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Iran Confiscates Jackson Pollock Painting ... From Itself

The Huffington Post | Sasha von Oldershausen | Posted 05.24.2012

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It’s not your average art heist: One of Iran’s most valuable pieces of art, a painting by U.S. artist Jackson Pollock worth $250 million, has been...

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Iran Talks Hit Snag In Second Day

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

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By Andrew Quinn and Justyna Pawlak BAGHDAD, May 24 (Reuters) - Iran accused world powers on Thursday of creating "a difficult atmosphe...

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Iran Brings 'Comprehensive' Proposals To Nuclear Talks

Reuters | Posted 05.24.2012

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DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran has proposed a "new and comprehensive" package of proposals to six world powers during talks on Wednesday in Baghdad ...

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On the Merits of an Arranged Marriage

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Tradition, Arranged Marriage, Marriage, Habib Levy, Iran, Dora Levy Mossanen, Divorce, Women, Jewish Quarter, Farsi, Historian, History, The History of the Iranian Jews, Tehran, Courtesan, Superstition, Harem, The Last Romanov, Mahaleh, Culture News
Dora Levy Mossanen

Was theirs an arranged marriage? It certainly was. Were they different in every imaginable way? You bet. Yet they managed to build a relationship based on love and trust. I wonder whether that was possible only because divorce was not an option at the time.

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A Rare Show Of Public Support For Gay Rights In Iran

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Golnaz Esfandiari | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Gay Rights, Global Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Iran, Tehran, Iran Gay Rights, Gay Voices News

On May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, a small group of Iranians publicly displayed support for gay rights despite the Islamic republic'...

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From Exile To A World Tour?

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.02.2012

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If you saw the members of Iranian indie rock band, The Yellow Dogs, on the streets of Brooklyn, you wouldn't bat an eyelash. They could easily pass fo...

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Pyongyang and Tehran

Michael Brenner | Posted 04.19.2012

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Michael Brenner

North Korea's military capabilities and intentions get scant attention in the American media, among politicians, and in Congress, in contrast to the all-consuming obsession with Iran. Why?

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Washington and Tehran's Vicious Spin Cycle

Jamal Abdi | Posted 04.18.2012

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Jamal Abdi

If Iran and the U.S. are unable to build positive sum political space and the mutual spin becomes a vicious cycle, the negotiations could easily spin into failure.

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Iran Attempts To Build Cyber Fortress

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 04.16.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran calls it the "soft war" with the West: Battles to control, defend and monitor the Internet and other high-level telecommunication...

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Iran Tries Brotherly Love in the Persian Gulf Oil Game

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 05.22.2012

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Daniel J. Graeber

With Kuwait allied with the United States and working more closely with Iran's long-time rivals in Riyadh, it's unlikely there will be any brotherly love in the Persian Gulf anytime soon.

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Meet Iranian Street Art Duo Icy and Sot

ARTINFO | Posted 05.12.2012

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Street art is a growing phenomenon in cities around the world, but it still comes as a surprise to see images of Icy and Sot's work on the streets of ...

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With Iran, How Hard Do Sanctions Really Bite?

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Opec, Crude Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, Geopolitics, Iran Sanctions, Oil, European Union, Tehran, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Oil Embargo, World News
Daniel J. Graeber

Planned oil embargoes by the European Union could be seen as largely symbolic moves by opponents of the Islamic republic, though it's the pressure on Tehran's finances that appear to be striking the biggest blow.

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Ahmadinejad: Iran Doesn't Fear Bombs, Warships

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2012

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By Marcus George DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has launched a fresh tirade against the West, sayin...

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PHOTOS: The 9 Best Cities For Street Art Spotting

BootsnAll | Posted 05.09.2012

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BootsnAll

Sometimes massive murals cover entire buildings and artists use their medium to create beauty in an otherwise gritty landscape.

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The Iran Diplomacy Puzzle

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Oil, Iaea, US-Iran Relations, Iran Sanctions, Iran, Tehran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, IAEA Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Iran, Iran Nuclear Capabilites, Iran Nuclear, Foreign Affairs, World News
Jayshree Bajoria

A failure to reach a diplomatic solution carries huge costs: tensions between Iran and the West continue to rise in what some have called a shadow war.

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The Bangkok Bombing Attributed to Iran: A Scene From a Keystone Kops Movie or a Clever or Rushed Maneuver by the Iranians?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 04.18.2012

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Haggai Carmon

Did the three suspected Iranians terrorists in Bangkok reenact a scene from the early 1920s silent film comedies -- the Keystone Kops featuring clumsy...

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Be Mine, Iran

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2012

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TEHRAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Young Iranians abandoned thoughts of sanctions, nuclear power and economic hardship on Tuesday in favour of shopping for ...

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Iran Launches Spanish TV In Jab At U.S. 'Dominance'

AP | By NASSER KARIMI | Posted 01.31.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's president on Tuesday lauded his country's newly launched Spanish-language satellite TV channel, saying it would deal a blow to ...

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Gunboat Diplomacy: A Maritime Field Guide to the Straits of Hormuz Crisis

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.07.2012

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

In the game of high stakes international chicken with Tehran, the better diplomacy is to turn the chairs and force the ayatollahs to blink first.

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Iran Delays Testing Long-Range Missiles, Ready For Nuclear Talks

Reuters | Posted 02.29.2012

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TEHRAN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Iran test-fired long range missiles on Saturday during a naval exercise in the Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency rep...

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Iran's Rial Gripe

Roshanak Taghavi | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Currency, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mehr News Agency, Gulf Cooperation Council, Uae, World News
Roshanak Taghavi

Headlines around the world have been abuzz since Tuesday about the precarious state of Iran's economy, after the market rate for the Islamic Republic's currency, the rial, dropped over 10 percent in less than a day to its lowest level ever against the dollar.

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Jon Ward

Ron Paul's Iran Comments Raise Questions About His Iowa Surge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.20.2011

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- After Thursday night's GOP presidential primary debate, an influential Iowa Republican leaned over to a reporter for The Huffingto...

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A "Mass Murderer" Invited to the White House

Abbas Rezai | Posted 02.11.2012

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Abbas Rezai

The disputable meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and President Obama will be held today in the White House. Mr. Maliki will be accompanied by Hadi Ameri, a government minister who has been the Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards 9th Badr corps.

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'We're Not Just Going To Roll Over'

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats determined to look tough on Iran and avoid any election-year challenges to their pro-Israel bona fides ar...

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To Where Is Iran's Regime Leading the Nation? Up To the Wall of UK Embassy?

Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Posted 02.06.2012

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Camelia Entekhabi-Fard

These questions are not only being raised by the international community but by ordinary Iranians as well.

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