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Pentagon says Iran warships 'linked up' with cargo vessel - Reuters Tue, 19 May 2015 21:55:26 GMT

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Pentagon says Iran warships 'linked up' with cargo vessel
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A coalition of Gulf Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia has imposed searches on all ships trying to enter Yemen in a bid to prevent weapons being smuggled to the Iran-allied Houthi group which controls much of the country, including Hodaida.
Iran Warships Escort Cargo Vessel Toward YemenABC News
US Weighs Military Options as Iran Cargo Ship Nears YemenNBCNews.com
Iran warships 'linked up' with Yemen-bound cargo ship: PentagonYahoo News
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Iran Sets Trial Date for Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian - New York Times Tue, 19 May 2015 12:38:55 GMT

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Iran Sets Trial Date for Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian
New York Times
TEHRAN — Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months and accused of spying for the United States, will go on trial on May 26, the judicial authorities told the state news media on Tuesday.
Lawyer: Trial of Post reporter held in Iran set to begin next weekWashington Post
Iran sets court date for Washington Post's Jason RezaianCNN
Trial of Washington Post reporter with Marin roots in Iran to start next weekSan Jose Mercury News
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Ramadi refugees trapped on road to Baghdad as Shias prepare to retake city - Fox News Tue, 19 May 2015 20:47:52 GMT

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Ramadi refugees trapped on road to Baghdad as Shias prepare to retake city
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Shia militias, including the formidable Badr Brigade – Shia fighters who sided with Iran during the 1980s Iraq-Iran war -- are massing outside the city, some 70 miles west of Baghdad. Their plan is to go in with Iraqi Army troops and oust ISIS, which ...
Iran-aligned Shiite militias gather to join fight against Islamic State gainsWashington Post
Iran-backed Shiite militias mobilize to retake Iraq's RamadiUSA TODAY
ISIS and Iran-backed Shia militias are on a collision course outside of RamadiBusiness Insider
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Iran says it can no longer afford Ahmadinejad's cash handouts - The Guardian Tue, 19 May 2015 16:03:30 GMT

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Iran says it can no longer afford Ahmadinejad's cash handouts
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Accused of economic mismanagement, Ahmadinejad, who was in office from 2005 to 2013, used funds gained from a then-high oil price to finance populist policies. He spent Iran's petrodollars on the controversial scheme at a time when western sanctions ...
Iran says can't afford Ahmadinejad cash handoutsThe Daily Star
Iran signals it will trim Ahmadinejad-era handoutsThe Times of Israel

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Anxiety grips Hill over US strategy for ISIS, possibility of Iran fueling violence - Fox News Tue, 19 May 2015 18:54:01 GMT

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Anxiety grips Hill over US strategy for ISIS, possibility of Iran fueling violence
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Aside from concerns about Iran taking a lead role in the battle to retake Ramadi, the weekend's defeat of Iraqi security forces marks a troubling reversal of U.S. gains in the region -- Ramadi is part of the so-called Sunni Triangle, which saw heavy ...

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Rick Santorum's claim that he's responsible for the 'crushing sanctions' on Iran - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 19 May 2015 07:06:49 GMT

Rick Santorum's claim that he's responsible for the 'crushing sanctions' on Iran
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“Twelve years ago I introduced a bill on Iran to put sanctions in place. You know those crushing sanctions that brought Iran to the table? I was the author that put those sanctions in law 12 years ago. And I was opposed by none other than Barack Obama ...

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Israel slams US for allegedly allowing Iran to violate sanctions - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 19 May 2015 12:55:14 GMT

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Israel slams US for allegedly allowing Iran to violate sanctions
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The United States, Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany, are in the midst of negotiations with Tehran to finalize a deal by June 30 aimed at preventing Iran from using its nuclear energy program to develop atomic weapons, in exchange for an ...
Israel: US let Iran plane deal go ahead despite sanctionsYnetnews
Israel says Iran violated sanctions by purchasing aircraftYahoo News
With nuclear deal in sight, Iran drives harder bargain in Indian trade talksReuters
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Iran denies involvement in 1994 bombing of Jewish centre in Argentina - The Guardian Tue, 19 May 2015 07:56:36 GMT

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Iran denies involvement in 1994 bombing of Jewish centre in Argentina
The Guardian
Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's foreign minister in 1994 and current foreign affairs adviser to the country's supreme leader, described allegations of Iranian involvement in the attack that killed 85 people and injured hundreds “unfounded, false” and a “lie ...
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Khamenei's Adviser Dismisses Iran Role in Argentina BombingABC News
Nasrallah briefs Iran official on Qalamoun battleThe Daily Star
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Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf - Reuters Mon, 18 May 2015 15:02:00 GMT

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Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf
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Iranian ships fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker which it said damaged an Iranian oil platform, causing the vessel to flee, and seized a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil route, over a debt row. The incidents ...
Is Iran creating its own state within Iraq?The Guardian

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Artist Shirin Neshat Captures Iran's Sharp Contrasts In Black And White - NPR Mon, 18 May 2015 21:16:38 GMT

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Artist Shirin Neshat Captures Iran's Sharp Contrasts In Black And White
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Shirin Neshat, the most famous contemporary artist to come from Iran, is playing with her rambunctious Labrador puppy in her airy Manhattan apartment. "Ashi, Ashi, come here!" she calls. The puppy is black. Neshat's apartment is white — white floors ...
Shirin Neshat: Iranian creates art in exileBBC News

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