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Javad Zarif on Iran's Nuclear Negotiations - New Yorker (blog) Thu, 22 May 2014 22:07:08 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Javad Zarif on Iran's Nuclear Negotiations New Yorker (blog) I first met Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, in the nineteen-eighties, when he was a junior member of the Iranian delegation at the United Nations. This week's issue of The New Yorker includes a Profile based on twenty-five years of ... In Iran, happy gets you arrestedCNN Diplomats: UN to Say Iran Is Honoring Nuke PactABC News Arrest of young Iranians in 'Happy' video reflects Iran's complicated power ...Washington Post (blog) New York Times -Daily Beast all 1,255 news articles »

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'Happy' video dancers, but not director, freed in Iran, group says - CNN Thu, 22 May 2014 13:51:25 GMT

'Happy' video dancers, but not director, freed in Iran, group says CNN (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 ...

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#BBCtrending: Why are men wearing the hijab in Iran? - BBC News Fri, 23 May 2014 01:02:22 GMT

BBC News

#BBCtrending: Why are men wearing the hijab in Iran? BBC News In Iran, it's against the law for women to leave their hair uncovered in many places. Last week, we reported on a Facebook page where Iranian women are defying those restrictions and posting images of their uncovered hair online. The same day as our ... and more »

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Russia plans to build up to eight new nuclear reactors in Iran - Reuters UK Thu, 22 May 2014 13:48:22 GMT

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Russia plans to build up to eight new nuclear reactors in Iran Reuters UK MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant as part of a broader deal for up to eight reactors in the Islamic state, a source close to the negotiations told ... Russia Plans To Build Up To 8 Nuclear Reactors In IranBusiness Insider Russia Could Build 8 More Nuclear Plants in IranArutz Sheva all 34 news articles »

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Guilty by association: Israel, Iran and North Korea - Al-Arabiya Thu, 22 May 2014 20:04:05 GMT

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Guilty by association: Israel, Iran and North Korea Al-Arabiya However, Prime Minster Netanyahu's remarks about nuclear ties between Iran and North Korea during his visit to Tokyo last week were well-choreographed and well-timed. It was an attempt to link Iranian nuclear program with the much feared North Korean ... Iran: Any aggression will be met with 'crushing and lethal response'Jerusalem Post Israel dreads Iran military response: OfficialPress TV Iran: The Psychology of SanctionsThe National Interest Online The American Conservative -Washington Post (blog) -Huffington Post all 57 news articles »

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Iranian Pharrell fans arrested for Happy tribute video - BBC News Thu, 22 May 2014 08:00:57 GMT

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Iranian Pharrell fans arrested for Happy tribute video BBC News 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 ...

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Did Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Free 'Happy' Iranians Arrested For ... - Huffington Post Wed, 21 May 2014 17:23:25 GMT

Did Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Free 'Happy' Iranians Arrested For ... Huffington Post ... Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini. New York Times Tehran bureau chief Thomas Erdbrink commented on Twitter, "According to Iran's constitution judiciary is separate power, often at odds with government polices, 'Happy' arrests again illustrate ...

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Iran arrests 6 young people for video of them dancing to Pharrell Williams ... - CBS News Wed, 21 May 2014 13:09:33 GMT

Iran arrests 6 young people for video of them dancing to Pharrell Williams ... CBS News ... to Pharrell Williams' "Happy". Shares. Tweets; Stumble. Email; More +. TEHRAN, Iran -- Police in Iran have arrested six young people and shown them on state television for posting a video online of them dancing to Pharrell Williams' hit song "Happy.".

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Iran president says nuclear talks at tough juncture, deal possible - Reuters Thu, 22 May 2014 10:54:46 GMT

Iran president says nuclear talks at tough juncture, deal possible Reuters The lack of progress in talks in Vienna that ended last week between Iran and United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany had raised doubts over the prospects for a breakthrough by the self-imposed July 20 deadline. "I think the ...

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Iran Publicly Boasts Of Attack Plan Against The US Navy - Business Insider Thu, 22 May 2014 21:59:25 GMT

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Iran Publicly Boasts Of Attack Plan Against The US Navy Business Insider The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), the branch of Iran's military whose role is to protect Tehran's Islamic system, has published on Twitter an interesting drawing showing how they imagine an attack on an enemy warship entering the Persian Gulf. Iran Boosts Its A2/AD Capabilitiesthe Diplomat all 2 news articles »