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  1. U.S. says Iran shipped arms to Lebanese fightersRead the original story

    19 min ago | Topix

    The United States accused Iran in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday of illicit arms deliveries to Lebanese guerrillas, endorsing charges by Israel after it seized a ship in the Mediterranean last week, Reuters reported.

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  2. Israeli general says readying all options on IranRead the original story

    20 min ago | Topix

    Israel is readying all options to try to force Iran to halt its atomic program, Israel's top general told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday, an official said, Reuters reported.

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  3. Iran says Al-Alam satellite TV ban "illegal" Read the original story

    37 min ago | Topix

    Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tuesday the ban on Iran's Al-Alam satellite TV channel by the Arabsat and Nilesat was illegal, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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  4. Frank Gaffney A World Without AmericaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | 590ktie.com

    ... America Q. What do Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Barack Obama have in common? A. The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic candidate for president of the United States of America have both chosen to spend much of their lives in the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Middle East, Iran Travel, Prison

  5. The world according to AhmadinejadRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Reuters

    ... awake at night fretting about domestic discontent at his disputed re-election in June, international pressure to alter Iran's nuclear policy, or even an Israeli military strike, the 53-year-old leader betrays no such worries in public. Ahmadinejad, ...

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  6. Iran warns regional powersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The News

    'S Arabia to continue bombing rebels' Wednesday, November 11, 2009 AL-KHUBAH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it will keep up air strikes against Yemeni rebels until they pull back from its borders, as Iran warned against regional intervention in the conflict.

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    Related Topix: Middle East, World News, Saudi Arabia, Jizan, Saudi Arabia

  7. Khatam-ol Anbiya wins $2.5b railway tenderRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    TEHRAN a ' Iran's Khatam-ol Anbiya Construction Headquarters has won a tender worth $2.5 billion for the construction of railway network in Chabahar Free Zone, southeastern Iran.

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  8. Korbekandi named Saba coachRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    ... football coach on Monday. Korbekandi replaced Mohammad-Hossein Ziaei in the Qom-based team. Saba Battery is 11th in the Iran Professional League standings with 20 points after 16 weeks. Korbekandi has also coached Sepahan, Zob Ahan, Shahrdari of ...

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  9. Iran might withdraw from IWAS due to swine fluRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    President of Iran National Paralympic Committee, Mahmoud Khosravi-Vafa said Iranian athletes will likely pull out of the IWAS competitions because of swine flu.

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  10. IAEA obligated to help Iran enrich uranium to 20 percent: MPRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    The deputy parliament speaker said on Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency is legally required to provide technical assistance to Iran to enrich uranium with a purity of 20 percent for the Tehran research reactor.

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  11. Swine flu in the regionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    ... were closed on October 26th as a precaution against the spread of the swine flu among students. Other news reports say Iran has ordered closure of at least 620 schools in Kashan and Isfahan as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile the Turkish Health ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Bird Flu, World News, Middle East, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Kashan, Iran

  12. Era of nuclear weapons is over: AhmadinejadRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tehran Times

    ... money to build nuclear weapons instead of spending it on the peoplea s well-being must definitely change. Commenting on Iran-Turkey relations, he said Tehran and Ankara enjoy amicable and brotherly ties. a oeThe Islamic Republic of Iran fully trusts ...

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  13. Baton-wielding police clash with Mousavi supportersRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... supporters in another Tehran square. Police say they have increased security across the capital to prevent trouble. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged defeated presidential election candidates on Saturday to avoid provocations and to ...

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  14. Iranian father-son musicians perform for peaceRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

    It's a seemingly simple approach to one of the modern world's most complicated political problems: By marrying the dainty lutes of the East with thrumming violas of the West, composer Hafez Nazeri says he wants to create harmony between the U.S. and his native Iran.

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  15. Khamenei critic laudedRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Washington Times

    An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man to his face.

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  16. BrieflyRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Washington Times

    ... to the government said, in the latest escalation of fighting in the southern Arabian peninsula. The Saudi move comes as Iran, the region's dominant Shi'ite power accused by the Arabs of backing the rebels, warned neighboring countries not to ...

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  17. Saudi to keep hitting Yemen rebels: officialRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan, deputy minister for defence and aviation, is greeted by soldiers in Jizan near the border with Yemen yesterday Saudi Arabia said yesterday it will keep up air strikes against Yemeni rebels until they pull back from its borders, as Iran warned against regional intervention in the conflict.

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    Related Topix: World News, Jizan, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Syria

  18. Revolutions are a serious businessRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

    Revolutions require zeal, energy and fervor - all of which need to be maintained. For the past 30 years, Iran's Islamic regime has struggled to keep its revolution alive. The latest round of the nuclear deal is no different. It is already presented ...

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  19. Iranian Majid Zamani Detained Without CauseRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | GroundReport.com

    ... his brother : In the Name of God His Excellency Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Judiciary, Islamic Republic of Iran, More than four months have passed since a number of political activists have been imprisoned based on unclear charges. While ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Prison, Columbia University

  20. Israel readying 'all options' on Iran, but US allowing more timeRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel is readying all options to force Iran to halt its atomic program, Israel's top general told a parliamentary panel Tuesday.

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