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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Tehran</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Iran says border dispute with Iraq was misunderstanding, urges quick resolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran: Border spat with Iraq was misunderstanding

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Tuesday said its recent takeover of an Iraqi oil well was the result of a &#8220;misunderstanding&#8221; and called for the two nations to open talks to clearly demarcate their border.
The Iranian and Iraqi foreign ministers spoke over the weekend and agreed to re-establish a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-border-dispute-with-iraq-was-misunderstanding-urges-quick-resolution-247324/">Iran says border dispute with Iraq was misunderstanding, urges quick resolution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor says Iran still investigating 3 detained Americans, points to US-held Iranians</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Prosecutor: Iran still investigating 3 Americans

TEHRAN, Iran — Three Americans arrested in July after crossing into Iran from neighboring Iraq are still under investigation, a prosecutor said Tuesday, adding that Tehran was concerned about 11 Iranians it says are being held in the U.S.
The Tehran prosecutor did not link the two issues, but officials have ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-says-iran-still-investigating-3-detained-americans-points-to-us-held-iranians-247150/" title="Prosecutor says Iran still investigating 3 detained Americans, points to US-held Iranians">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mullen worries Iran will rebuff offer of engagement; &#8216;clock now running&#8217; top officer says</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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Mullen worries about Iran running out clock on US
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The top U.S. military officer said Sunday he does not assume Iran&#8217;s brief seizure of an Iraqi oil well is part of an orchestrated plan in Tehran.
Adm. Mike Mullen also said he&#8217;s worried about &#8220;the clock now running&#8221; on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mullen-worries-iran-will-rebuff-offer-of-engagement-clock-now-running-top-officer-says-246616/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Mullen worries Iran will rebuff offer of engagement; &#8216;clock now running&#8217; top officer says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, dies at 87</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iranian dissident cleric Montazeri dies at 87

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, his grandson said Sunday. He was 87.
Nasser Montazeri said his grandfather, who was seen as the spiritual father of Iran&#8217;s reform movement, died in his sleep overnight.
Montazeri had been designated to succeed Ayatollah Ruhollah .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-senior-dissident-cleric-grand-ayatollah-hossein-ali-montazeri-dies-at-87-246502/">Source &nbsp;: Iran&#8217;s senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, dies at 87</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, Iran&#8217;s senior dissident cleric, dies at 87</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Iranian dissident cleric dies at 87
TEHRAN, Iran — The grandson of Iran&#8217;s most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, says he has died at the age of 87.

Nasser Montazeri says the grand ayatollah died in his sleep early Sunday.
Montazeri had been designated to succeed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of Iran&#8217;s 1979 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grand-ayatollah-hossein-ali-montazeri-irans-senior-dissident-cleric-dies-at-87-246485/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, Iran&#8217;s senior dissident cleric, dies at 87</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grandson of Iran&#8217;s senior dissident cleric says Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri is dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Iranian dissident cleric Montazeri dies
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, his grandson said Sunday. He was 87.

Nasser Montazeri said his grandfather, who was seen as the spiritual father of Iran&#8217;s reform movement, died in his sleep overnight.
Montazeri had been designated to succeed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grandson-of-irans-senior-dissident-cleric-says-grand-ayatollah-hossein-ali-montazeri-is-dead-246484/">Grandson of Iran&#8217;s senior dissident cleric says Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri is dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran admits prisoners detained in post-election turmoil were beaten to death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran admits prisoners were beaten to death

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s judiciary has acknowledged that at least three prisoners detained after the disputed presidential election died as a result of physical beatings by their jailers.
The statement made the rare acknowledgment that prisoners died of &#8220;abnormal treatment and physical beatings&#8221; in the turmoil following elections.
Saturday&#8217;s statement said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-admits-prisoners-detained-in-post-election-turmoil-were-beaten-to-death-246432/">Iran admits prisoners detained in post-election turmoil were beaten to death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran test fires missile</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iran Wednesday test fired an indigenous missile, an Iranian TV reported.

