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Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether. Complete Story...
A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Russia that its delay in delivering an anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran could harm relations between the two countries, state television reported Sunday.
Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran's postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an official report but not investigated further.
Denmark's journalists union says one of its members is being held in a jail in Tehran.
An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man to his face.
Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.
The contrasts were vivid: Pro-government supporters chanted "Death to America" and stomped on U.S. flags Wednesday while not far away, hundreds of opposition protesters denounced Iran's leaders and appealed to America's president to choose sides.
The White House is calling for an end to violence in Iran as security forces there crack down on anti-government protesters.
An earthquake struck a key port city in southern Iran early Wednesday, injuring at least 700 people and cutting power and telephone lines, the state news agency reported.
The White House on Wednesday expressed concern about a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran as President Barack Obama said he wanted the U.S. and Iran to move beyond "suspicion, mistrust and confrontation."
An exiled Iranian opposition group called on the U.N. nuclear agency Tuesday to waste no time in examining a hidden site near Tehran that it claims is used to help build nuclear detonators.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the nuclear offer to Iran, intended to restrain its potential for making a nuclear weapon, should be fully accepted by Iran and will not be changed.
If Western leaders were still puzzling over Iran's approach to nuclear talks, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered a timely tutorial.
Iran said Monday it has not rejected a U.N.-backed plan aimed at limiting the country's ability to make nuclear weapons as it called for a technical panel to review its terms.
Iranian police warned the opposition Monday not to hold protests this week that would coincide with annual state-sponsored demonstrations against the United States.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional meeting on Thursday with the families of three American hikers detained in Iran since late July and renewed appeals to Iranian authorities to release them.
The mood is grim behind the scenes at the headquarters of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, with diplomats expressing dismay at Iran's response to a Western proposal to defuse the standoff over its nuclear program.
Iran insists on simultaneously exchanging its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel produced overseas, the state news agency said Friday, calling the demand a "red line" that will not be abandoned.
Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country.
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday compared the power of Iran's enemies to a "mosquito," saying Iran now deals with the West over its nuclear activities from a position of power.
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency urged Iran on Monday to clarify its response amid mixed signals over a U.S.-backed proposal that would have Tehran ship most of its nuclear material abroad for processing.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged Iran on Wednesday to accept a U.N.-drafted plan to ship much of its uranium abroad for enrichment, saying it would be "an important confidence-building measure."
Frustrated by Iran's continued defiance of demands to come clean on its nuclear program, the Obama administration is leaning toward imposing new sanctions, even if it must act alone.
Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition's first major show of force on Tehran's streets in nearly two months.
Good NazisMaybe it's just a matter of ideology. Nazis are statist and believe fealty to the state and party should be paramount in the life of every citizen. Strict adherence to Nazi ideology is expected and deviation is punishable, by death in many cases.
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Iran lawmakers: We won't ship uranium abroadSenior Iranian lawmakers rejected any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.
Iran: Three Men Await Execution for Alleged Homosexual Conduct When Children Three men accused in separate cases of committing homosexual acts when they were under age 18, have been sentenced to death by Iranian courts.
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Report: Iran Tested Advanced Nuclear Warhead DesignThe U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic's scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian reported in its Friday edition.
Report: Iran tested advanced nuclear warheadThe U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic's scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, a U.K. newspaper reported.
Iran Opposition Protesters Return to Streets Iran protestors ask President Obama for help. It's a futile plea. The President would rather talk to a Holocaust Denier.
Iran already tested advanced nuclear warhead LONDON (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic's scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian reported in its Friday edition.
So November 4 in Iran is over. Iranians all over the country came out in big and small numbers yet again to demand that their rights be granted and that the government stop its oppression. They chanted slogans, marched through the streets and showed that they still exist.
AFP journalist detained in IranA journalist for Agence France Presse has been detained by Iranian security forces, the news agency has said.
Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead design: secret reportThe UN's nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that Iranian scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian has learned.
PostPartisan - How Obama is aiding AhmadinejadThe New York Times reports that opposition protesters in Iran, in between beatings and tear-gassing from riot police and the regime's hired thugs, have started a new chant: "Obama, Obama -- either you're with them or you're with us."
IAEA: Iran Qom site 'nothing to worry about'UN inspectors find no problematic evidence in first tour of Iranian nuke site, atomic agency says
Neda's mother: She was 'like an angel' - CNN.comThe night before she was killed on the streets of Tehran, the woman the world would come to know simply as Neda had a dream. "There was a war going on," she told her mom the next morning, "and I was in the front."
Seized arms ship latest success story in Israel's intelligence war against Iran After years where sophistication, slyness, and originality were mostly found on the other side, Israel's intelligence service has been recovering in respect to its confrontation with the evil front on the north.
Hezbollah "denies link" to arms ship seized by Israel | Reuters"Hezbollah denies any link to the weapons that the Zionist enemy claims it removed from the vessel Francop," the group said in a statement.
Pro-Democracy Iranians to Obama: You're with Them or You're with UsAfter President George W.
White House Voices Concern Over Crackdown in Iran"The White House on Wednesday expressed concern about a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran as President Obama said he wanted the United States and Iran to move beyond "suspicion, mistrust and confrontation." Iranian security forces clubbed anti-government pro …
Iranians Protest, President Obama Appeases - WSJ.com; What would Reagan have said? Tens of thousands of protestors yesterday braved police batons and tear gas canisters in the streets of Iranian cities to denounce their theocratic rulers and call for a change of regime.
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." — VoltaireQuestion: How many countries do you have to be at war with to be disqualified from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? Answer: Five. Barack Obama has waged war against only Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. He's holding off on Iran until he actually gets the prize.
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