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Exclusive: ElBaradei says West won't meet Iran atom demand
Iran's demand for changes to a nuclear fuel deal is unacceptable to the West because it could mean Tehran keeping enough enriched uranium for potential use in a nuclear bomb, the U.N. nuclear agency chief said on Wednesday. Comment?
Iran clerics start gaining control of schools
Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West TEHRAN, Iran - TEHRAN, Iran a ' Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological "soft war" against Western influence. Comment?
India welcomes Iran-P5 engagement: Manmohan Singh
... but reiterated that India did not support Iranian nuclear ambitions. "India enjoys good relations with the US and Iran. On the issue of nuclear ambitions, our position is well-known," Manmohan Singh told reporters here when asked whether India can ... Comment?
2.5m gather in Makkah for hajj today
... possibility." Amid a war of words between Riyadh and Tehran over predominantly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia's treatment of Iran's mainly Shia pilgrims, sources in the Iranian delegation said they would undertake a ritual protest in their own camp in ... Comment?
US trying to 'trick' Iran over nuke deal, says Larijani
... Iranian nuclear issue, it turns out that there was a trick in this proposal. They felt that they can politically cheat" Iran, Larijani told the official IRNA news agency. The UN-brokered deal envisages Iran sending most of its stock of low-enriched ... Comment?
Swine Flu Claims 40 More Lives in Iran In One Week
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A total of 140 patients have lost their lives due to swine flu since it emerged in Iran on June 22, director of the Flu Prevention Program of the Health Ministry said in Tehran on Wednesday. Comment?
Iran-Iraq Annual Trade Seen At $4.2B
The value of trade between Iran and Iraq is foreseen to reach $4.2 billion by March 2010, the secretary general of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines said here on Wednesday. Comment?
Iran: Crackdown on Students Ahead of National Student Day
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Scores of Iranian students have been arbitrarily arrested and prosecuted in recent days, as authorities apparently seek to stifle protests expected on 7 December, National Student Day, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today. Comment?
Iranian seminaries take over public schools
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Management of Iranian public schools is being transferred to the seminaries. Etemad daily cites Ali Zolelm, head of Council of Cooperation between Ministry of Education and the seminaries saying that in several provinces and the city of Qom, seminaries have taken over the management of schools. Comment?
American Comedy Show Finds Lots of Laughs in Iran
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... in the United States. Two weeks before the Iranian elections in June, The Daily Show sent a reporter and producer to Iran to get the funny truth about the country. After almost a year of planning - Jason Jones, The Daily Show's senior foreign ... Comment?
Millions begin hajj amid swine flu fears
... possibility." Amid a war of words between Riyadh and Tehran over predominantly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia's treatment of Iran's mainly Shiite pilgrims, sources in the Iranian delegation said they would undertake a ritual protest in their own camp in ... Comment?
Iran Warning: Protesters Risk Kidnapping by Israel
Nearly six months after contested presidential elections sparked widespread violent anti-government demonstrations, Iran's security forces are warning citizens that political protesters are in danger of being kidnapped - by Israel. Comment?
Iran should face smarter sanctions, says Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected for his first term and now lives in Paris. Comment?
Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West
... over education. "Now, the enemy has put soft war on its agenda and the top priority today is to fight the soft war," Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on state television Wednesday during a meeting with Revolutionary Guard commanders ... Comment?
Where's Rafsanjani? Iran's leaders seek to sideline critic within ruling system
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, file photo, Iranian senior cleric, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, foreground left, leads prayer of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran. Comment?
Iran's Supreme Leader Calls for Renewal of Revolutionary Spirit
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for a renewal of revolutionary spirit against outside enemies, who he accused of waging a "soft war" against the Islamic Republic Edward Yeranian Cairo, Egypt 25 November 2009 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for a renewal of revolutionary spirit against outside enemies, who ... Comment?
Journalist Held Without Charge in Notorious Tehran Prison
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... writing for reform-oriented publications, government news agencies and newspapers - not about politics, but about Iran's social problems. She was detained a second time in 2008, when she sought to travel to the United States for the presidential ... Comment?
EXCLUSIVE - New Iran nuclear site boosts mistrust - ElBaradei
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U.N. inspectors have no proof of more covert nuclear sites in Iran but a newly revealed plant makes little sense for civilian or military ends and mistrust has grown, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Wednesday. Comment?
Sinopec signs MOU for Iran's oil sector
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with its Iranian partners to invest $6.5 billion in oil refinery construction in Iran. Comment?
Islamic Religious Officials Tighten Grip on Iran Schools
... over education. "Now, the enemy has put soft war on its agenda and the top priority today is to fight the soft war," Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on state television Wednesday during a meeting with Revolutionary Guard commanders ... Comment?