Iran successfully tested the &#8220;optimised version of the solid-fuel Sejjil-2 deterrent missile as part of its long-term plans to defend the country&#8217;s borders&#8221;, the state-funded Press TV said. 	 	
The initial version of the two-stage Sejjil-2 missile was tested in May.
.... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-test-fires-missile-244631/">Iran test fires missile</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group&#8217;s conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Hamas blames Israel for breakdown in Schalit talks

TEHRAN, Iran — Israeli intransigence caused a breakdown in negotiations to release an Israeli soldier held by the militant Palestinian group Hamas, its leader said Tuesday.
Speaking in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Khaled Mashaal said the Israelis have no choice but to free the Palestinian prisoners Hamas wants ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-chief-says-israel-will-only-get-back-schalit-if-it-agrees-to-groups-conditions-244372/">Read : Hamas chief says Israel will only get back Schalit if it agrees to group&#8217;s conditions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: World power meeting on Iran canceled on Chinese request</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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Officials: World power meeting on Iran canceled

VIENNA — Senior officials say that a meeting by five world powers on Iran&#8217;s nuclear program has been canceled on China&#8217;s request.
The U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany had planned to meet Friday. Officials from three of the five powers demanded anonymity Monday because their information was confidential.
One .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-world-power-meeting-on-iran-canceled-on-chinese-request-243827/">Source &nbsp;: Official: World power meeting on Iran canceled on Chinese request</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says 3 jailed Americans who crossed border from Iraq will go on trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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Iran to try 3 Americans who crossed Iraqi border

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Monday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear program.
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-3-jailed-americans-who-crossed-border-from-iraq-will-go-on-trial-243764/">Source article &nbsp;: Iran says 3 jailed Americans who crossed border from Iraq will go on trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran makes arrests over destruction of photos of respected ayatollah, supreme leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran makes arrests over torn ayatollah photo

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state radio is reporting that authorities have arrested several people accused of involvement in destroying photos of the country&#8217;s supreme leader and the revered founder of the Islamic Republic.
In student demonstrations last week, supporters of Iran&#8217;s pro-reform opposition movement burned and trampled on pictures of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-makes-arrests-over-destruction-of-photos-of-respected-ayatollah-supreme-leader-243734/">Iran makes arrests over destruction of photos of respected ayatollah, supreme leader</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s president pledges support to Hamas during visit by group&#8217;s Damascus-based leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran&#8217;s president pledges support to Hamas leader

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s official news agency says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reiterated his support for Hamas during a visit by the Palestinian militant group&#8217;s Syrian-based leader.
The report on Sunday said Ahmadinejad met the Hamas delegation led by group&#8217;s political leader, Khaled Mashaal.
&#8220;The government and the people of Iran .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-president-pledges-support-to-hamas-during-visit-by-groups-damascus-based-leader-243531/">Source article &nbsp;: Iran&#8217;s president pledges support to Hamas during visit by group&#8217;s Damascus-based leader</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s elite Revolutionary Guard warns opposition over burning photos of Ayatollah Khomeini</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-elite-revolutionary-guard-warns-opposition-over-burning-photos-of-ayatollah-khomeini-243483/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran&#8217;s Guard warns opposition over burning photos

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s elite Revolutionary Guard on Sunday called for the protesters who tore up pictures of the revered Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to be punished, in the latest pressure on the opposition movement.
The guard is the country&#8217;s most powerful military force and is tasked with defending the clerical .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-elite-revolutionary-guard-warns-opposition-over-burning-photos-of-ayatollah-khomeini-243483/">Iran&#8217;s elite Revolutionary Guard warns opposition over burning photos of Ayatollah Khomeini</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian clerics rally in support of supreme leader after students burned his photo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-clerics-rally-in-support-of-supreme-leader-after-students-burned-his-photo-243285/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iran clerics rally to support supreme leader

TEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of hardline clerics took part in state-sponsored rallies across Iran on Saturday in support of the country&#8217;s supreme leader, after opposition students earlier burned photos of him.
Hardliners were angered after pictures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were burned in last week&#8217;s protests and students .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-clerics-rally-in-support-of-supreme-leader-after-students-burned-his-photo-243285/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Iranian clerics rally in support of supreme leader after students burned his photo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s intelligence chief denounces clerics he says support the opposition</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-intelligence-chief-denounces-clerics-he-says-support-the-opposition-242501/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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Iran intel chief warns of extent of opposition

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s top intelligence official has denounced senior figures in the clerical leadership who he says support the country&#8217;s opposition.
The comments by Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi signal growing pressure by hard-liners in the government to pursue higher-ranking figures in the opposition. So far the government has ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-intelligence-chief-denounces-clerics-he-says-support-the-opposition-242501/">Iran&#8217;s intelligence chief denounces clerics he says support the opposition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian nuclear official criticizes UN warning station set up near border in Turkmenistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-nuclear-official-criticizes-un-warning-station-set-up-near-border-in-turkmenistan-241857/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran official criticises new UN nuke observatory

