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'Happy' video dancers, but not director, freed in Iran, group says - CNN Wed, 21 May 2014 22:11:25 GMT

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'Happy' video dancers, but not director, freed in Iran, group says
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(CNN) -- Six people who were arrested in Iran for dancing in a YouTube video to Pharrell Williams' song "Happy" have been freed, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Wednesday, citing a source close to the families. The director of ...
Arrest of young Iranians in 'Happy' video reflects Iran's complicated power ...Washington Post (blog)
'Happiness' Video Prompts Arrests, And A Presidential Tweet, In IranNPR (blog)
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Did Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Free 'Happy' Iranians Arrested For ... - Huffington Post Wed, 21 May 2014 17:28:38 GMT

Did Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Free 'Happy' Iranians Arrested For ...
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Rouhani's tweet brings attention to the disconnect between Iran's presidency and police forces, which are overseen by the judiciary branch controlled by Iran's unelected Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini. New York Times Tehran bureau chief Thomas ...

Saeed Abedini, American pastor imprisoned in Iran, beaten in hospital, family ... - Fox News Wed, 21 May 2014 16:15:34 GMT

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Saeed Abedini, American pastor imprisoned in Iran, beaten in hospital, family ...
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The American citizen being held in Iran for alleged crimes related to his faith and work as a Christian pastor was yanked from a hospital bed, beaten and taken back to one of the Islamic Republic's infamous prisons, his family charges. Pastor Saeed ...
Iran sends American pastor back to prisonWND.com
Christian Pastor In Iran Dragged From Hospital Bed, Beaten And Sent To Prison ...Headlines & Global News
Pastor Saeed Abedini: Beaten and Forcibly Removed From Hospital & Returned ...American Center for Law and Justice

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UN nuclear agency says Iran agrees to address bomb probe issues - Reuters Wed, 21 May 2014 18:34:07 GMT

UN nuclear agency says Iran agrees to address bomb probe issues
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The undertaking, hammered out in secretive talks in Tehran, could advance an investigation that the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency is trying to conduct, and may also help Iran and six world powers to negotiate a broader deal to end a dispute ...

Iran Beat the “Great Satan” at the 1998 World Cup. Now It Has an American Player. - Slate Magazine (blog) Wed, 21 May 2014 12:54:07 GMT

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Iran Beat the “Great Satan” at the 1998 World Cup. Now It Has an American Player.
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Unlike Kim Jong-un's favorite team, Iran has made it to several World Cups in the modern era. “Team Melli” most recently went to the German-hosted 2006 tournament, an occasion marked by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declaring that Israel should ...

Iranian Pharrell fans arrested for Happy tribute video - BBC News Wed, 21 May 2014 11:36:30 GMT

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Iranian Pharrell fans arrested for Happy tribute video
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A group of Iranian fans who created a tribute to Pharrell Williams' hit song Happy have been arrested. The video shows three men and three unveiled women dancing to the song on the streets and rooftops of Tehran. Police chief Hossein Sajedinia said the ...

China calls for new security pact with Russia, Iran - CBS News Wed, 21 May 2014 09:59:43 GMT

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China calls for new security pact with Russia, Iran
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SHANGHAI -- China's president called Tuesday for the creation of a new Asian structure for security cooperation based on a regional group that includes Russia and Iran and excludes the United States. President Xi Jinping spoke at a meeting in Shanghai ...
China calls for security alliance with Iran, RussiaPress TV
China, Russia, and Iran are having a friendly get-together to sort out ...Quartz

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Enrichment capacity seen as key hurdle to Iran deal - Al-Monitor Thu, 22 May 2014 02:05:37 GMT

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Enrichment capacity seen as key hurdle to Iran deal
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Washington, DC__ Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday offered upbeat reassurances about prospects for reaching a nuclear deal, even as negotiators from Iran and six world powers reported no progress from “sticker shock” nuclear talks in ...
KAHLILI: Iran's nuclear deceptionWashington Times
Iran: The Psychology of SanctionsThe National Interest Online

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Iranian Pharrell Williams fans detained over 'obnoxious' video - The Guardian Wed, 21 May 2014 09:08:14 GMT

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Iranian Pharrell Williams fans detained over 'obnoxious' video
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A group of young Iranians who appeared in an Iranian online version of Pharrell Williams's hit song Happy have been arrested, it has emerged. Iran's state-run national TV on Tuesday broadcast a programme showing men and women, apparently Pharrell ...

Iran and IAEA end nuclear talks, no early sign of breakthrough - Reuters Tue, 20 May 2014 21:05:31 GMT

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Iran and IAEA end nuclear talks, no early sign of breakthrough
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Diplomatic sources had said the Vienna-based U.N. agency and Iran were expected to discuss IAEA requests for information about detonators that can, among other things, be used to set off a nuclear explosive device. It could have provided an opportunity ...
Should Iran get a pass on explaining its nuclear past?USA TODAY
Nuclear Talks With Iran Fail to Yield Pact, Officials SayNew York Times
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