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Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, who is seeking re-election for his post, attends the opening session of Iran's new parliament in Tehran on May 27, 2012. Tehran has 'no reason' to suspend its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent -- one of the key demands of world powers engaging Iran in talks -- the head of its Atomic Energy Organisation said.
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IAEA report showed Tehran’s progress in nuclear technology including enrichment, as well as its complete cooperation with the agency. The 11 page report which includes reports on inspection of 16 nuclear centers and 10 secondary sites proves the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities.
We stress the need and urgency for Iran to reach an agreement with the IAEA on a structured approach, including on access to relevant sites and information... to resolve all outstanding issues, particularly those relating to possible military dimensions [of Tehran's nuclear program].
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Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack
A Russian-based Internet security firm says a powerful computer virus with unprecedented data-snatching capabilities has attacked machines in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East .Iran has not disclosed any damage done by the new spyware virus, dubbed " Read more »
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Iran urges West to drop 'illogical' uranium demand
(AP) -- Tehran says the West should withdraw its "illogical" demand that Iran halt production of uranium enriched to 20 percent.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday as saying that Iran has a right to produce nuclear fue Read more »
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Iran plans two new nuclear reactors
TEHRAN, Iran -- The nation's nuclear chief, Fereidoun Abbasi, said yesterday there are no reasons at the moment for his country to halt production of uranium enriched to 20 percent, a key demand of world powers, and Iran is planning two new reactors. The Read more »
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Italian automaker Fiat halts sales to Iran
(AP) -- Italian automaker Fiat SpA, which controls Chrysler , said Friday that it and subsidiaries will immediately halt sales to Iran, following similar moves by other carmakers under pressure to cut ties to Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.The Read more »
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No deal in talks over Iran nuke program
BAGHDAD -- Tough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran 's nuclear program ended yesterday with a plan to meet next month in Moscow for another round of talks, but agreement on little else.The open channels between Iran and the six-nation Read more »
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US, Iran dig in for long cyber war
or both. Ilan Berman, an analyst at of the American Foreign Policy Council who follows Iran, said that with cyber war simmering, Tehran is boosting its defensive and offensive capabilities. "They feel like there is a campaign against them and they are mobilizing 2:02 AM from The Sun Daily Malaysia Read more »
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IAEA board to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions
a damning report last November saying Iranian scientists had possibly carried out weapons tests at the base in Parchin, near Tehran, since 2003. A demand for fast and unconditional access to the base will form the crux of discussions when the IAEA's 35-member 1:07 AM from Samaylive Read more »
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Too Hot for Tehran
Satire in Iran is a dying art. As Roland Elliott Brown describes, even the tamest criticisms are increasingly coming under assault from the Islamic Republic's ruling elite. The justification for this crackdown is derived from the clergy's ban on laghv, or 6/1/12 from Foreign Policy Read more »
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Pakistan inks accord to import 1,000MW from Iran
National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDCL) Rasul Khan Mahsud and Iran' Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad in Tehran on Thursday. A spokesperson for NTDCL said in a statement that according to the agreement 70 percent funding for the project 6/1/12 from GlobalSecurity.org Read more »
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Behind the U.S. cyberattacks on Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles south of the capital Tehran. Much has been written about Stuxnet, which, as ProPublica recently reported, remains a threat beyond Iran. But the Times 6/1/12 from Syracuse.com Read more »
