Iranian gets 5 years for trafficking arms: US court
AFP - 1 hour 36 minutes agoAn Iranian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking sensitive military weapons to Tehran, according to US court documents obtained Tuesday by AFP.
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US to test missile shield against Iranian strike
WashingtonTV - Tue Dec 15, 9:52 am ETWashington, 15 December (WashingtonTV)—The United States will test its missile defense system in January against a simulated long-range Iranian attack, a top Defense Department official said on Monday.
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Iran slams US verdict against Iranian arms dealer
WashingtonTV - Tue Dec 15, 9:52 am ETWashington, 15 December (WashingtonTV)—Iran on Tuesday condemned a five year jail sentence handed down by a US federal court against an Iranian man who admitted to plotting to procure and smuggle arms for Iran.
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Spymaster sees Israel as world cyberwar leader
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 12 minutes agoIsrael is using its civilian technological advances to enhance cyberwarfare capabilities, the senior Israeli spymaster said on Tuesday in a rare public disclosure about the secret program.
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Memo highlights Iran's expertise
Washington Post - Tue Dec 15, 7:37 am ETInternal documents and expert analysis point to a growing Iranian mastery of nuclear weapons.
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Israel responsible for delay in freeing Shalit: Hamas chief
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 12:57 pm ETHamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for the delay in releasing an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip for more than three years.
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Iran eyes Iraq for gas export market
UPI - Tue Dec 15, 12:28 pm ETTEHRAN, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Iraq could utilize Iranian natural gas for an electricity sector damaged in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the Iranian oil minister said.
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Portrait vandals spark outrage in Iran
UPI - Mon Dec 14, 1:50 pm ETTEHRAN, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Iranian lawmakers clamped down on the opposition following uproar over the vandalism of pictures of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during street protests.
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Iran prosecutor says websites insulted president
WAVE 3 Louisville - Tue Dec 15, 8:24 am ETThe Tehran prosecutor has filed a lawsuit against two websites and their license holders for insulting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Iranian student writes of hope, fear over protest
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 7:41 am ETOn Dec. 7, tens of thousands of students marched at universities across Iran, in the most significant anti-government protests in the country for months.
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Iran Protests: Torn Khomeini Photo Excuse for Crackdown?
Time Magazine - Mon Dec 14, 6:09 pm ETIranians are aghast at a video showing a poster of the late Ayatullah Khomeini being ripped up. Who did it is a mystery. But it may be an excuse for the government to crack down
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Exiled Hamas leader visits Iran
CNN - Sun Dec 13, 7:54 pm ETExiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.
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US pushes for 'additional pressure' on Iran
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 5:57 pm ETThe administration of President Barack Obama pushed Monday for tougher sanctions on Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions after driving home the point that its near year-long diplomatic engagement with Tehran had yielded little.
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Iran makes arrests over torn ayatollah photo
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 12:07 pm ETIranian authorities have arrested several people accused of destroying photos of the Islamic Republic's revered founder and the current supreme leader at student demonstrations, state media reported Monday.
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Secret Iranian nuclear paper assessed
Los Angeles Times - Mon Dec 14, 11:47 am ETThe document appears to show that nuclear scientists are testing a key component for the detonation of a warhead. Western and U.N. nuclear officials are evaluating a secret Iranian technical document that appears to show the country's nuclear scientists are testing a key component used in the detonation of a nuclear warhead, according to intelligence officials and weapons experts familiar with ...
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American hikers to stand trial, Iran says
CNN - Mon Dec 14, 5:07 pm ETThree American hikers held in Iran will be put on trial, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told the country's semi-official Fars News Agency on Monday.
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