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• Iran's Ahmadinejad urges unity against 'evil'

  -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the country's newly-elected parliament on Sunday to stand with him against "evil ones" who he says have encircled the nation.The president's address to the opening session of the parliament was seen as an appeal   Read more »

• Ahmadinejad support falls in Iran runoffs

  TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's support in Iran's parliament crumbled as final results released Saturday showed conservative rivals consolidating their hold on the legislative body in a runoff vote.   Read more »

• Iraqi premier starts talks in Iran

  top level talks, underlining the close ties between governments of the two countries.Nouri al-Maliki met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the beginning of his two-day official visit.Ahmadinejad praised al-Maliki, saying the Iraqi prime minister is   Read more »

• Iran FM warns over escalation of Gulf island spat

  discuss the latest flare-up over Abu Musa. The UAE and others have sharply denounced a visit last week to the island by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad .Salehi says Iran will never give up control of the Gulf island located between the UAE and Iran.   Read more »

• Iran's leader sets up Internet control group

  web users to visit any site based outside the country's borders.The cyberspace council will be headed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and includes powerful figures in the security establishment such as the intelligence chief, the commander of the powerful   Read more »

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• Iran's Guard commander visits disputed islands

  Iranian state media said. It was the first visit by a high-ranking Iranian military officer, almost a month after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's trip to the islands inflamed the dispute over the territories. Abu Musa, the largest of the islands, sits on the 5/30/12 from Miami Herald Read more »

• Iranian Homosexuals Speaking Out

  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says they do not exist. And in Iran, merely trying to be themselves is a crime that brings shame on their families. But now, Iranian homosexuals are starting to speak out about what it means to be gay and about the lengths to 7:05 AM from Voice of America Read more »

• ‘Time to give Syrian opposition weapons’ – McCain

  envoy Kofi Annan urged President Bashar al-Assad to free detainees during their meeting two days ago. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that those responsible for last week's massacre in Syria should be punished. Ahmadinejad declined to say who 6:16 AM from Russia Today Read more »

• UN not in Syria to watch people killed, Ban says

  Syrian families." Erdogan said the world should not remain silent in the face of "oppression." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that those responsible for last week's massacre of more than 100 people in Syria should be punished, in unusually 6:07 AM from CBC News Read more »

• Iran's leader: Punishment for Syria massacre

  (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that those responsible for last week's massacre of more than 100 people in Syria should be punished, in unusually harsh criticism from a staunch ally. U.N. investigators have blamed pro-regime gunmen for at 5:10 AM from Albany Times-Union Read more »