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Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent could be thrown into a world disarmament deal after President Obama called yesterday for the biggest summit to stop the spread of atomic weapons.

IRAN may have been hauled over the coals by the G8 but world leaders have effectively delayed a full confrontation with Tehran over its disputed election and nuclear program until September.

Britain has won strong support from the G8 nations in its row with Iran over a detained embassy employee.

In this image dated Monday, June 15, 2009, Iranian anti-riot police officers secure the area during... In this image dated Monday, June 15, 2009, Iranian anti-riot police officers secure the area during a mass protest over the June 12 disputed presidential election, in Tehran, Iran.

Iran's state television says U.S. forces have released five Iranian diplomats who were detained in 2006 in northern Iraq on suspicion of aiding Shiite Iraqi militants.

Please consider making a donation to our S&L bailout fund. From Iran's Press TV : BBC provoked post-vote unrest: Iran police chief Sun, 05 Jul 2009 Iranian police chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam accuses the BBC and the British Embassy in Tehran of having a significant role in provoking post-election violence.

L'AQUILA, Italy - Group of Eight leaders will not call for new sanctions over Iran's crackdown on protesters when they discuss global security threats during talks in Italy on Wednesday, officials said.

Manuel Zelaya swept over Honduras as crowds of his supporters clashed with soldiers and riot police at the airport, but his plane veered away, blocked by the interim government.

The stakes over Iran's disputed presidential election were raised dramatically yesterday, after a powerful regime hardliner denounced Mir Hossein Mousavi, the candidate officially declared to have lost, as an American agent and demanded that he undergo a public trial.

Iran faces mounting pressure from the UK to free British embassy workers being held by the authorities.

A Greek journalist covering Iran's disputed presidential election for the Washington Times has been arrested on charges of "illegal activities", a friend told Reuters today.

Afshin Ghotbi has reached an agreement with Iran's Football Federation to extend his contract.

Tehran, July 5 : Former Iranin president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has denied that there was any power struggle in the country following the crisis triggered by alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election, ISNA news agency reported.

Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi speaks to supporters. A top cleric in Iran called Mousavi a "US agent" A top aide to Iran 's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and said in an editorial Saturday that he should be tried for committing crimes against the nation.

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected in Libya to address an African summit, eclipsing the meeting's agenda despite a slate of conflicts demanding attention.

IRANIAN officials have declared the hotly disputed presidential election to be correct after a partial recount.

More details are coming this hour about plans for a public memorial for Michael Jackson.

Reporting from Cairo and Beirut -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can in one instant appear the diplomatic equivalent of damaged goods and in the next a confident leader whose bellicose speeches leave the West wondering how to deal with him and his perplexing nation now that he's won a much-disputed reelection.

Iranian authorities arrested eight local employees of the British embassy in Tehran, accusing them of "playing major parts" in the recent unrest over a presidential election, the semi-official Fars news agency reported today.

Reporter detained for more than a week by Iranian authorities is to be released within hours, say reports A Washington Times reporter detained for more than a week by Iranian authorities is to be released within hours, according to a Greek politician.