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America's real Middle East priority: Iran - Jerusalem Post Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:13:13 GMT

Washington Post

America's real Middle East priority: Iran
Jerusalem Post
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the world's nuclear watchdog, reported that "Iran plans to test about 1,000 advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges it has completed installing." As Iran's enrichment capabilities increase, its breakout time ...
Iranian officials take to Twitter to wish Jews a happy new year and welcome ...Washington Post
Iran's leaders offer well-wishes to Jewish community on Rosh HashanahAl Jazeera America
Iran goes on a diplomatic Twitter campaignHaaretz (blog)
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Iran Ruling In Europe Draws Anger From US - New York Times Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:53:34 GMT

Iran Ruling In Europe Draws Anger From US
New York Times
BRUSSELS — In a setback for the United States' attempts to isolate Iran, a European Union court threw out sanctions Friday on seven Iranian companies, including four banks, rejecting arguments that they were acting as front companies to bypass the ...


Report: Iran message orders Iraqi militias to retaliate if US strikes Syria - CBS News Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:06:58 GMT

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Report: Iran message orders Iraqi militias to retaliate if US strikes Syria
CBS News
The intercepted message reportedly came from the head of Iran's Qods Force, a paramilitary arm of the country's Revolutionary Guards. The order directs militias to prepare to respond with force should the U.S. attack the Bashar Assad regime, Iran's ally.
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Inside Canada's top-secret diplomatic exit from Iran - CBC.ca Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:39:04 GMT

Inside Canada's top-secret diplomatic exit from Iran
CBC.ca
Charles Court was the last man out. As chargé d'affaires, he was Canada's senior diplomat in Iran, so it fell to him to turn out the lights. Court surreptitiously took down the flag and slipped out onto the streets of Tehran. That was one year ago ...

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Meet the Man Confronting Iran's "Chain Murders" - Mother Jones Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:55:46 GMT

Mother Jones

Meet the Man Confronting Iran's "Chain Murders"
Mother Jones
Among artists who defy totalitarian regimes, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is both magnificently and horrifically situated to convey how art can be used to confront oppression. Since serving a one-year prison sentence in 2010 for attempting to ...


Iran Plans Attack If US Strikes Syria, Intercepted Order Says - Huffington Post Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:12:25 GMT

Iran Plans Attack If US Strikes Syria, Intercepted Order Says
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The United States has intercepted an order from an Iranian official instructing militants in Iraq to attack U.S. interests in Baghdad in the event the Obama administration launches a military strike in Syria, the Wall ...

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Iran Releases Detained Indian Tanker - Wall Street Journal Sat, 07 Sep 2013 11:53:07 GMT

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Iran Releases Detained Indian Tanker
Wall Street Journal
LONDON — Iran has released an Indian oil tanker that was detained by Iranian naval authorities more than three weeks ago, senior government officials said Saturday. "The vessel was released 0010 today (Saturday) local time. She is sailing," said an ...
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Iran: Rafsanjani signals wavering in long-standing support for Syria - The Guardian (blog) Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:16:04 GMT

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Iran: Rafsanjani signals wavering in long-standing support for Syria
The Guardian (blog)
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 79, has been written off more than most. But the former president and head of the expediency council remains an astute operator, and my guess is that he has chosen his ground carefully in calling for a reappraisal of Iran's ...
Iran ex-president denies Syria commentsNews24
Deputy UN chief praises Iran's humanitarian aid to SyriaPress TV
Speaker: Iran Nixes Western Classification of Right to N. EnergyTasnim News Agency

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Obama's Syria War Is Really About Iran and Israel - The Nation. (blog) Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:57:54 GMT

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Obama's Syria War Is Really About Iran and Israel
The Nation. (blog)
President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak). The dirty little not-so-secret behind President Obama's much-lobbied-for, illegal and strategically incompetent war against Syria is that it's ...
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Iran may be planning to retaliate if US strikes Syria, official says - CNN (blog) Sat, 07 Sep 2013 12:34:48 GMT

Iran may be planning to retaliate if US strikes Syria, official says
CNN (blog)
The United States has obtained intelligence indicating that Iran "may be planning" a retaliatory strike against the American Embassy in Baghdad if the United States launches a military strike against Syria, a senior U.S. official told CNN. He said that ...