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Obama's strategy to urge Congress about Syria centers on Iran, Israel - Los Angeles Times Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:54:01 GMT

Obama's strategy to urge Congress about Syria centers on Iran, Israel
Los Angeles Times
Although Congress is deeply divided on the wisdom of Obama's planned cruise missile campaign, members are generally united in not wanting to send a signal to Iran that the United States won't stop it from building a nuclear bomb. And they understand ...
'Obama assures Netanyahu on Iran'Jerusalem Post
With Eye on Iran, Israelis Seek US Action in SyriaABC News
As Syria Celebrates Obama's “Retreat,” Israel Worries of Iran ImplicationsThe Slatest
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Rupee's Plunge Prompts Refiner to Embrace Iran: Corporate India - Bloomberg Tue, 03 Sep 2013 02:38:04 GMT

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Rupee's Plunge Prompts Refiner to Embrace Iran: Corporate India
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India is increasing imports of crude oil from Iran as policy makers risk flouting U.S. trade sanctions in their scramble to halt the slump in the rupee. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), India's biggest buyer of Iranian crude, plans to ...
India Considers Holding Iran Oil Imports SteadyWall Street Journal
India Looks To Iran For Oil, Away From U.S. On SyriaForbes
India's economic mess is so desperate it's considering busting sanctions on IranQuartz
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Drawing a Line on Syria, US Eyes Iran Talks - New York Times Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:43:35 GMT

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Drawing a Line on Syria, US Eyes Iran Talks
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WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration makes a case for punitive airstrikes on the Syrian government, its strongest card in the view of some supporters of a military response may be the need to send a message to another country: Iran. If the United ...
Syria and the 'Greater Iran'The Nation

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Sources: Internal dissent in Iran rising over the growing Syria turmoil - Jerusalem Post Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:46:54 GMT

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Sources: Internal dissent in Iran rising over the growing Syria turmoil
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Events in Syria have reportedly prompted key Iranian figures to express their opposition to Tehran's ongoing involvement in helping Syrian President Bashar Assad remain in power. Sources inside Iran claim that former president and opposition leader ...
Iran denies ex-president said Assad's forces used poison gasReuters
Iran Scrubs Statement By Ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani Blaming Bashar al ...International Business Times
Sarin use unlikely to alter Iran's Syria policyThe Daily Star
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Why Iran's watchdogs hold no fear for Supreme Leader - BBC News Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:35:38 GMT

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Why Iran's watchdogs hold no fear for Supreme Leader
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Iran's Assembly of Experts - ostensibly one of the most powerful institutions in the Islamic Republic - is holding its biannual session in Tehran. The body has the authority to appoint and remove the country's Supreme Leader - a prospect which would ...

Iran's chemical weapon survivors show twin horrors of WMD and sanctions - The Guardian Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:36:55 GMT

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Iran's chemical weapon survivors show twin horrors of WMD and sanctions
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Ahmad, a survivor of chemical warfare during the Iran–Iraq war of 1980-88, has already had more than 50 operations on his eyes. He uses multiple inhalers every day to alleviate the pain from his lungs, 60% of which were burned, and he takes a multitude ...

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Iran frees six Slovaks accused of spying - The Guardian Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:42:43 GMT

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Iran frees six Slovaks accused of spying
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In 2011, Iran freed two US citizens – Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer – who had been sentenced to eight years in jail for spying after being arrested while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border in 2009. They denied being spies.Oman helped secure their release ...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Discusses Syria -- On Facebook - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:25:41 GMT

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Iranian Foreign Minister Discusses Syria -- On Facebook
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The issues Zarif raised reflect Iran's official stance regarding the current crisis, including its condemnation of chemical weapons and opposition to a military intervention against its main regional ally. The United States is contemplating a limited ...

Iraq Promises Probe Into Iranian Exile Killings - ABC News Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:58:34 GMT

Iraq Promises Probe Into Iranian Exile Killings
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Iraq's prime minister ordered an investigation Monday into the slaying of half of the roughly 100 remaining residents at an Iranian dissident camp north of Baghdad, where a U.N. team got its first look at the aftermath of the large-scale bloodshed. The ...

Tour Iran? Operators Hope So - New York Times Sat, 31 Aug 2013 17:03:41 GMT

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Tour Iran? Operators Hope So
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By EMILY BRENNAN. Published: August 29, 2013. At the top of the agenda of Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, is fixing the country's crumbling economy, and promoting international tourism is part of his solution.

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