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian nuclear official says the purpose of a U.N. warning station set up in Turkmenistan near the border with Iran is &#8220;espionage.&#8221;
The U.N. announced last week the new nuclear warning station — one of dozens such observatories worldwide that monitor for seismic activity and radioactivity.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-nuclear-official-criticizes-un-warning-station-set-up-near-border-in-turkmenistan-241857/" title="Iranian nuclear official criticizes UN warning station set up near border in Turkmenistan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran,  India, Pakistan gas-pipeline talks likely to be  held  in January</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-india-pakistan-gas-pipeline-talks-likely-to-be-held-in-january-240934/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - India, Pakistan and Iran are  likely  to hold trilateral talks on the gas pipeline project in January.

Iranian Oil Minister&#8217;s special representative for Peace  Pipeline Project,  Hojjatollah  Ghanimifard,  said that  the  talks  might resume  in  January since India declared it is  ready .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-india-pakistan-gas-pipeline-talks-likely-to-be-held-in-january-240934/">Iran,  India, Pakistan gas-pipeline talks likely to be  held  in January</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ali&#8217;s odyssey: Escaping death as baby, adopted in Iran and tearful reunion in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/alis-odyssey-escaping-death-as-baby-adopted-in-iran-and-tearful-reunion-in-iraq-240398/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yahya Barzanji</dc:creator>
		
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A lost son returns to Iraq killing fields
HALABJA, Iraq — Six families nervously awaited the DNA tests on the young man who returned from Iran. They wondered: Could this be their son who was just an infant in 1988 and somehow lived through a deadly chemical attack by Saddam Hussein&#8217;s regime?

There was absolute silence as .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alis-odyssey-escaping-death-as-baby-adopted-in-iran-and-tearful-reunion-in-iraq-240398/">Ali&#8217;s odyssey: Escaping death as baby, adopted in Iran and tearful reunion in Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor: Iran doctor who reported prison torture died from overdose of a drug in his salad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-iran-doctor-who-reported-prison-torture-died-from-overdose-of-a-drug-in-his-salad-238748/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Keath</dc:creator>
		
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Iran whistleblower died from drug-laden salad

CAIRO, Egypt — A top Iranian prosecutor says a doctor who blew the whistle on the torture of jailed opposition protesters in Iran died of poisoning from an overdose of an anti-hypertension drug in his salad.
Tehran&#8217;s public prosecutor Abbas Dowlatabadi says investigators are trying to determine whether his death was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-iran-doctor-who-reported-prison-torture-died-from-overdose-of-a-drug-in-his-salad-238748/" title="Prosecutor: Iran doctor who reported prison torture died from overdose of a drug in his salad">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran president says nation will further refine uranium in defiance of UN calls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahmadinejad: Iran will enrich uranium even more

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday Iran will now enrich its uranium to an even higher level, defying a U.N. call to halt the process due to fears over the country&#8217;s nuclear program.
Ahmadinejad expressed frustration with negotiations over a U.N.-backed deal to swap Iran&#8217;s low-enriched uranium ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-president-says-nation-will-further-refine-uranium-in-defiance-of-un-calls-238739/">Original article on  : Iran president says nation will further refine uranium in defiance of UN calls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Iran sentences political analyst, brother-in-law of opposition leader to prison terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran sends analyst, opposition supporter to prison

TEHRAN, Iran — A semi-official Iranian news agency says a well-known political analyst and the brother-in-law of the country&#8217;s top opposition leader have been sentenced to prison.
The sentencing is part of the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting Iran&#8217;s post-election unrest.
The Fars agency reported on Wednesday that ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-iran-sentences-political-analyst-brother-in-law-of-opposition-leader-to-prison-terms-238681/">Report: Iran sentences political analyst, brother-in-law of opposition leader to prison terms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Persian King Cambyses II didn&#8217;t lose army in Egypt, say Archaeologists</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN -  The  claim  made  by  two  Italian researchers  that Persian King Cambyses II lost an army in  Egypt in a sandstorm in 525 BC, has been rejected by archaeologists.

