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3 hrs ago | The Washington Post

In Iran, Rafsanjani reacts to ejection from presidential race with relief, warnings

Two days after being disqualified from running in Iran's upcoming presidential election , former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani broke his silence Thursday, saying that difficult days loom for the country.

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7 hrs ago | Global Voices Online

Iran's Regime Bars Two Top Candidates from Election Race

Once again the Islamic regime's desire for absolute control of political life in Iran surprised many when it announced their selection of only eight shortlisted presidential candidates out of more than 600 hopefuls who registered .

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9 hrs ago | Trend

Quake rocks southern Iran

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Kaki in Bushehr province, Southern Iran, on Thursday, IRNA reported.

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14 hrs ago | Common Dreams

US Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo on Iran

At the same time, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Republican-led House of Representatives unanimously approved new sanctions legislation that, if passed into law, would blacklist foreign countries or companies that fail to reduce their oil imports from Iran to virtually nil within 180 days.

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18 hrs ago | The Atlantic

Two of Iran's Presidential Candidates Are Wanted for Murder

Iran has announced the list of eight qualified candidates who have been approved to campaign for president, including two men who are suspects in a notorious 1994 terrorist attack.

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22 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

Barred from election, Rafsanjani lambasts Iran authorities

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sharply criticized the country's leadership, opposition website Kaleme said on Thursday, two days after he was disqualified from running in next month's presidential election.

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22 hrs ago | Trend

Iran MP blame foreign forces for Afghanistan's instability

Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Wednesday that presence of aliens is the root cause of instability in Afghanistan as well as the entire region, IRNA reported.

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23 hrs ago | The Guardian

Syria crisis: Friends of Syria call on Iran and Hezbollah to withdraw

Photograph: Jim Young/AP This blog is now primarily a forum for readers to share links and offer commentary on developments.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Washington Times

TIMMERMAN: Irana s free-election farce

Every four years, the Islamic Republic of Iran engages in a closely choreographed farce of elections, aimed at maintaining the illusion that the Iranian people have a say in how their country is governed.

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Reuters

EXCLUSIVE-Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions -UN

Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

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The Daily Republic

Iran's Ahmadinejad looks to outsider options

By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast.

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Salem-News.com

CIA and Mossad Killed in Iran

The Iranian government caught two "spies" who worked for the CIA and Mossad recently.

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Al Bawaba

10 alleged Iranian spies arrested in Saudi

Saudi Arabia's interior minister Major General Mansour Al Turki released a statement of Tuesday announcing that 10 members of an alleged Iranian spy ring had been detained by the Kingdom's security forces .

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Trend

Khomeini's daughter defends Rafsanjani, sends letter to Iran's Supreme Leader

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 22 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/ Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini, the daughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, issued a letter, defending Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani who was earlier disqualified from participating in Iran's presidential elections, Jamaran.ir website ... (more)

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Trend

Iranian presidential candidates

Starting today, the campaign moves into the main stage as candidates launch their publicity campaigns.

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Weekday Magazine

Vox Pop: Iranians React To Dismissal Of Presidential Hopefuls

RFE/RL's Radio Farda received a flood of comments via e-mail, Facebook, telephone, and on text messages from its audience in Iran that overwhelmingly express disappointment and anger at the Guardians Council's final list of candidates for Iran's June 14 presidential election.

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CBC News

Iran expanding nuclear program, diplomats say

A Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, shows Iran's heavy water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak 150 miles southwest of Tehran.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision

An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some... An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political ... (more)

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WorthyNews

Iran Detains Pastor As Church Faces Closure In Wider Crackdown

A pastor of the Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran was detained Tuesday, May 21, as part of Iran's wider crackdown on evangelical believers, Christian rights activists confirmed.

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Tue May 21, 2013

World-Grain

Iraqi merchants buying Iranian wheat at a higher price

On Saturday, a number of Iranian MPs criticized the government for buying wheat from farmers at a low price, saying it has encouraged Iraqi merchants to buy wheat from Iranian farmers at a higher price, "Now, Iraqi dealers are buying wheat produced in the country at a price of 1200 tomans ," three MPs said in separate messages to the president and ... (more)

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