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Iran confirms its planes fired on U.S. drone

November 10, 2012November 10, 2012 [email protected] Ahmad Vahidi, Iran, Persian Gulf, Quoted

By Los Angeles Times Iran says the Predator drone was over Iranian territorial waters; the Pentagon says the spy plane

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Ahmadinejad in Vietnam to boost ties

November 10, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Iran, Quoted, Vietnam

By Gulf Times Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Vietnam yesterday on the first visit by an Iranian president in 17 years,

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Israel minister: Iran slowed down enrichment push

November 9, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Iran, Israel, Quoted, Uranium Enrichment

By Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister said Iran has slowed the timetable for enriching enough uranium to

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Ahmadinejad: Atom bomb stockpilers are retarded

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted

By The Daily Star NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the age of nuclear deterrence was long

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Iran, U.N. nuclear agency plan December talks

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted

By Reuters VIENNA, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency said it would hold a new round of talks

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Iran issues warning after targeting U.S. drone

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted

By Reuters (Reuters) – Iran said it would deal decisively with any foreign encroachment into its airspace, an apparent warning to the

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Iran ex-president son accused of spying: Fars

November 9, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Iran, Mehdi Hashemi, Quoted

By AFP TEHRAN — The jailed son of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been accused of spying, the

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Iran fired on U.S. drone over Persian Gulf as a warning

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 [email protected] Iran, News, Pentagon, Persian Gulf

Iranian warplanes fired at an unarmed U.S. drone in international airspace as a warning last week but did not hit

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Iran hints at possible new delay in atom power plant’s operation

November 8, 2012November 9, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted

By Reuters DUBAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s first nuclear power plant will become fully operational by early 2013, its energy minister

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Iran’s VP cancels Pakistan visit

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Pakistan, Quoted

By Dawn ISLAMABAD : In yet another major diplomatic setback for Islamabad in five weeks, Iranian Vice President Ali Saeedlou

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One election result: No US attack on Iran

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Israel, Quoted, US

 This article was written by Stephen Schlesinger for Huffington Post on Thursday November 8 .  Stephen Schlesinger is an author and fellow at the Century

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Candidates registration date for Iran’s presidential elections publicized

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Hassan Ali Nouri, Iran, Iran's presidential election, Quoted

By Trend The date for registration regarding Iran’s presidential elections, has been publicized, Fars reported. Director of Elections Department of

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Peres: Iran’s quest for nuclear arms heralds another Holocaust

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Holocaust, Iran, Israel, Quoted, Russia, Shimon Peres, Vladimir Putin

By Haaretz Israeli president, on visit to Moscow, urges Russian and American counterparts to ‘join hands to put an end

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Report: Iran bans wide range of ‘luxury’ imports

November 8, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Iran, luxury imports, Quoted

By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian state-owned newspaper reports the country is banning the import of foreign-made

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Iran, Armenia building joint hydropower plant

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Armenia, hydropower plant, Iran, Quoted

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Iran and Armenia have started the construction of a joint hydroelectric power plant

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Iran ascends to 44th place in FIFA rankings

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iran national football team, Quoted, World Cup qualifier

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Iran’s soccer team ascended to 44th place in the new FIFA rankings, Tehran

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Iranian ministry suggests openness to talks

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iran-US talks, Iran's Ministry of Intelligence, Quoted, US

By Independent A sober analysis assessing the possible threat of a military confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program and highlighting the

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Mehmanparast: Iran expects practical change in US policies

November 8, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Iran, Quoted, Ramin Mehmanparast, US

By Trend The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says only practical and fundamental changes in Washington’s policies could restore the trust

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Iran detains Saudi fishing vessel

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Persian Gulf, Quoted, Saudi

By Ria Novosti MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) – Iran has seized a Saudi fishing vessel in its territorial waters off the

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Iran prepares to reduce oil exports to confront Western sanctions

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] EU, Iran, Iranian oil, Majlis, Quoted, sanctions, US

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — The Iranian Majlis (parliament) Energy Commission has prepared a bill to decrease the

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Analysts: Turkey should watch US policy on Syria, Iraq, Iran in second Obama term

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iraq, Mitt Romney, Quoted, Syria crisis, Turkey, US

By Todays Zaman President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House with a clear victory against Republican

