiritual Center of Power Is a Required Stop on Iran's Campaign Trail New York Times 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 ...

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Iran presidential candidates debate freedoms - Yahoo! News Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:02:07 GMT

Iran presidential candidates debate freedoms Yahoo! News Associated Press/Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Mehdi Dehghan - In this photo released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, presidential candidates from right, Mohammad …more Gharazi, Mohammad Reza ...

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Learning from Iran's elections - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:38:52 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Learning from Iran's elections Foreign Policy (blog) The field of candidates may be limited, but the outside world can still learn a lot from Iran's 2013 presidential poll. The election will provide three pivotal metrics about the Islamic republic now that the Ahmadinejad era is ending. First, the (real ... Iran election candidates unite against quiz format of TV debateThe Guardian Iran's presidential election You never knowThe Economist Iran needs soft power: Presidential candidate RohaniPress TV The Hindu -The Interpreter -ABC News all 73 news articles »