According  to Herodotus (484-425 BC), Cambyses, the son of  Cyrus the  Great, sent 50,000 soldiers .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/persian-king-cambyses-ii-didnt-lose-army-in-egypt-say-archaeologists-238622/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Persian King Cambyses II didn&#8217;t lose army in Egypt, say Archaeologists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy to UN calls Iran enrichment plan unacceptable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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US envoy to UN slams Iran enrichment plan
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice calls its &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; that Iran plans to build an additional 10 uranium enrichment plants.

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said the plans could cause the international community to increase pressure on Tehran.
She said the plans would be &#8220;completely inappropriate&#8221; and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoy-to-un-calls-iran-enrichment-plan-unacceptable-237755/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US envoy to UN calls Iran enrichment plan unacceptable</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Defiant&#8217;  Iran  announces  plans  to  build  ten  new   uranium enrichment plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Two days after world powers ordered Iran to halt  the  construction of a uranium enrichment plant  near  Qom, Iran  has announced that it has plans to build ten new plants  to escalate its nuclear programmes.

The   announcement   was  made  by  Iranian ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defiant-iran-announces-plans-to-build-ten-new-uranium-enrichment-plants-237472/">&#8216;Defiant&#8217;  Iran  announces  plans  to  build  ten  new   uranium enrichment plants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>War games proved Iran&#8217;s defence capability: Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-games-proved-irans-defence-capability-report-236947/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Recent war games have proved the defence capability of the Iranian armed forces in protecting key military installations, especially the nuclear sites, in the event of any attack, a media report said. 

The report from the &#8216;Defenders of the Sky of Velayat II military air exercise&#8217; said that the five-day drill ended Thursday. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-games-proved-irans-defence-capability-report-236947/">War games proved Iran&#8217;s defence capability: Report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Norwegian charges against Nobel laureate&#8217;s asset freezing biased: Iran</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/norwegian-charges-against-nobel-laureates-asset-freezing-biased-iran-236868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iran has refuted Norwegian claims that it had unlawfully confiscated Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi&#8217;s medal and frozen her bank account.

Terming the Norwegian government&#8217;s protest as interference in its internal affairs, Tehran claimed that the Nobel laureate owed taxes to the government.
&#8220;We are surprised that Norwegian officials can make such hasty and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/norwegian-charges-against-nobel-laureates-asset-freezing-biased-iran-236868/">Original article on  : Norwegian charges against Nobel laureate&#8217;s asset freezing biased: Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-expand-control-of-schools-in-ideological-battle-against-west-235782/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iran clerics start gaining control of schools

TEHRAN, Iran — Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological &#8220;soft war&#8221; against Western influence.
The moves appear part of wider efforts to counter opposition groups and other pro-reform factions that have been emboldened by the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-expand-control-of-schools-in-ideological-battle-against-west-235782/">Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran clerics start taking control of schools in ideological drive to fight Western influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran clerics start taking control of schools

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian cleric says religious authorities have started taking control of schools, part of a wider ideological drive by hard-liners to wage what authorities call a &#8220;soft war&#8221; against Western influence.
Cleric Ali Zolelm is quoted by the Etemad paper on Wednesday as saying schools in several ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-start-taking-control-of-schools-in-ideological-drive-to-fight-western-influence-235746/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Iran clerics start taking control of schools in ideological drive to fight Western influence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Iran ready to exchange nuclear fuel, but only on its soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran said ready for uranium exchange on its soil

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it was ready to exchange its low-enriched uranium with a higher enriched material, but only on its own soil, to guarantee the West follows through with promises to give the fuel.
The Iranian terms mean an effective rejection of a U.N.-brokered plan ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-iran-ready-to-exchange-nuclear-fuel-but-only-on-its-soil-234986/" title="Official: Iran ready to exchange nuclear fuel, but only on its soil">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran orders largest-circulation newspaper to close for publishing photo of Baha&#8217;i temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran bans paper for running photo of Baha&#8217;i temple

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have banned the country&#8217;s largest-circulation newspaper for publishing a photo of a Baha&#8217;i temple, state media reported Monday.
Iran&#8217;s Shiite cleric-led regime views the Baha&#8217;i religion as heretical and has banned it since the 1979 revolution. The photo also gave Iran&#8217;s leaders an .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-orders-largest-circulation-newspaper-to-close-for-publishing-photo-of-bahai-temple-234656/">Iran orders largest-circulation newspaper to close for publishing photo of Baha&#8217;i temple</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Iranian official dismissed in fake Oxford degree scandal dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Iranian official in fake degree scandal dies

TEHRAN, Iran — Former Iranian Interior Minister Ali Kordan, who was dismissed after being accused of faking a law degree from the University of Oxford, has died, reports said Monday. He was 51.
Kordan died of heart failure Sunday after weeks of treatment for pulmonary and pancreatic problems, according to .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-iranian-official-dismissed-in-fake-oxford-degree-scandal-dies-234627/">Reports: Iranian official dismissed in fake Oxford degree scandal dies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards start military manoeuvres</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards Sunday began military manoeuvres that are to focus mainly on testing air force capabilities against attacks on nuclear sites, medi reports said.

