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Iran Wants Talks With US Ambassador

Iran wants to renew high-level talks with U.S. officials on security in Iraq, insisting that discussions take place between ambassadors and not lower-level functionaries, Iraqi officials said Monday. Complete Story...

Iran to Get Russian Anti-Missile Defense

Russia is preparing to equip Iran with a powerful new air defense system that would dramatically increase its ability to repel an attack, Iran's defense minister said Wednesday.

Iran, Malaysia Sign $16 Billion Oil Deal

Iran and Malaysia signed a $16 billion agreement to develop two Iranian gas fields, state-run television reported Wednesday, describing the deal as the largest energy contract in Iran.

Lawmaker: Iran to Seek More Nuke Plants

Iran plans to build 19 more nuclear power plants and will soon solicit international bids for their construction, a lawmaker said.

Iranian Ex-President Attacks Hardliners

A popular former president has resumed his attacks against hardline Iranian clerics threatening to disqualify reformists from upcoming elections.

Wife Has No Luck Finding Husband in Iran

The wife of a missing former FBI agent said Saturday she has been unable to find out what happened to her husband despite visiting the Iranian island where he was last seen.

US Wants Iran to Admit to Nuke Program

Iran must "confess" to running a past nuclear weapons program or its claims of cooperating with a U.N. investigation will not be credible, the chief U.S. envoy to the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Friday.

UK Court Reinstates Iran's Claim to Art

Iran won an important court ruling Friday in its bid to force an international art dealer in London to return 18 ancient artifacts that allegedly were stolen from the country's tombs.

Police Kill 4 in Clashes in Iran

Police and security forces killed four members of a Sunni militant group in a shootout in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Iranian state media reported Thursday.

Iran Plant Won't Open Before Late 2008

Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant will not start operating before late 2008, the head of the company in charge of its construction said Thursday.

Iran Welcomes Russian Nuclear Shipment

Iran on Wednesday touted this week's delivery by Russia of fuel for its first nuclear reactor as a step in strengthening ties between the two countries and a sign of Moscow's confidence that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.

UN Sees Iranian Rights Abuses

The U.N. General Assembly approved a draft resolution Tuesday expressing "deep concern" at the systematic human rights violations in Iran, including torture, flogging, amputations, stoning and public executions.

Iran Receives Russian Nuclear Fuel

Iran received its first nuclear fuel from Russia on Monday, paving the way for the startup of its reactor in 2008.

Russia Makes 1st Nuke Shipment to Iran

Russia has made its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant, which is at the center of the international tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Iran Leader: New UN Sanctions Unlikely

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday in a live television interview that there were no grounds for imposing new U.N. sanctions on his country.

Iran to Let Missing US Man's Wife Visit

Iran will allow an American woman to travel to Tehran to get information about her husband, a former FBI agent who was last seen at a resort island off the country's southern coast, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

Israel Officials in US to Discuss Iran

Israeli intelligence officials are in the U.S. trying to convince the Bush administration that Iran is still trying to develop nuclear weapons — contrary to the findings of a recent U.S. intelligence report, security officials said.

Azerbaijan: Western Secrets Sent to Iran

Azerbaijan's security agency said Saturday that 15 people convicted this week of treason had passed information on U.S., British and Israeli activities in the ex-Soviet republic to Iranian intelligence.

Israel: US Report on Iran May Spark War

Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a regional war that would threaten the Jewish state.

UK Panel Criticizes Decision on Sailors

A British parliamentary committee said Friday that one or more people should have been disciplined for allowing Royal Navy sailors to sell stories to newspapers about their capture by Iran earlier this year.

UK PM Says Iran Sanctions Still Needed

Sanctions against Iran are still necessary despite a U.S. intelligence finding that Tehran has abandoned its pursuit of nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday.

Assad Says Alliance With Iran Unshakable

President Bashar Assad rejected claims that Syria's alliance with Iran had been weakened by Damascus' participation in last month's U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference, insisting Thursday that ties between the two countries will never be shaken.

Russia, Iran Reach Nuclear Plant Deal

A Russian contractor said Thursday that Moscow and Tehran have reached agreement on a schedule for completing construction of a nuclear power plant in southern Iran — a facility that plays a central role in international tensions over Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran Lauds Talks With UN Watchdog

Iran said Thursday that talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on investigating traces of weapons-grade uranium found at a Tehran university were constructive, state media reported.

China Urges 2-Track Approach on Iran

China wants a two-track approach in trying to resolve the dispute with Iran over its nuclear program — a revitalized diplomatic initiative along with a new U.N. resolution on sanctions, Beijing's U.N. ambassador said Thursday,

The Vine

Hillary's Telling the Truth -- That's the Problem

Source: OpEdNews.Com Progressive

Also, she was the only Democratic senator to support the Kyl-Lieberman amendment which called for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to be designated a terrorist organization. The better, she maintained to "apply greater diplomatic pressure on Iran."

