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Sony hack gives cover to Iran: Column - USA TODAY Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:29:10 GMT

Sony hack gives cover to Iran: Column
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In the wake of the hacking of Sony, all eyes are now on North Korea's disruptive online capabilities. But the cyberwarfare potential of another rogue state — Iran — is also growing, and it could soon constitute a major threat to the United States and ...

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Obama Doesn't Rule Out US Embassy In Iran - Huffington Post Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:37:52 GMT

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Obama Doesn't Rule Out US Embassy In Iran
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Washington and its partners are hoping to clinch a deal with Iran by July that would set long-term limits on Iran's enrichment of uranium and other activity that could produce material for use in nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is solely for ...
Obama: Iran has 'chance to get right with the world' - NPRReuters
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Obama: Maybe we'll normalize relations with Iran nextHot Air
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The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan - Daily Beast Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:09:44 GMT

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The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan
Daily Beast
Already involved in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria and neighboring Iraq, Iran is now increasingly worried about the threat from Sunni militants on its eastern border with Pakistan, who get backing, it claims, from the United States and ...
'Retaliatory action': Iran fires 42 mortar shells into BalochistanThe Express Tribune
Iran fires rockets into Pakistan's BalochistanZee News
Cross border shelling from Iran injures 7 PakistanisThe News International
Today's Zaman (press release) (blog) -Free press journal
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Iran Holds Funeral for General Killed in Iraq - ABC News Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:28:32 GMT

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Iran Holds Funeral for General Killed in Iraq
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Iran held a funeral on Monday for a senior Revolutionary Guard commander who was killed during a battle against the Islamic State group in Iraq. State TV said the funeral for Brig. Gen. Hamid Taqavi was held in a Guard compound in Tehran. He will be ...
Iran holds funeral for senior commander killed in IraqAl-Arabiya
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ISIS Has Killed An Iranian General In IraqBusiness Insider
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Iran's supreme leader vilifies US police on Twitter, says #BlackLivesMatter - CNN Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:50:03 GMT

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Iran's supreme leader vilifies US police on Twitter, says #BlackLivesMatter
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Abu Dhabi (CNN) -- In a series of blunt tweets over the holiday weekend, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered America's debate on race and police violence -- comparing unrest in states like New York and Missouri to conflicts in the ...
Iran's Ayatollah blasts 'racist' US police9news.com.au
Iran's supreme leader tweets support for 'oppressed' AmericansLos Angeles Times
Iran supreme leader uses Twitter to blast US and says #BlackLivesMatterThe Guardian
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Iran's Christians celebrate Christmas - Al-Monitor Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:58:06 GMT

Iran's Christians celebrate Christmas
Al-Monitor
Shermin, an Iranian Christian, told Al-Monitor, “Like other Christians in the world, we celebrate Christmas at home along with our family and friends, exchange gifts and party.” She added, “There are a lot of good things to eat at this joyful time of ...

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Tweets Linked to Iran's Supreme Leader Support Ferguson 'Oppressed' - NBCNews.com Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:50:56 GMT

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Tweets Linked to Iran's Supreme Leader Support Ferguson 'Oppressed'
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Iran's supreme leader is once again weighing in on America's racial debate by using the hashtags #Ferguson and #BlackLivesMatter in a series of sharp-tongued tweets. Since Christmas Eve, an English-language Twitter account associated with Ayatollah Ali ...

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Iran VP confident oil prices will average $80 - Al-Monitor Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:21:23 GMT

Iran VP confident oil prices will average $80
Al-Monitor
The precipitous drop in oil prices from a mid-summer high of $115 to $60 a barrel today has provoked strong reactions in Iran. After warning of a “plot” to lower oil prices earlier this year, officials in the President Hassan Rouhani administration ...

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Iran backs away from censoring whole websites - Engadget Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:08:23 GMT

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Iran backs away from censoring whole websites
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Iran's current approach to internet censorship typically isn't subtle -- either you get unfettered access, or (more often) you don't see a site at all. However, the country's government is about to take a more measured approach to blocking online ...
Iran expands 'smart' Internet censorshipReuters
Tailored censorship? Iran unveils 'smart' web filtersRT

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Iran Hangs Seven on Christmas - Washington Free Beacon Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:44:52 GMT

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Iran Hangs Seven on Christmas
Washington Free Beacon
The latest round of state-sanctioned killings—which have hit an all time high in the past year—came just days after President Barack Obama praised Iran in an interview at the White House and said that it could be a “successful” member of the ...