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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Elysee's diplomatic adviser for US Damien Loras (2ndR) take part in a video conference with US President Barack Obama (on screen) focused on Syria, Iran and Afghanistan situations, at the Elysee palace on April 12, 2012 in Paris.

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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 »

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About Iran

Iran, (Persian: ايران‎ , Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران‎ , transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), and formerly known as Persia in the West, is a large Western Asian country located in the Middle East and Central Asia. Its area equals the size of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany combined. Iran borders Armenia, Azerbaijan (including its Nakhichevan exclave) and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and Iraq and Turkey to the west. In addition, it borders the Persian Gulf, across which lie Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Shi'a Islam is the official state religion and Persian the official language.

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