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Iran moderates hope Rafsanjani's death can soften attitudes - The Guardian Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:05:23 GMT

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Iran moderates hope Rafsanjani's death can soften attitudes
The Guardian
The turnout was huge and for those who still hope that Iran's hardline theocratic regime can be reformed, it was full of pathos. As Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the Islamic republic's former president, was laid to rest on Tuesday in south Tehran ...
Guess who we don't talk about these days? IranCharlotte Observer
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr: Rafsanjani's Death Is A Blow To Normalization Of U.S.-Iran RelationsHuffington Post
Iran: Ruthless murderer set to replace rafsanjaniThe Hill (blog)
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Episode 747: The Man Who Sued Iran - NPR Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:56:50 GMT

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Episode 747: The Man Who Sued Iran
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The bomber was part of a group called Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which the U.S. State Department believed was funded by Iran. Flatow decided to sue Iran for monetary damages. But under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, U.S. citizens couldn't sue ...

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Iran approved to import additional 130 tons of uranium - The Spokesman-Review Sat, 14 Jan 2017 15:28:14 GMT

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Iran approved to import additional 130 tons of uranium
The Spokesman-Review
TEHRAN, Iran – The U.S. and five other world powers have approved Iran importing as much as 130 tons of uranium, Iran's English language Press TV reported Friday. The TV quoted Behrouz Kamalvandi, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman ...
Obama Extends National Emergency on IranFinancial Tribune
Iran nuclear deal faces bigger threats than Trump's tough campaign trail talkCNBC
Obama Renews Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran For One YearRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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A bolder, stronger Iran: Obama's true legacy in the Middle East has yet to be written - RT Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:13:07 GMT

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A bolder, stronger Iran: Obama's true legacy in the Middle East has yet to be written
RT
Obama's true mark has yet to be made this year, with more conflict an inevitability after the appointment of Trump's Iran-haters. Confusion is a word that easily springs to mind when many in this part of the world talk about Obama's legacy in the ...

Can Iran and India Turn the Page? - The National Interest Online Sun, 15 Jan 2017 03:02:41 GMT

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Can Iran and India Turn the Page?
The National Interest Online
Iran and India have long had historical, cultural, and commercial ties. Tracing back a millennium, both countries have framed their shared roots as a “civilizational relationship.” Over the past decade, their economic ties, because of nuclear-related ...

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Two women arrested after being filmed riding motorbike in Iran - The Independent Sat, 14 Jan 2017 10:23:21 GMT

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Two women arrested after being filmed riding motorbike in Iran
The Independent
Two women have been arrested for breaking “revolutionary norms and values” after being filmed riding a motorbike in Iran. Officials in the city of Dezful said they had “exploited the opportunity” presented by a lack of police in a national park to ...
Iranian Women Arrested for Riding Motorcycle; Video Fuels BacklashVoice of America

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Iran repopulates Syria with Shia Muslims to help tighten regime's control - The Guardian Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:23:35 GMT

Iran repopulates Syria with Shia Muslims to help tighten regime's control
The Guardian
The population swaps are central to a plan to make demographic changes to parts of Syria, realigning the country into zones of influence that backers of Bashar al-Assad, led by Iran, can directly control and use to advance broader interests. Iran is ...

Iraqi minister trying to improve relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia: report - Reuters Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:23:08 GMT

Iraqi minister trying to improve relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia: report
Reuters
DUBAI Iraq's foreign minister said he had carried messages between Iran and Saudi Arabia in a continuing attempt to curb a feud involving its two neighbors, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported on Saturday. Relations between the two regional rivals ...
Iran, Iraq Discuss Bilateral, Regional IssuesFinancial Tribune
Iran, Saudi Arabia to discuss Hajj in FebruaryAMN Al-Masdar News (registration)

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Iran, Albania to extend ties: FM - Mehr News Agency - English Version Sat, 14 Jan 2017 17:09:22 GMT

Mehr News Agency - English Version
Iran, Albania to extend ties: FM
Mehr News Agency - English Version
“Albania looks forward to working with Iran in energy, agriculture and tourism; we hail other possible grounds for cooperation with Iran,” Mr. Bushati added. “I will meet Javad Zarif, my Iranian counterpart and we will discuss a comprehensive list of ...

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Iran Stops Producing 11 Trucks - Financial Tribune Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:23:17 GMT

Iran Stops Producing 11 Trucks
Financial Tribune
During the last calendar month to December 21, the production of 11 heavy duty vehicles and pickup trucks were halted in Iran. The local automotive website Persian Khodro, named the affected companies as Iran Khodro Diesel, SAIPA Group, Zamyad Co., ...