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Iran holds 10 US sailors but pledges to release them soon, Pentagon says - Washington Post Wed, 13 Jan 2016 03:02:17 GMT

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Iran holds 10 US sailors but pledges to release them soon, Pentagon says
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Two small U.S. Navy vessels were in Iranian custody, but their crews were to be released promptly, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The boats were en route from Kuwait to Bahrain when they disappeared from the Navy's scopes. A senior administration official ...
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Sanctions relief for Iran could come this week - USA TODAY Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:47:44 GMT

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Sanctions relief for Iran could come this week
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Iran has met all the requirements under its nuclear deal with world powers to gain relief from international sanctions beginning as early as this week. Yet that long-awaited moment may prove to be a bit of a political and economic letdown for the ...
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Iran holds 10 US sailors; White House expects prompt return - Reuters Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:52:00 GMT

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Iran holds 10 US sailors; White House expects prompt return
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Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said: "The Revolutionary Guards naval forces seized the American boats two kilometers inside Iranian territorial waters while they were snooping around." Officials from Iran and the United States are negotiating to ...

Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving Judgments Against Iran - New York Times Wed, 13 Jan 2016 01:27:16 GMT

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Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving Judgments Against Iran
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WASHINGTON — The Iranian government has come under sharp criticism for not giving imprisoned Americans a fair and public court hearing. But on Wednesday at the Supreme Court, Iran will get just that.

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Top Israeli diplomat: 'Iran wants to turn Syria into a province of Iran' - Business Insider Tue, 12 Jan 2016 22:08:00 GMT

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Top Israeli diplomat: 'Iran wants to turn Syria into a province of Iran'
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REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlMembers of Iran's Basij militia, an internal security force which has had some of its operatives deployed to Syria. Israeli leaders have made it clear that they consider Iran to be the country's top strategic threat, with ...

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About 10 U.S. Navy Sailors Currently Detained By Iran - NPR Tue, 12 Jan 2016 22:12:00 GMT

About 10 U.S. Navy Sailors Currently Detained By Iran
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About 10 U.S. sailors are being detained by Iran after they allegedly strayed into Iranian waters on their way from Kuwait to Bahrain Tuesday. Iran says the troops are safe and will be returned. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We have breaking news to start this hour.

Iran is on track to meet its nuclear deadline, but skeptics abound - Los Angeles Times Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:31:23 GMT

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Iran is on track to meet its nuclear deadline, but skeptics abound
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Iran is on track to comply with a landmark arms control agreement even as it squabbles with regional archrival Saudi Arabia, and has tested ballistic missiles in apparent violation of a United Nations resolution. Barring last-minute problems, Tehran ...

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After the Nuclear Deal, Some Iranian Prisoners in US Hope for an Early Release - Newsweek Wed, 13 Jan 2016 01:42:05 GMT

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After the Nuclear Deal, Some Iranian Prisoners in US Hope for an Early Release
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vahid Hosseini struggled to make it in the United States after he left Iran 25 years ago. A trained engineer, he hauled trash, delivered pizza and worked in landscaping. Then, in 2008, Hosseini found a more lucrative activity ...

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Kuwait sentences two to death for 'spying for Iran' - BBC News Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:50:51 GMT

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Kuwait sentences two to death for 'spying for Iran'
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A court in Kuwait has sentenced two men to death after finding them guilty of spying for Iran and plotting attacks in the emirate. One of the men was a Kuwaiti and the other an Iranian convicted in absentia. They were convicted alongside 20 other ...
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Iran foreign minister accuses Saudi Arabia of 'hatred and sectarianism' - The Guardian Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:24:24 GMT

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Iran foreign minister accuses Saudi Arabia of 'hatred and sectarianism'
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The final nuclear deal between Iran, the US and other world powers was signed last July and could be implemented as soon as this month. In an unusually candid broadside, Zarif argued that Saudi Arabia fears a normalisation of relations between Iran and ...
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