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Iran May Follow Venezuela In Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency - NPR Fri, 23 Feb 2018 01:33:00 GMT

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Iran May Follow Venezuela In Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency
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Iran has announced its intent to establish a national cryptocurrency. In a tweet posted Wednesday, an Iranian official said that a test model for a "cloud-based digital currency" is being developed for submission to the Iranian banking system. The ...
Iran becomes latest rogue state to develop its own cryptocurrencyCNBC
The Next Petro? Iranian Minister Reveals Cryptocurrency PlansCoinDesk
Iran Central Bank Wants To 'Control And Prevent' Cryptocurrency, Local Press ReportsCointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
Investopedia (blog) -Bitcoin News (press release) -Crypto-lines (blog)
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Iran warns of 'nuclear crisis' if JCPOA deal is scrapped - Aljazeera.com Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:25:46 GMT

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Iran warns of 'nuclear crisis' if JCPOA deal is scrapped
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"This is a choice between security and insecurity at the world level." Araghchi, who served as Iran's top nuclear negotiator, also hinted that Iran could withdraw from the deal if the country fails to reap the expected benefits of the agreement. "For ...
Iran Might Ditch Nuclear Deal Before Trump if It Fails to Pay OffNewsweek
Iran hints at seaborne reactors while respecting nuclear dealReuters
Iran 'may quit nuclear deal' if Donald Trump sabotages benefits of sanctions relief, minister warnsTelegraph.co.uk
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Merkel Calls on Iran, Russia to Curb Syria's Assault - Wall Street Journal Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:04:48 GMT

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Merkel Calls on Iran, Russia to Curb Syria's Assault
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She said that Iran and Russia, the Assad regime's main backers, have a particular responsibility for the situation. Moscow and Damascus deny targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure and say they are focused only on rebels fighting the government ...

Waterbirds targeted in Iran's wetlands - Science Magazine Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:52:09 GMT

Waterbirds targeted in Iran's wetlands
Science Magazine
Millions of migratory birds arrive each autumn at Fereydunkenar International Wetland (FIW) in Iran due to its rich ecosystem (1). FIW comprises 5427 ha located in the southern Caspian Sea and includes Fereydunkenar, Sorkhrud, and Azbaran lagoons ...

Fear of war looms over Syria neighbours, Iran says - BBC News Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:03:06 GMT

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Fear of war looms over Syria neighbours, Iran says
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The landmark accord between six global powers and Iran obliges Iran to agree to reduce uranium enrichment activity, dispose of enriched uranium stocks and modify a heavy water facility in return for sanctions to be lifted. However the White House wants ...
Iran's Syrian FrontWall Street Journal
Iran deputy FM: Syria is not an Iranian front against Israeli24NEWS
World leaders urge Syria cease-fire as fighting escalatesWTRF
PRESSTV -The National
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Digging Into Iran's Latest Plane Crash - Forbes Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:24:30 GMT

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Digging Into Iran's Latest Plane Crash
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TEHRAN, IRAN - FEBRUARY 18: Relatives of passengers on board the crashed passenger plane mourn at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran on February 18, 2018. An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board crashed in central Iran according ...
Chile extends condolences to Iran over plane crashThe Santiago Times

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Iranian refugees, denied entry to US, could face persecution in Iran - ABC News Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:59:31 GMT

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Iranian refugees, denied entry to US, could face persecution in Iran
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Iranians were barred from coming to the U.S. on President Donald Trump's original and subsequent travel bans, and refugees from Iran were on temporary refugee bans that ended in January. While Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have advocated for ...

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Trump Administration Turns Away Iranian Christians - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:25:59 GMT

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Trump Administration Turns Away Iranian Christians
Foreign Policy (blog)
The 1989 law was originally written to help Jews in the former Soviet Union and later was expanded to include Christian and other minorities in former Soviet states and Iran. Before President Donald Trump entered office, similar refugee cases under the ...

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How Will Iraq Contain Iran's Proxies? - The Atlantic Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:50:00 GMT

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How Will Iraq Contain Iran's Proxies?
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But residing within the PMF are Iran-aligned groups who have become the Forces' most-powerful militias. While technically they have been under Baghdad's command since 2016, in reality, they answer to their sponsors in Tehran. These groups have long ...

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Man Who Died in Iranian Prison Had Strong Eugene Ties - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:15:08 GMT

Man Who Died in Iranian Prison Had Strong Eugene Ties
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kavous Seyed-Emami, an environmentalist whose death this month in a notorious Iranian prison has drawn worldwide media attention, is being mourned by his friends in Eugene, where he earned a doctorate at the University of Oregon in ...

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