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New York Times - 9 minutes ago
A love of Iran underlies a scholar’s memoir of surreal interrogation and solitary confinement in Tehran.
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AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 26 minutes ago
Hugo Chavez has defended imprisoned terrorist Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan was an important "revolutionary fighter" who supported the cause of the Palestinians.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 5:01 pm ET
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.
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Time.com via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 1:05 pm ET
While Tehran pushes to renegotiate a deal on nuclear fuel, the U.S. is pushing for more sanctions. Iran seems to be betting that it can withstand whatever Washington can muster
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MSNBC - 1 hour 41 minutes ago
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander says.
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Newsweek - Sat Nov 21, 3:28 pm ET
On June 21, reporter Maziar Bahari was rousted out of bed and taken to Tehran's notorious Evin prison—accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6, Mossad…and NEWSWEEK. This is the story of his captivity—and of an Iran whose rampant paranoia underpins an ever more fractured regime.
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Fox News - Sat Nov 21, 1:59 pm ET
Hugo Chavez has defended the alleged terrorist mastermind Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan imprisoned in France was an important "revolutionary fighter."
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Payvand Iran News - Fri Nov 20, 11:27 am ET
Amidst persistent protests against the alleged fraud in the June presidential election in Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared today that the participation of 85 percent of the Iranian population in the elections marks the end of liberal democracy.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 5:42 am ET
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Thursday that world powers respect Iran and release its assets if they want to engage with Tehran, in an apparent reference to archfoe the United States.
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WashingtonTV - Fri Nov 20, 10:22 am ET
Washington, 20 November (WashingtonTV)—Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday, amid mounting pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 5:18 pm ET
A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained.
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Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 12:04 pm ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s goals of expanding his nation’s global influence and strengthening commercial ties with Iran may collide as he hosts President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brasilia next week.
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New York Post - Sat Nov 21, 6:51 am ET
Oh, how the international community loves Barack Obama -- loves to stiff him, play him along and manipulate him. He's the world's celebrity ingenue, the slender naif perpetually undone by the recalcitrance of foreign leaders. Earlier this year, i...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 2:48 pm ET
The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 2:08 pm ET
A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June presidential elections.