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Defiant Iran pledges to ramp up missile program, in challenge for Obama - Reuters Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:57:10 GMT

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Defiant Iran pledges to ramp up missile program, in challenge for Obama
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DUBAI A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran's missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has threatened to impose new sanctions even as the vast bulk of its measures against Iran are due to be lifted under a ...
US Lawmakers Blast Delay on Iran SanctionsWall Street Journal
As Iran Moves Swiftly On Nuclear Deal, Sanctions Could Go SoonNPR
Iran to develop 5000-km range missiles in response to US sanctionsRT
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'The only thing Washington has not blamed Iran for is global warming' - RT Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:03:01 GMT

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'The only thing Washington has not blamed Iran for is global warming'
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As Washington sends mixed signals on whether or not it will introduce new sanctions against Iran, Tehran is considering other options should a new round of penalties come to pass, says Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran.

Visa Waiver Reform: Iran Should Not Be Included As A "High-Risk" Country - Forbes Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:55:00 GMT

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Visa Waiver Reform: Iran Should Not Be Included As A "High-Risk" Country
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On December 8th, in the wake of the attacks in Paris, the House overwhelmingly voted to pass the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) reform bill to enhance and bolster the national security. This reform bill that was initially introduced by Rep. Candice Miller ...

Iran's Missile Tests Remind the US That Tensions Have Not Ended - New York Times Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:15:00 GMT

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Iran's Missile Tests Remind the US That Tensions Have Not Ended
New York Times
WASHINGTON — After two recent Iranian ballistic missile tests made clear that Tehran had no intention of obeying a United Nations prohibition on such launches, Obama administration officials on Wednesday handed Congress a draft list of fresh sanctions ...
Iran denies it fired rockets near US warship in Gulf, condemns US plans for ...ABC Online
Iran denies firing rockets near US warshipsCBS News
'Highly provocative': Iran rocket launch near US ship latest challenge for ...Fox News
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Iran can export 3000MW electricity to Pakistan - The Express Tribune Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:45:00 GMT

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Iran can export 3000MW electricity to Pakistan
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Iran can become a major energy exporter for Pakistan which can get up to 3,000MW of electricity from its western neighbour, official documents claim. According to the Foreign Office, Pakistan currently imports 74MW of electricity from Iran ...

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Russia starts delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran - Today's Zaman Fri, 01 Jan 2016 15:37:43 GMT

Today's Zaman
Russia starts delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran
Today's Zaman
In April, Putin lifted the suspension after a framework agreement was reached between Iran and six major world powers led by the US that would restrict Iran's capacity to produce nuclear weapons. The Russian move has been strongly criticized by the US ...

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Cuba and Iran, Melancholy Twins - The New Yorker Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:19:44 GMT

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Cuba and Iran, Melancholy Twins
The New Yorker
The first thing that struck me during a trip to Cuba this month was how much it reminds me of Iran. Despite divergent ideologies—Communist, Islamic—the aging revolutions emit the same cranky melancholia. Rhetoric is still defiant, but public zealotry ...

Iran ready for promised oil output surge - Press TV Fri, 01 Jan 2016 15:23:23 GMT

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Iran ready for promised oil output surge
Press TV
Iran said on Friday that it is all set to go ahead with an immediate surge in its oil production by 500,000 barrels per day as soon as the sanctions against the country are lifted. Rokneddin Javadi, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil ...
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The little bit of Iran on a street in Greater Manchester - BBC News Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:16:56 GMT

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The little bit of Iran on a street in Greater Manchester
BBC News
A crumbling mansion owned by the government of Iran sits abandoned in one of Greater Manchester's most exclusive areas. No-one seems able to get rid of it. Why? The derelict building seems out of place on a road lined with million-pound properties.

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Justice for Iran's old hostages — but not for the new ones - New York Post Fri, 01 Jan 2016 01:15:00 GMT

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Justice for Iran's old hostages — but not for the new ones
New York Post
Yet even as these ex-hostages win their battle after 35 years, Iran holds other Americans captive today. Four of them — journalist Jason Rezaian, former Marine Amir Hekmati, pastor Saeed Abedini and retired FBI agent Robert Levinson — have been held ...