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Iran Unplugs Oil Facilities From Internet

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says the country's oil industry is working well despite an attack from hackers and a computer virus that tar...

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Shahs of Sunset: Episode 4's New Lows

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 04.05.2012

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First, GG looked like an ugly duckling in that ridiculous outfit, no swansong here. Second, no self-respecting Persian party for adults starts in daylight at 7:00 p.m.

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Shahs of Sunset: Episode 3 With a Nugget From Episode 1

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.28.2012

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They are friends. I love this, I really do, because, believe it or not, Iranians of different cultural backgrounds do get along... and despite the current political situation and its bigoted notions, they mostly have over the centuries Iran has been around.

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Shahs of Sunset: Episode 2 and Counting

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.22.2012

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This week I watched two very different Iranian worlds depicted in the powerful medium of film: one reality meticulously masked as fiction, one semi-fiction frivolously packaged as reality.

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Ahmadinejad Grilled By Hostile Parliament

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

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By Marcus George DUBAI, March 14 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was summoned to parliament on Wednesday for an unp...

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Iranian Journalist Jailed

AP | Posted 04.21.2012

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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — An Iranian journalist has been arrested and jailed in Azerbaijan as tensions rise between the two neighbors. ...

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U.S. Imposes New Sanctions On Iran

Reuters | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), which it ac...

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Iran Denies Role In Attacks On Israeli Diplomats

Reuters | Posted 04.14.2012

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TEHRAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iran rejects as "sheer lies" accusations that it was involved in a bomb attack on the Israeli embassy in India, the offic...

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Iranian Authorities Arrest Several On BBC Linkages

AP | Posted 04.07.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language ser...

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Iran Begins New Military Exercises

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.05.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nation...

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Obama Reportedly Sends Secret Letter To Iran, Proposes Talks

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 03.19.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian lawmaker claimed Wednesday that President Barack Obama called for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter to the Isl...

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U.S. Forces Rescue Another 6 Iranian Mariners

Reuters | Posted 03.11.2012

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(Adds details) WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Another six Iranian mariners have been rescued by American forces, this time in waters ...

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Iranian General Calls Wall Street Protest 'American Spring'

AP | Posted 12.09.2011

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Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian military commander said Sunday that the protests spreading from New York's Wall Street to other U.S. c...

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Iranian Aircraft Crash Captured On Video

Gadling | Grant Martin | Posted 08.04.2011

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The new footage gives some insight into what the final moments of any plane crash must be like, a dizzying array of motion, confusion and terror. It's...

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Thousands Call For Death Of Iran Opposition Leaders

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranian government supporters called for the execution of opposition leaders at a prayer service Friday in response to a...

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Iran Lawmakers Call On Opposition Leaders To Be Executed

AP/The Huffington Post | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Hardline Iranian lawmakers called on Tuesday for the country's opposition leaders to face trial and be put to death, a day after clash...

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Shiism, Nationalism, and the Past Clash in Modern Iran

Jamsheed K. Choksy | Posted 05.25.2011

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A revival of Iranian nationalism is generating confrontation not just between Iran's two traditions of state and faith, but between those within the ruling class who champion secularism versus those who still espouse theocracy

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Iran to Review Woman's Stoning Verdict

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — The lawyer for an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned to death for an adultery conviction expressed cautious optimism Saturday a...

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Iranian Youths Arrested For 'Lustful Pleasure Seeking'

ABC | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iranian police detained 80 young men and women for "lustful pleasure-seeking" activities at an illegal concert, Tehran's chief prosecutor was quoted a...

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Israel Will Win in Gaza, Hamas Won't Lose and Arab Leaders and Obama Will Worry

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011

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With or without intention, Israel has incited millions across the Arab world to praise Syria and Iran, both dedicated to the Palestinian cause, and perhaps just as many to condemn Egypt and more moderate countries.

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Iran's Green Stubborn Streak

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

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what can the leaderless -- yet relentless -- opposition in Iran hope for? Without a leader, there is no revolution. Is there a fighting chance at reform?

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Iran Puts 16 Opposition Supporters on trial

AP | By NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran put 16 opposition supporters detained during anti-government protests last month on trial Saturday on charges of rioting and cons...

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Iran Decision On Uranium Deal Eagerly Awaited

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran put off until next week a formal response to a U.N.-backed plan to ship much of its uranium to Russia for enrichment, the co...

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Iran's Nuclear Program: Crunch Time

David Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Iran has been caught in yet another act of deception. Faced with the prospect of being outed by the U.S., Tehran's leaders informed the IAEA of a second uranium enrichment facility.

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Ahmadinejad UN Speech Will Play Better On Arab Street Than Inside Iran: Analysis

Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Mohamad Bazzi | GlobalPost NEW YORK, New York -- When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations on Wednesday, he will s...

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