The latest exercises, being held in central, western, southern and south-western Iran, are to last for five days, according to a statement issued by the Revolutionary Guards and carried ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-revolutionary-guards-start-military-manoeuvres-234377/" title="Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards start military manoeuvres">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Iran begins large-scale air defense war games to protect nuclear facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Thursday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country&#8217;s nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported.
It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-iran-begins-large-scale-air-defense-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-facilities-234308/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Report: Iran begins large-scale air defense war games to protect nuclear facilities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards to hold military manoeuvres</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards were scheduled to begin military manoeuvres Sunday, the news network Khabar reported.

The exercises will last for five days and mainly focus on testing the air force capabilities and protective measures in case of any potential attacks against the country&#8217;s nuclear sites, it said.	 	
Military manoeuvres have recently increased following renewed .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-revolutionary-guards-to-hold-military-manoeuvres-234229/">Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards to hold military manoeuvres</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi official: Baghdad working to ensure release of 3 Americans detained in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq working for release of Americans held in Iran

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.
Foreign undersecretary Labid Abawi said Saturday that Iraq has sent messages and made &#8220;several efforts&#8221; to ensure the release of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-official-baghdad-working-to-ensure-release-of-3-americans-detained-in-iran-234111/">Original article on  : Iraqi official: Baghdad working to ensure release of 3 Americans detained in Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran to hold air defense war games to protect its nuclear facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state TV is reporting that the country will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack.
Gen. Ahmad Mighani, who heads an air force unit dealing with threats to Iran&#8217;s air space, says the war games .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-to-hold-air-defense-war-games-to-protect-its-nuclear-facilities-234099/">Iran to hold air defense war games to protect its nuclear facilities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says it will launch another communications satellite without outside help in 2 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iran to launch satellite on its own by late 2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit.
The move reflected Tehran&#8217;s frustration with the two countries as it tries to push ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-it-will-launch-another-communications-satellite-without-outside-help-in-2-years-233533/">Original article on  : Iran says it will launch another communications satellite without outside help in 2 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomats from 6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue in Brussels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue
BRUSSELS — Six world powers are meeting in Brussels to discuss possible measures against Tehran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities.
The EU said senior diplomats from the U.N. Security Council&#8217;s five permanent members plus Germany are taking part in Friday&#8217;s meeting.
President Barack Obama said Thursday ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diplomats-from-6-world-powers-meet-about-iran-nuclear-issue-in-brussels-233341/">Diplomats from 6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue in Brussels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU official: Big powers will meet Friday in Brussels to discus Iran nuclear issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Big powers to meet on Iran on Friday
BRUSSELS — Six world powers will meet in Brussels to discuss what measures could be applied against Tehran for its refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment program, an EU official said Thursday.
Friday&#8217;s meeting will include the U.N. Security Council&#8217;s permanent members — Britain, China, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-official-big-powers-will-meet-friday-in-brussels-to-discus-iran-nuclear-issue-232400/">Read more : EU official: Big powers will meet Friday in Brussels to discus Iran nuclear issue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran FM rejects UN deal for exporting uranium, suggesting exchange inside country instead</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran FM rejects sending away uranium
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s foreign minister has ruled out sending enriched uranium out of the country, rejecting the U.N.&#8217;s plan to resolve the crisis.

