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Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Seattle Times - By Adam Goldman - Nov. 13 (News) - Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

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Yemen denounces Iranian 'interference' in its internal affairs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Sudarsan Raghavan - Nov. 12 (News Report) - The Yemeni government on Wednesday lashed out against what it described as Iranian "interference" in its affairs, escalating tensions in a civil conflict pitting Yemen's army against Shiite rebels that has drawn in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, and raised fears of a regional proxy war.

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S-300 missile deliveries to Iran under review — Russian

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

RIA Novosti - Nov. 12 (News Report) - Russia is still considering the possible deliveries of advance air defense systems to Iran and will not freeze the contract as a concession to the United States, a government official said. Russia signed a contract with Iran on the supply of S-300 air defense systems to the Islamic Republic in December 2005. However, there have been no official reports about the start of the contract's implementation since then.

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Protesters, Police Clash In Tehran On Anniversary Of U.S. Embassy Takeover

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Radio Free Europe - By Golnaz Esfandiari - Nov. 04 (News Report) - As Iran held anti-U.S. rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, security forces clashed in the capital with opposition supporters who renewed their protest against the reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

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Tehran Braces for a New Political Showdown

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Time - By Robin Wright - Nov. 02 (News Report) - As chairman of Iran's foreign affairs committee, he called for improving relations with the United States. And as Iran prepares to commemorate the event that he helped plan, Mirdamadi today is among more than 100 political prisoners awaiting the outcome of a mass show trial on charges of trying to subvert the revolution.

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Iran's Nuclear Response Creates a Quandary for Obama

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Time - By Andrew Lee Butters - Oct. 31 (News Analysis) - If the Obama Administration had hoped to get the bulk of Iran's current stockpile of enriched uranium out of the country under a new agreement for reprocessing abroad, those hopes are fading fast. The counter-proposal offered by Iran on Thursday contained such substantive revisions that Western officials are interpreting it as a rejection — at least of the aspect of the deal most important to the Western powers. More worrisome, perhaps, for the future of President Obama's engagement strategy may be the fact that although the deal contained some important concessions to Tehran, the possibility that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might embrace it sparked a storm of criticism from across the Iranian political spectrum.

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Iran Delivers Response to U.N. Nuclear Watchdog

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By David Sanger, Steven Erlanger, Robert F. Worth - Oct. 29 (News Report) - Iran will not retreat “one iota” on its nuclear rights, but is ready to cooperate on issues regarding atomic fuel, power plants and technology, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.

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Iran, world powers agree to draft deal on uranium

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Borzou Daragahi - Oct. 21 (News Report) - The head of the world's atomic energy watchdog said Iran and world powers have until Friday to approve a proposed deal to transfer most of Iran's nuclear material abroad to be reformatted for medical purposes.

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Senior Iran Guards commanders killed in attack

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Fredrik Dahl, Resa Derakhshi - Oct. 18 (News Report) - At least two senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guards were assassinated in volatile southeastern Iran on Sunday, in an attack in which 60 people were killed or wounded, Iranian media reported.

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October surprise in US-Iran relations

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Asia Times - By Kaveh L Afrasiabi - Oct. 02 (News Analysis) - The meeting on Thursday between Iran and the six countries dealing with its nuclear case resulted in agreement for a follow-up encounter, in itself an important development, given the heated atmosphere in the lead-up to the talks. As significant, the United States and Iran made an initial direct contact, raising hopes of a real breakthrough. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi (Oct 2, '09)

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U.S., Iranian officials meet one-on-one during nuclear talks