Iran
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Moderate cleric elected president in Iran
CommentShaffer interview June 18, 2013
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Hasan Rowhani: Moderate cleric wins Iran's presidential vote
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Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns.
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Iranian election on Friday will bring end to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad term
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Iran's top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington "the hell with you" after casting his ballot in a race widely criticized in the West as rigged in favor of Tehran's ruling system.
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Afghanistan accuses Iran of holding Afghan migrant workers
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Afghanistan has accused Iran of holding as many as 21 migrant Afghan workers following a border shooting incident during the weekend and has filed a formal complaint to Tehran, an official said Sunday.
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Nader Modanlo on trial for allegedly helping Iran launch satellite
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A trial has begun for an Iranian-American man living in Maryland who allegedly helped Iran launch a satellite from Russia, a violation of a trade embargo the United States has against the Middle Eastern country.
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Iran denies link with Canadian train terror plot
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Iran is denying any link with two suspects charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train.
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Iran-Pakistan earthquake kills dozens
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An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai.
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Iran earthquake 2013: Magnitude 6.1 quake hits near nuclear plant
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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least three people in a sparsely populated area in the country's south, state TV reported on Tuesday.
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Iran suing Hollywood over Argo film
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Iranian media say authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country.
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Biden to AIPAC: President Obama not bluffing on using military force in Iran
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Vice President Joe Biden says President Barack Obama isn't bluffing when he says he'll use military action if ultimately necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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Argo: Former U.S. Ambassadors, hostages reflect on Oscar-winning film
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At the Academy Awards, Ben Affleck, the director and star of Argo, acknowledged Iran, a country where former ambassadors Bruce Laingen and John Limbert were both held hostage for 444 days.
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Iran dismisses Argo as 'advertisement for the CIA,' Iran state TV says
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Iran's state TV dismissed the Oscar-winning film "Argo" on Monday as an "advertisement for the CIA" and some Iranians called the award a political statement by America for its unflattering portrayal of the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Is Morsi on his way out?
CommentShaffer interview January 31, 2013
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Hagel outlines position on Iran
CommentGordon interview January 30, 2013
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Iran nuclear probe: U.N. experts don't seal probe deal with Tehran
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U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic arms, adding to doubts that upcoming separate talks between six world powers and the Islamic Republic will succeed in reducing fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Conflict in Syria "certainly not winding down"
CommentGreen interview January 2, 2013
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GAO studies Iran oil sanctions
CommentMelito interview December 19, 2012
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Business Machinery World Wide staff indicted
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Prosecutors say that Tehran-based Business Machinery World Wide engaged in a four-year conspiracy to export more than $30 million in laptop computers, digital media equipment and other technology from the U.S. into Iran. Often the goods were routed through a subsidiary in Dubai.
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