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TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned opposition leaders on Sunday to distance themselves from protesters he accused of acting against the Islamic regime's late founder Ayatollah Khomeini. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad renewed Iran's support for the Palestinian "resistance" in a meeting on Sunday with the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khaled Meshaal. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The White House is expressing unhappiness over Iran's announcement that it is ready to exchange uranium for nuclear fuel. Full Story »

MANAMA (AFP) - Tehran's talks with the West on the Iranian nuclear programme failed because the Arab states of the Gulf were not involved, Bahrain's foreign minister told a security conference on Saturday. Full Story »

MANAMA (Reuters) - Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with a program the West suspects is aimed at making bombs. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Hardliners accused Iran's reformist opposition on Saturday of seeking the removal of key pillars of the Islamic Republic, including the office of the supreme leader, and of insulting the memory of its late founder. Full Story »

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran is ready to exchange 400 kilogrammes of low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel in a swap on its Kish island, under a deal with major powers, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday. Full Story »

High number of police killed by 2009 gunfire is 'cause for grave concern,' expert says Full Story »

MANAMA, Bahrain - Iran FM says ready to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, as per UN proposal. Full Story »

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan is probing allegations that local companies might have sold specialised equipment to Iran that could be used to make nuclear weapons, a report said on Saturday. Full Story »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's government is investigating a report that local companies helped supply equipment to Iran that can be used to produce weapons-grade nuclear material. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House turned up the heat on Iran, echoing EU concerns while warning of "credible consequences" if Tehran continues to defy international demands to curb its nuclear ambitions. Full Story »

KIRKUK, Iraq - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that plans are on track to reduce American forces in Iraq next year and warned that neighboring Iran risks sanctions soon if it fails to cooperate on its controversial nuclear program. Full Story »

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday he expected the international community to impose significant additional sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Full Story »

MANAMA (AFP) - The Afghan war and the Iran nuclear crisis are among the threats to security in the Gulf region, Kuwaiti foreign minister and deputy prime minister Sheikh Muhammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah said Friday. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European leaders backed Friday new sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehran's refusal to negotiate over its nuclear programme must be met with a tough response. Full Story »

KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that he expects "significant" new sanctions" to be imposed on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (AFP) - 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". Full Story »