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Iranian artist could draw lengthy prison term for cartoons ridiculing parliament - Fox News Fri, 29 May 2015 17:09:37 GMT

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Iranian artist could draw lengthy prison term for cartoons ridiculing parliament
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Iran's thin-skinned mullahs have jailed an artist who drew a cartoon disparaging members of parliament over their decision to restrict birth control for women. Atena Farghadani, 28, had what Iran considers a trial in Tehran's Revolutionary Court on May ...

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'Iran nuclear deal game: 'France-good cop & US-bad cop' - RT (blog) Fri, 29 May 2015 15:14:05 GMT

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'Iran nuclear deal game: 'France-good cop & US-bad cop'
RT (blog)
Powerful forces in France along with the US administration don't want a nuclear deal with Iran; they have an interest in tension with it, says Seyed Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran. They are supported by Saudis and Israel as well, he added.
UN nuke agency report shows Iran probe essentially stalledYahoo News
US likely to boost defence aid to Israel in wake of Iran nuclear talks – reportsThe Guardian
Israeli Military: Iran Is Not Most Dangerous ThreatThe National Interest Online (blog)
Wall Street Journal -Reuters
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'White marriage' a growing trend for young couples in Iran - Los Angeles Times Fri, 29 May 2015 13:01:35 GMT

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'White marriage' a growing trend for young couples in Iran
Los Angeles Times
Nina and Ahmad have lived happily together in their small one-bedroom apartment for years. They share the cost of groceries; they split the rent. But in Iran, where Islamic teachings are woven into all aspects of life, theirs is a delicate — and ...

Group: Iranian, North Korean Officials Worked on Nuclear Warhead - Washington Free Beacon Fri, 29 May 2015 16:26:08 GMT

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Group: Iranian, North Korean Officials Worked on Nuclear Warhead
Washington Free Beacon
A North Korean delegation that traveled to Iran in April for secret meetings about nuclear technology spent much of its time working with an Iranian agency responsible for weaponizing the country's nuclear program, according to an exiled Iranian ...
Iran's continued nuclear cooperation with North Korea extends far beyond missilesFox News
North Korea allegedly helping Iran build nuclear weaponWTOP
US to 'seriously' examine Iran, North Korea nuclear missile research tiesNCR-Iran.org

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Iran: Internet dating website launched by state - BBC News Fri, 29 May 2015 09:04:34 GMT

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Iran: Internet dating website launched by state
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With a high rate of divorce among a large, youthful population, authorities in Iran have stepped in to play Cupid with the launch of a state-run internet dating website. Some 22% of marriages among Iranians end in divorce - a rate which is even higher ...
Iran's 'Generation Normal'Financial Times
Iran's State-Run Dating Website Gains Momentum In TehranInternational Business Times
What we get wrong about IranCNN
Asharq Alawsat English
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Verdicts often set before trials take place in Iran's revolutionary courts - Washington Post Sat, 30 May 2015 02:28:09 GMT

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Verdicts often set before trials take place in Iran's revolutionary courts
Washington Post
Iran's revolutionary courts, where Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian is being tried on espionage and related charges, are notorious among human rights activists as venues where verdicts are preordained and proceedings can finish in minutes.
Free Jason, Free IranForeign Policy (blog)
On Trial in Tehran: Iran's Commitment to Basic Human RightsNewsweek
Iran's latest lie puts Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian on trialMinneapolis Star Tribune
Politico (blog) -IJ Review -Breitbart News
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Jeb Bush slams Obama's latest Cuba move: 'Iran's leaders are surely taking note' - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 29 May 2015 20:21:09 GMT

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Jeb Bush slams Obama's latest Cuba move: 'Iran's leaders are surely taking note'
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is blasting the Obama administration's decision to formally remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. "Neither continued repression at home nor Cuba's destabilizing activities abroad appear sufficient to ...
Jeb Bush 2016: Taking Cuba Off Terror List Similar To Iran Deal, Former ...International Business Times

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Iran hardliners crack down on freedom of speech - BBC News Fri, 29 May 2015 01:40:01 GMT

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Iran hardliners crack down on freedom of speech
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When Iranian pop star Mehdi Ahmadvand announced he would be playing two nights in the small south-western town of Mahshahr in May there was palpable excitement. Tickets for the 1,000-seat concert venue were snapped up fast. Happy fans posted ...

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Iran: Prisoners' Relatives to Testify - New York Times Sat, 30 May 2015 00:36:46 GMT

Iran: Prisoners' Relatives to Testify
New York Times
Relatives of three Americans imprisoned in Iran and of a fourth who has been missing there for eight years will be the featured witnesses on Tuesday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, its chairman, Representative Ed Royce, Republican of ...

The Right's New Assault on Iran - Huffington Post Fri, 29 May 2015 20:02:52 GMT

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The Right's New Assault on Iran
Huffington Post
Conservatives in this country are deeply frustrated by the progress of the nuclear talks with Iran, which are likely to produce a landmark agreement within a few weeks. So they have reverted to an old shibboleth of anti-Iran rhetoric: that the Islamic ...
An ethnic war in Iran is only a matter of timeYnetnews
Amnesty: Iran-Backed Rebels Causing Most Civilian Casualties in Yemen ConflictTheTower.org
Iran aid plane for Yemen lands in Djibouti airportYahoo News
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