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• News Summary: Iranian computers hit by virus

  Russian Internet security firm says a massive data-slurping cyberweapon is circulating in the Middle East , with computers in Iran appearing to have been particularly affected.ABOUT THE VIRUS: Dubbed "Flame," the virus possesses the ability to turn infected   Read more »

• Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack

  facilities, and sees them as part of a campaign by Israel, the U.S. and their allies, which includes the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, to undermine the Iranian nuclear program.Kaspersky said the cyber espionage worm came to its attention after   Read more »

• Oil edges above $91 amid Iran nuclear concerns

  The Schork Group said in a report. The U.S. and Israel have said they will not accept Iran developing nuclear weapons. Iran says it is developing nuclear power for peaceful purposes. "The oil market remains firmly in the grip of external factors," said analysts   Read more »

• Iran urges West to drop 'illogical' uranium demand

  negotiations between Tehran and the West, expressing hope the next round of talks in Moscow will bring two sides closer.Iran and six world powers held talks in Baghdad last week on Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The West suspects Iran is trying to develop weapons,   Read more »

• Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack

  the Middle East .Comments by Israel's vice premier have fueled speculation the Flame spyware might come from Israel, which sees Iran's nuclear program as a mortal threat.Moshe Yaalon told Army Radio on Tuesday, "Whoever sees the Iranian threat as a significant   Read more »

Around the web

• Iran state buyer to step up sugar deals -trade

  Sanctions adding to food inflation pressures in Iran * State buyers able to handle bigger deals LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran's state food buyer is expected to play a bigger role in sugar imports in coming months as the Islamic Republic tries to secure stocks 6:13 AM from Reuters Read more »

• Iran, India urge end to Syria crisis

  seeks to pursue efforts via the United Nations Security Council to help Syria resolve the ongoing crisis in the country. The Iranian minister and the Indian premier also discussed ways to expand economic and trade ties regarding great potentials of Tehran 6:11 AM from Press TV Read more »

• Foto-Kunst aus dem Iran bei artnet: Mehr als Burka und Anti-Amerikanismus

  Kunst aus China und der klassischen Moderne stehen jetzt zeitgenössische Fotografien aus dem Iran zum Verkauf. Die Auktion "Iranian Photography Now" umfasst 32 Arbeiten von 15 Fotografen aus dem Iran, darunter Sadegh Tirafkan (geboren 1965), Shirin Neshat 6:07 AM from premium presse 5 Read more »

• Confirmed: US, Israel created Stuxnet, lost control of it

  to the industrial control hardware responsible for their spin rate. By doing so, both governments hoped to set back the Iranian research program—and the US hoped to keep Israel from launching a pre-emptive military attack. The code was only supposed to work 6:02 AM from Ars Technica Read more »

• NYT: Obama ordered cyberattacks on Iran ... McKeon blasts Obama, Reid on sequestration ... BAE's Linda Hudson: The first lady of defense ... Marines expand investigation into urination video

  with an unpredictable domestic outcome and likely severe repercussions.” The Christian Science Monitor: http://bit.ly/M575bE 3. “Iran is far more capable of stealth naval warfare than most ever imagined,” by Walter Hickey : “Tehran’s announcement on Tuesday 5:51 AM from The Politico Read more »