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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 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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Tehran and the British Embassy -- This Isn't 1979

Maryam Zar | Posted 01.30.2012

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This was no display of simultaneous inspiration. This was a government that feels increasingly cornered, attempting to show the world it still has popular support.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Warns U.S. Over Assassination Claims

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 12.16.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday that any measures taken against Tehran over an alleged plot to assassina...

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Former Secretary Of State Warren Christopher Passes Away

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 19, 2011 7:43:00 AM WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia ...

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Abandoning Friends, Appeasing Foes

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does America have the guts, and the integrity, to finally help those struggling against Iran's regime? Or are we going to continue to play poker with Ahmadinejad, bluffing our way into a deadly showdown?

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Assad visits Iran to boost ties

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Syrian president arrives in Tehran for talks with Ahmadinejad amid thaw in Damascus-Washington ties....

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Japan approves new Iran sanctions

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tokyo imposes restrictions on Iranian business interests over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme....

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Iranian Woman At Risk Of Stoning For Circulating Banned Book

The Guardian | Alexandra Topping | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Iranian woman accused by the Tehran regime of circulating copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses is at risk of being stoned and flogged if h...

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Iran Cranks Up Its Crackdown on Culture

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

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The attack on culture in Iran has been steadily growing since last year. Before his jailing, film director Jafar Panahi had given extensive interviews about how he avoided the Culture Ministry.

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The Yellow Dogs: An Illegal Rock Band Breaks Out

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Yellow Dogs are an amazing rock band in Iran, where rock bands are illegal, along with other important things that make life worth living.

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Iran mulls downgrading ties with UK

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tehran reconsidering relations with Britain following recent tensions....

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U.S.: Iran choosing isolation by planning 10 new nuclear plants

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran warns it will cut cooperation with UN, two days after IAEA votes to rebuke Tehran over secret enrichment plant....

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Israel tight-lipped about mysterious death of Iranian nuclear physicist

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israel refused Tuesday to react to Iranian accusations that it or the United States was behind a mysterious explosion that killed an Iranian nuclear p...

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Iran troops reportedly move into Tehran ahead of opposition rally

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Iranian opposition website said on Thursday the government was moving troops and armored military vehicles to the capital on the day supporters of ...

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Iran warns IAEA not to use 'language of force'

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Friday not to use threatening language against Tehran, as the UN nuclear guardian's board wa...

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Top advisers to reformist Mousavi said arrested in Iran

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Iranian opposition website said three advisers of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi were detained on Monday, a day after five people were kille...

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U.S. likely to continue engaging Iran toward nuclear deal

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington is expected to continue to engage Tehran toward a deal on Iran's nuclear program, according to both government sources and American sources...

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Report: Mousavi's nephew among five killed at Tehran rally

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Five Iranian demonstrators, including the nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, were killed on Sunday in clashers with security forces in c...

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Behind the Story: Afghan refugees in Iran

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bigan Saliani, who was born in Iran, reported from Tehran for Worldfocus on the little-known story of Afghan refugees there. Here is his ...

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Bin Laden daughter 'in Tehran'

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Country's foreign minister says quoting Saudi embassy that daughter wants to leave Iran....

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Putin: Iran sanctions talk premature

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin criticized talk of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, undermining U.S. efforts to present a united front against Tehran's nuclear program at a crucial moment.

Putin's comments in China came a day after Russia's foreign minister, at Hillary Rodham Clinton's side in Moscow, said threatening sanctions was "counterproductive."

Russia's growing hostility to even discussing sanctions comes shortly after President Barack Obama canceled plans to build a missile defense shield in Europe. That was seen by some as a concession to Russia in hopes of persuading it to put more pressure on Iran to open its nuclear program for inspection.

The U.S. and a number of other countries contend the program is meant to develop nuclear weapons.

"If we speak about some kind of sanctions now, before we take concrete steps, we will fail to create favorable conditions for negotiations," Putin said. "That is why we consider such talk premature."

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Iran Plans Major Military Exercise

wsj.com | CHIP CUMMINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iranian media on Sunday reported Tehran will conduct a large-scale defensive military exercise next month, coinciding with what government officials n...

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U.S. House of Representatives passes Iran gasoline sanctions bill

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday to impose sanctions on foreign companies that help supply gasoline to Iran, a move l...

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Tehran forces prevent students from joining reformist protests

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iranian security forces have banned reformist students from leaving Tehran University to join protests at other universities, a reformist website said...

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