The U.N. offered a deal last month to Iran to take its enriched uranium out of the country and return it as refined fuel rods to solve ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-fm-rejects-un-deal-for-exporting-uranium-suggesting-exchange-inside-country-instead-231735/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Iran FM rejects UN deal for exporting uranium, suggesting exchange inside country instead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran FM proposes simultaneous exchange of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel on Iranian soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran FM suggests uranium-fuel swap inside country

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s foreign minister has offered a simultaneous exchange of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel as a solution to the impasse over Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.
The semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted Manochehr Mottaki as saying &#8220;we will consider a simultaneous swap&#8221; inside Iran and the amount of material .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-fm-proposes-simultaneous-exchange-of-enriched-uranium-for-nuclear-fuel-on-iranian-soil-231720/">Iran FM proposes simultaneous exchange of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel on Iranian soil</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Iran&#8217;s chief of staff warns Saudi Arabia over Yemeni offensive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran warns Saudi Arabia over Yemen offensive

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s chief of staff has warned Saudi Arabia over its military offensive against Shiite Yemeni rebels, saying it signals the start of &#8220;state terrorism&#8221; and endangers the entire region.
The official IRNA news agency Tuesday also quoted Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi as saying the actions of Yemen and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-irans-chief-of-staff-warns-saudi-arabia-over-yemeni-offensive-231231/">Read more : Report: Iran&#8217;s chief of staff warns Saudi Arabia over Yemeni offensive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says UN watchdog has cleared its nuclear program of any military intentions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s nuclear envoy denied Tuesday that the U.N. inspectors tour of its recently revealed uranium enrichment site has turned up any evidence that the Islamic republic is seeking nuclear weapons.
While the International Atomic Energy Agency report offered no estimate of the facility&#8217;s capacity, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-un-watchdog-has-cleared-its-nuclear-program-of-any-military-intentions-231061/" title="Iran says UN watchdog has cleared its nuclear program of any military intentions">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bribery is British troops&#8217; new weapon against Taliban</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - British forces stationed in  Afghanistan have been issued new guidelines, asking them to buy off potential Taliban recruits with &#8220;bags of gold.&#8221;

According  to a new army field manual, army commanders have  also been  asked  to talk to insurgent leaders with  &#8220;blood  on  their hands&#8221; in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bribery-is-british-troops-new-weapon-against-taliban-230980/">Read more : Bribery is British troops&#8217; new weapon against Taliban</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IAEA chief secretly dealing with Iran to end nuclear sanctions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iaea-chief-secretly-dealing-with-iran-to-end-nuclear-sanctions-230959/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of United Nations&#8217; nuclear watchdog IAEA, has reportedly been in secret talks with Iranian officials to reach an agreement that would lift the international sanctions imposed on Tehran in exchange for its co-operation with UN inspectors.

According to the Times, the 13-point agreement was drawn up in September by ElBaradei .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iaea-chief-secretly-dealing-with-iran-to-end-nuclear-sanctions-230959/">IAEA chief secretly dealing with Iran to end nuclear sanctions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Iran, North Korea have choices to make on nuclear program, warns Tehran of consequences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — President Barack Obama says there will be consequences if Tehran does not demonstrate Iran&#8217;s nuclear program is &#8220;peaceful and transparent.&#8221;
Speaking with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Obama said Tuesday that the United States and China will work together to confront the threat of an Iran .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-iran-north-korea-have-choices-to-make-on-nuclear-program-warns-tehran-of-consequences-230823/">Obama: Iran, North Korea have choices to make on nuclear program, warns Tehran of consequences</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s nuclear rights not negotiable, says Ahmadinejad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahmadinejad added that nuclear activities in Iran were happening within the framework of IAEA regulations.
&#8220;Iran is ready for constructive and honest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-nuclear-rights-not-negotiable-says-ahmadinejad-230481/" title="Iran&#8217;s nuclear rights not negotiable, says Ahmadinejad">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad says impasse over nuke talks can only hurt West, embolden Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahmadinejad says Western pressure empowers Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An impasse in nuclear talks between world powers and Iran would only hurt the West by making Tehran push harder to advance its technology, according to the latest remarks by the Iranian president.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s comments can be seen as a veiled threat that Iran would .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejad-says-impasse-over-nuke-talks-can-only-hurt-west-embolden-irans-nuclear-program-230393/">Ahmadinejad says impasse over nuke talks can only hurt West, embolden Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Planned Iranian news agency yields first story line: Will elite military force act as editors?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran media plans stir talk of elite force at helm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The portfolio of Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard keeps on growing.
Its troops watch over nuclear facilities, its rocket scientists enlarge Iran&#8217;s missile arsenal and its engineers have taken on a rail line as their latest big-ticket project. Could media mogul be next?
Sometime early .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/planned-iranian-news-agency-yields-first-story-line-will-elite-military-force-act-as-editors-230275/">Source article &nbsp;: Planned Iranian news agency yields first story line: Will elite military force act as editors?</a>.]]></description>
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