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Iran countered a proposal intended to address concerns over the Persian Gulf country’s nuclear ambitions by urging world powers to outline their vision for bringing the decade-long dispute to an end.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s loss of favor with the country’s ruling elite may turn into a gain for Ali Larijani.
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The U.S. and its partners are urging Iran to curb its nuclear activities in exchange for an offer that would ease banking, petrochemical and gold sanctions, according to two officials close to negotiations aimed at addressing international concerns about the Islamic Republic’s atomic ambitions.
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As Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad clings mercilessly to power, hopes that his regime will be replaced by a stable, tolerant democracy are being dwarfed by fears of prolonged sectarian strife and Islamist radicalism. The outcome will hinge in part on a simple question: Whom do Syria’s diverse rebels hate more, the U.S. or Iran?
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The U.S. and its European allies will press Iran for tangible action to curb its nuclear program when talks restart this week after a 15-month hiatus.
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The Obama administration is concerned Iran is on the verge of enriching uranium at a facility deep underground near the Muslim holy city of Qom, a move that may strengthen those advocating tougher action to stop Iran’s suspected atomic weapons program.
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“Nobody’s announced a war, young lady,” President Barack Obama said in New York on March 2, wagging his finger at an audience member who decried the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran. “But we appreciate your sentiment.”
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Iran’s currency crisis has emboldened critics of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who are lining up to pillory the president and lay down markers for next year when his successor will be elected.
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Just after 3 p.m. on Nov. 29, about 200 demonstrators ransacked the British Embassy in Tehran, chanting “Death to England,” setting fire to the Union Jack, carting off a portrait of Queen Elizabeth, and detaining staff as Iranian security officers stood by. It bore all the marks of a state-orchestrated provocation.
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The U.K. said it’s pulling some diplomats out of Tehran after its embassy was stormed by militants a week after Britain tightened sanctions on Iran in response to its nuclear program.
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