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World oil users will be left high and dry if Iran seals off Hormuz water-passage

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iranian oil, Quoted, Strait of Hormuz

By Albawaba Strategic oil reserves will be needed if Iran seeks to close the choke point Strait of Hormuz because

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No time to bask in re-election glory: Obama faces problems including mass unemployment and Iran’s nuclear ambitions in second term

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted, Syria crisis, US

By Daily Mail When President Obama resumes his position in the Oval Office he faces an in-tray brimming with problems

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Iran to hold air defense drill in country’s east

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] air defence drill, Farzad Esmaeili, Iran, Iran's air defense capabilities, Quoted

By Fox News TEHRAN, Iran –  Iran’s official news agency says the country’s military will hold “massive” air defense maneuvers

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad mocks expense of US election, calling it a “battleground for capitalists”

November 8, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Iran, Quoted

By Associated Press BALI, Indonesia — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. election a “battleground for capitalists”

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Iran’s reaction to Obama’s election victory

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted, US

By The Guardian Tehran has never seen much difference between Obama and Romney, but this result holds some promise for

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2nd Startup Weekend begins in Tehran

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 MYA Iran, News, startup weekend

The international Startup Weekend event has been launched in Iran on November 7 simultaneously with 70 other countries with the

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After Obama victory, Iran says US shouldn’t expect talks

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iran-US talks, Quoted, US

By Jerusalem Post Head of Iranian judiciary Larijani condemns “unprecedented” US sanctions; indicates newly re-elected President Barack Obama should not

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Obama victory opens window for negotiation with Iran

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iran-US talks, Quoted, sanctions, US

By Reuters Nov 7 (Reuters) – The re-election of  Barack Obama may open an opportunity for new negotiations with Iran on its nuclear

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Iran MPs draft law to cut oil exports by a third

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iranian oil, Quoted, sanctions

By Reuters DUBAI Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iranian parliamentarians have prepared a draft law to reduce the country’s crude exports by

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MMK says Syria, Iran promising clients for upgraded Turkish mill

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] EU, Iran, Quoted, Russian steelmaker MMK's Turkish unit, sanctions, Syria, US

By Reuters ISKENDERUN, Turkey, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Russian steelmaker MMK’s Turkish unit sees Iran and Syria, both constrained by

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Iran in tepid reaction to Obama’s re-election

November 7, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Iran, Iran-US talks, Quoted

By AFP TEHRAN — Iran on Wednesday gave a lukewarm reaction to the re-election of the US President Barack Obama,

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Iran oil tanker signals for Daesan as Korea continues importing

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Iran oil tanker, Quoted, South Korea’s Daesan port

By Bloomberg An Iranian supertanker is sailing for South Korea’s Daesan port, indicating the Asian country will probably continue to import

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Iran annual inflation hits 24.9 percent in October

November 7, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] inflation rate, Iran, Iran's currency, Quoted

By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Central Bank says the country’s annual inflation rate hit 24.9 percent in

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Obama’s victory in US reelection and postponement of war against Iran

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, News, reelection

 Democratic Barack Obama won a second term in office by defeating Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Now Obama faces the challenge

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Dialogue, cooperation “the only right way” to resolve Iranian nuclear issue: Chinese FM spokesman

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Iran, Quoted

By Xinhua BEIJING (Xinhua) — China has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the five permanent members of

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‘Talks with US are not a taboo’

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Iran-US talks, News

Iran’s senior official Javad Larijani siad that talks with US are not a taboo, Mehr reported. Mehr news agency quoted

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Iran to start ethylene link from south to northwest, Mehr says

November 7, 2012December 23, 2014 [email protected] Abdolhossein Bayat, Iran, NIPC, Quoted

By Bloomberg An ethylene pipeline that will carry the product to northwestern Iran from the southern port town of Assaluyeh will start

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Iran imports wheat supplies from seven nations, Fars says

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] Abbas Ghobadi, Iran, Oil, Quoted

By Bloomberg Business Week Iran has imported wheat from seven countries even amid trade and financial sanctions against the Persian

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Iranian baby milk shortage blamed on sanctions

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 [email protected] baby milk shortage, EU, Iran, Quoted, sanctions, US

By The Guardian State newspaper says currency crisis following sanctions against banks has led to struggle to find milk for

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