Iranian leader tells AP Obama should see Iran as a potential friend, not a threatNEW YORK — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged President Barack Obama to see Iran as a potential friend instead of a threat ahead of addresses both leaders will give to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. AP Interview: Iranian leaders says he will seek leniency for US hikersNEW YORK — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday in an Associated Press interview that he will seek leniency for three American hikers who strayed across the Iranian border, and he urged President Barack Obama to see Iran as a potential friend. EU says meeting on Iran’s nuclear program slated Oct. 1 in GenevaUNITED NATIONS — The European Union chief negotiator said Tuesday the six countries negotiating with Iran about its nuclear program will remain firm at an upcoming meeting in Geneva that Tehran must cease uranium enrichment. Military plane crashes during parade where Ahmadinejad boasts of Iran’s military mightTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran is stronger than ever and warned that its military will “cut the hand” of anyone who attacks. But a military parade where he spoke was marred when an air force plane crashed, killing seven people, according to state radio. Iran military plane crashesTEHRAN - An Iranian military aircraft crashed in the south of Tehran Tuesday in a military parade marking the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. In army parade speech, Ahmadinejad warns Iran will retaliate against anyone who attacks itTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Tuesday his country is now stronger than ever and warned that the Iranian military will “cut the hand” of anyone who dares attack the nation. Iran’s Ahmadinejad says he’s proud to have angered West with Holocaust denial ahead of UN tripTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president said Monday he is proud to stoke international outrage with his latest remarks denying the Holocaust as he heads for the United Nations this week — showing he is as defiant as ever while his country comes under greater pressure to curtail its nuclear program. Report: Ahmadinejad says he is proud to have angered West with Holocaust denial commentsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president said Monday he is proud to stoke international outrage with his latest remarks denying the Holocaust as he heads for the United Nations this week — showing he is as defiant as ever while his country comes under greater pressure to curtail its nuclear program. Iran ‘fundamentally’ opposes nuclear weapons: KhameneiTEHRAN - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday rejected the West’s charge that his country wants to develop nuclear bombs, saying Tehran is “fundamentally” opposed to such weapons. Iran’s leader says US officials know they are wrongly accusing Iran on nuclear ambitionsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday that U.S. officials know they are wrongly accusing Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran’s top leader says US officials know they are “wrong” on nuclear and missile threatTEHRAN,Iran — Iran’s supreme leader says U.S. officials are “wrong” about his country’s nuclear program and the threat Iran’s missiles pose. Iran’s top leader urges end to postelection accusations in mass trials of protestersTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader warned government supporters on Sunday against accusing opposition members of wrongdoing without proof, an indication that the Islamic government may be easing up on critics of the June presidential election. Russia says it won’t deploy missiles near Poland, criticizes Iranian president over remarksMOSCOW — Russia said Saturday it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran’s president for new comments denying the Holocaust. Iran’s police confirm detention of ’several’ people after Friday protestsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says police detained several protesters after Friday’s massive demonstrations. Change in Obama approach to missile defense is part of broader strategy for squeezing IranWASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s revamped plan for a European missile shield is part of a broad new strategy for squeezing Iran. Iran’s Ahmadinejad slams Israel, says Holocaust was a pretext to occupy Palestinian landTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday lashed out at Israel and the West, questioning whether the Holocaust happened and calling it a pretext for occupying Palestinian lands, reiterating anti-Israel rhetoric that has brought him international condemnation. Hard-liners attack reform leaders in dueling opposition, government rallies in IranTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of protesters — many decked out in the green colors of the reform movement and chanting “Death to the dictator!” — rallied Friday in defiance of Iran’s Islamic leadership, clashing with police and confronting state-run anti-Israel rallies. Iran’s president says Holocaust ‘fairy tale’TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday called the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis a “fairy tale” and urged continued resistance against Israel’s “Zionist regime”. In coinciding Iran rallies hard-liners attack reformist; Ahmadinejad slams Israel, WestTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Israel and the West saying Friday the Holocaust was a lie and a pretext for occupying Palestinian lands, while hard-liners attacked a reformist cleric who was marching with the opposition at an anti-government rally in Tehran. Iranian regime accused of using torture, murder and rape to suppress oppositionTEHRAN - The father of an Iranian student, who died in jail after being arrested for protesting against President Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election, has claimed that his son was beaten, got his bones broken and toenails pulled out while in prison. Iranian hard-liners attack reformist former president at opposition march in TehranTEHRAN, Iran — A group of Iranian hard-liners have attacked a reformist former president while he was marching with opposition supporters at an anti-government rally in Tehran. Despite IAEA findings, Iran sings its old nuke-for-peaceful-purposes tuneTEHRAN - Even as a secret IAEA report revealed that Iran is capable of making a nuclear bomb and is developing a missile system to carry an atomic warhead, Iranian officials have reiterated claims that the Islamic nation’s nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes. Iranian government, opposition supporters hold coinciding rallies on pro-Palestinian dayTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of Iranian government supporters and dozens of opposition activists poured out Friday onto the streets of Tehran for coinciding marches marking an annual pro-Palestinian commemoration. Iran braces for showdown as government, opposition supporters plan coinciding street ralliesTEHRAN, Iran — Police are deploying across Tehran as people take to the streets for a government-sponsored pro-Palestinian rally that will be addressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Analysis: Shelving missile shield may coax Moscow to help curb Iranian nuclear ambitionsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is betting Moscow will return the favor on missile defense by helping him blunt Iran’s nuclear ambitions. AP NewsBreak: Secret nuke agency report says Iran can make bomb, developing delivery systemVIENNA — Iran experts at the U.N.’s nuclear monitoring agency believe that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and worked on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic warhead, according to a confidential report seen by The Associated Press. Russian president: US decision to scrap missile plans is a “responsible move”MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday praised the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, calling it a “responsible move.” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns opposition against planned demonstrationTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian regime’s elite Revolutionary Guard is warning opposition protesters against holding a new anti-government demonstration. Report: reformist cleric replaced with hard-liner for key Friday sermon on anti-Israel dayTEHRAN, Iran — Iran has replaced a reformist, pro-opposition cleric with a hard-liner to lead the prayer service on a key anti-Israel day this week, according to a state radio report Wednesday. Nuclear issues settled, no need for review: IranTEHRAN - Iran has settled all its nuclear issues with the UN nuclear watchdog, so there was no need to review the issues in talks with world powers, a senior Iranian nuclear official said Tuesday. |
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