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US and Iran could become, well, BFFs...really - CNBC Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:07:02 GMT

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US and Iran could become, well, BFFs...really
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The Iranian economy has been severely hampered by eight years of escalating sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear ambitions. While a deal to ease sanctions would be transformative for Iran's economy, some see an agreement paving the way for an ...

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Evidence in Sony hack attack suggests possible involvement by Iran, China or ... - Fox News Fri, 19 Dec 2014 02:29:02 GMT

Evidence in Sony hack attack suggests possible involvement by Iran, China or ...
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. investigation into the recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment has turned up evidence that does not point to North Korea as the "sole entity" in the case, but rather, raises the possibility that Iran, China or Russia ...

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Iran unveils monument for fallen Jewish-Iranian soldiers - The Times of Israel Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:39:41 GMT

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Iran unveils monument for fallen Jewish-Iranian soldiers
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Iran, a home for Jews for more than 3,000 years, has the Middle East's largest Jewish population outside of Israel, an estimated 20,000. Last month, the Associated Press published a report indicating that while the community was continually criticized ...
Iran unveils a memorial honoring Jewish heroesWashington Post (blog)
Iran unveils monument to Jewish soldiers killed in war with IraqHaaretz
An Iran Nuclear Deal Is Still Possible, and Here's WhyU.S. News & World Report (blog)
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Slate Magazine (blog) -Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Why the sanctions on Iran are not at all like the US embargo on Cuba - Quartz Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:44:34 GMT

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Why the sanctions on Iran are not at all like the US embargo on Cuba
Quartz
Almost as soon as president Obama announced the start of normalization of relations between the US and Cuba, the question was raised: Why not do the same with Iran? The chorus has only grown since then, with the most plaintive appeal coming from two ...
If It's True on Cuba, It's True on IranNational Iranian American Council
Marco Rubio: Obama's Cuba policy emboldened Iran to get nukesThe Week Magazine
Congress OKs Israel aid, tightens PA, Iran oversightJweekly.com
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Iran to Hold Military Drill Near Strategic Strait of Hormuz - NBCNews.com Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:16:33 GMT

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Iran to Hold Military Drill Near Strategic Strait of Hormuz
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Iran will hold a massive military drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf next week, Iranian state TV reported on Thursday. The weeklong exercise will be carried out over 850,000 square miles including the eastern ...
Iran to Hold Military Drill Near Strategic PassageABC News
Iran to hold major naval drills at end of DecemberDaily Mail

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Iran remains in compliance with the interim deal - The Hill (blog) Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:04:10 GMT

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Iran remains in compliance with the interim deal
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Skeptics of diplomacy with Iran to resolve international concerns over its nuclear program seized on a report this month by Foreign Policy highlighting an alleged increase in Iranian procurement efforts related to the IR-40 research reactor, capable of ...
Jailed Journalist Jason Rezaian Gains Attention As Iran Nuclear Talks ResumeHuffington Post
At UN, Iran urged to show more flexibility in nuclear talksReuters
Iran says resumed nuclear talks 'useful'The Times of Israel

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Ex-US marine starts hunger strike in Iran - Aljazeera.com Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:57:51 GMT

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Ex-US marine starts hunger strike in Iran
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Amir Hekmati, a former US marine imprisoned in Iran, has started a hunger strike, his family said, after sending a letter to US President Barack Obama asking not to forget him. Hekmati told his family about the hunger strike on Tuesday after dictating ...
Marine veteran Amir Hekmati, imprisoned in Iran, is launching a hunger strikeWashington Post
Ex-Marine held in Iran to start hunger strikeTBO.com
Flint man held in Iran goes on hunger strikeWKZO

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An American Marine in Irans Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike - Daily Beast Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:48:26 GMT

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An American Marine in Irans Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike
Daily Beast
Amir Hekmati, 31, an American citizen and former United States Marine locked away in a prison in Iran for more than three years, fears that he is in a similar position. In 2011, he was arrested while visiting his grandmother in Iran, charged with ...

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Western-style stores growing in Iran - CNN Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:19:51 GMT

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Western-style stores growing in Iran
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(CNN) -- When Thomas Cristofoletti walked into the Hyperstar supermarket in Shiraz, Iran, he was stopped at the door. He had his camera over his shoulder, and the international-style grocery store was built inside a large mall with a strict policy ...

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UN OKs Measures Targeting North Korea, Iran, Syria - ABC News Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:13:34 GMT

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UN OKs Measures Targeting North Korea, Iran, Syria
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The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved resolutions criticizing the human rights situations of North Korea, Iran and Syria. North Korea has been outraged by the resolution that urges the U.N. Security Council to refer the country's human rights ...
Iran dismisses UN rights resolutionPress TV

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