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Iranian hard-liners hold pro-government rallies

AP - 2 hours 7 minutes ago

Thousands of Iranian government supporters have staged rallies denouncing opposition students who burned photos of the supreme leader in protests this week.

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Iranian exile group under new pressure in Iraq
Washington Post - Fri Dec 11, 12:00 am ET
IRAQ Iraq announced plans Thursday to move members of an Iranian opposition group to a former desert detention camp in a sharp escalation of pressure on a faction that poses complications for both Baghdad and Washington.
Iranian nukes
UPI - 1 hour 51 minutes ago
By United Press International TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Iran could be slapped with additional sanctions as the international community tries to convince Tehran to rein in its nuclear ambitions.
U.N. panel voices concern over Iran's apparent violations of arms-export embargo
Washington Post - Fri Dec 11, 12:00 am ET
UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. sanctions committee expressed "grave concern" Thursday about what it called apparent Iranian violations of a U.N. ban on arms exports, triggering a renewed threat by the United States and its European allies to press for broader sanctions against Tehran if it does not men...
Iran protests: Amnesty International details abuse of protesters
The Christian Science Monitor - 18 minutes ago
A new Amnesty International report offers the most detailed account of Iranian abuse – and official coversups – during postelection protests.
Iraq to transfer Iranian dissident group
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 10:17 am ET
Baghdad is to move exiled Iranian dissidents based at a camp close to the two states' border to south Iraq before deporting them, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in remarks released on Thursday.
Iranian woman cops to aiding terrorists bent on overthrowing Tehran 's government
New York Daily News - Wed Dec 9, 2:11 am ET
An Iranian woman has pleaded guilty to teaching English to members of a terror group that wants to overthrow Tehran 's despotic government.
Persia Satellites annual 4-H awards night
Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner - 14 minutes ago
The monthly meeting of the Persia Satellites was called to order Nov. 22, by president Taylor Dailey. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Kelli Manhart. The roll call was to introduce their family. Awards were handed out. Each current club officer received a pin. President Taylor Dailey, vice-president Jordan Bruck, secretary Megan Dailey, treasurer Billi Oloff, reporter Emma Dahir and historian ...
In Iran, Protests Gaining a Radical Tinge
New York Times - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
The creeping radicalization of Iran’s opposition movement has underscored a rift within it, analysts say, and poses a dilemma for its leaders.
Iran Releases List of Iranian Citizens Abducted by U.S.
Payvand Iran News - Thu Dec 10, 11:53 am ET
The names of Iranian nationals who are held in U.S. captivity were released in Tehran on Wednesday. Some of them have been abducted in the United States and others by its agents in other countries.
Iranian security forces break up protests in central Tehran
Washington Post - Tue Dec 8, 12:00 am ET
TEHRAN -- Iranian security forces and paramilitary groups broke up anti-government demonstrations in central Tehran on Monday, using clubs, tear gas and electric batons to disperse crowds outside the University of Tehran, witnesses said.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard tightens grip
The Christian Science Monitor - 21 minutes ago
In post-election crackdown, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has taken a new leading role by tightening its control over levers of state power and stifling dissent.
Gates, EU leaders say Iran to face new sanctions
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 46 minutes ago
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday he expected the international community to impose significant additional sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
EU calls for 'clear response' to Iran nuclear stance
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 3:55 am ET
European leaders will support new sanctions against Iran Friday, warning that Tehran's refusal to negotiate over its nuclear programme must be met with a "clear response".
Official: U.S. will not ignore Iran protests
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 10:11 pm ET
The United States will not sit silently by and ignore what happens on the streets of Tehran, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary for Iran at the State Department said Thursday.
Luke Winn: Rice's Arsalan Kazemi becomes first Iranian Div. I basketball player
Sports Illustrated - Wed Dec 9, 12:45 pm ET
HOUSTON -- Fereidoun M. Esfandiary, the son of an Iranian diplomat, played on his country's first Olympic basketball team, in the 1948 Summer Games, and shortly thereafter became the first known Iranian basketball player to enroll in an American university. He arrived at Cal in early 1949, then transferred to UCLA and later, Los Angeles City College, though no record exists of him playing hoops ...