Iran needs no uranium enrichment: Russia's Lavrov

Source: Yahoo! News

" MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's delivery of nuclear fuel to the Bushehr power station makes it unnecessary for Iran to pursue its enrichment program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Russian Sells S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Defense System to Iran.

Source: israelnationalnews.com

The missiles can intercept targets at an altitude of up to 27 kilometers (90,000 feet) and at ranges of up to 150 kilometers (95 miles) from the launch point.

Iran to get missile system from Russia

Source: Reuters

The United States and Israel -- Tehran's arch foes -- have said Iran could use the TOR-M1 system to attack its neighbours. Russia says it is a short-range system and purely defensive.

Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel - CNN.com

Source: CNN

Greeted by joyous relatives and a crowd of reporters, about 40 Iranian Jews landed in Israel on Tuesday, leaving behind their lives in the Islamic republic for new homes in the Jewish state.

Iran 'restraining Shia militias in Iraq

Source: Telegraph

"Iran has decided "at the most senior levels" to restrain Shia militias in Iraq, causing a sharp drop in roadside bomb attacks in recent months, according to a senior US diplomat.

The differences are significant

Source: Gulf News

This month, the AKP also found an Iranian imitator. This is the newly formed Justice and Development Party of Iran (Etedal va To'seeh) that brings together a variety of elements disillusioned with Khomeinism.

With Spies Like These . . .Why the CIA can't trust its foreign assets

Source: The Washington Post

This is a somewhat sad indictment on the state of CIA recruitment of foreign assets: probably over half are double agents and of what's left, you have the unreliable mixed in with the unimportant, the self serving, the unstable and the unknown.

The President's Test.

Source: ynetnews.com

President Bush must act on pledge to safeguard Israel vis-à-vis Iran threat Uzi Arad Published: 12.25.07, 16:58 / Israel Opinion

Iranian Immigrants Land in Israel.

Source: ynetnews.com

Jewish Agency's covert mission to bring 40 Iranian Jews to build new lives in Israel ends successfully on Tuesday.

Sing-along-a-Derb 2007. By John Derbyshire. December 24, 2007, 0:00 a.m.

Source: National Review Online

Seven political parodies of Christmas songs.

Iran to tender construction of 19 nuclear power plants - Irna

Source: www2.irna.ir

Iran will soon announce international tender for construction of 19 new 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plants, Rapporteur of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Kazem Jalali, said on Sunday.

After 40 days in a notorious Tehran prison, a student activist wonders if he should have avoided politics.

Source: The L.A. Times

Babak Zamanian has been transformed from one of Iran's most outspoken students into one of its walking dead. He's among thousands of political activists and journalists free on bail, but banned from leaving the country.

US report: Israel would weather nuclear war with Iran

Source: ynetnews.com

Study compiled by US Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), headed by a former Pentagon analyst, explores several hypothetical scenarios for unconventional warfare in our region.

Conservatives slam Ahmadinejad

Source: gulf-times.com

TEHRAN: The former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has attacked President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over high inflation, the latest conservative to criticise his economic policies, media reported yesterday. The complaints by Mohsen Rezaie were echoed by the conservative  …

Ron Paul: Saying Iran is going to attack Israel is like saying Iran is about to invade Mars-

Source: MSNBC

MR. RUSSERT: So if Iran invaded Israel, what do we do?

Iran: Europe will become a Muslim continent

Source: adnkronos

This is exactly what many radical Muslims think. I think this will be the biggest threat we will face this century, So many people have their heads in the sand in the name of "tolerance" will and find radical Islam beheading them for it.

Yalda, Iran's longest night and Origin of Christmas

While the Christians all over the world are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, Iranians will rejoice in celebration of one of their most ancient traditions, the night of Yalda. Early Christians related this very ancient Persian celebration to Mithra, Goddess of Light, and li …

Iran: Bushehr Nuclear plant ready by March

Source: CNN

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's first nuclear power plant will be operational within three months, providing electricity to Iran's national power grid by the summer, according to Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah.

Iran: Europe will become a Muslim continent, says Khamenei's spokesman

Source: adnkronos.com

Europe will eventually become a Muslim continent, according to a representative of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Thompson's Waterloo (Iowa). by Stephen F. Hayes. Fri Dec 21, 11:05 PM ET

Source: Yahoo! News

Fred's tour bus in Waterloo and Waverly Iowa. Washington (The Weekly Standard) Vol. 013, Issue 16 - 12/31/2007 When the door to the bus swings open, Thompson's wife, Jeri, emerges first. She skips down the stairs and thrusts her hand toward the first person she sees.

In 2003, Iran offered full nuclear transparency, no more support for Hamas, help in Iraq and recognition of Israel

Source: mwcnews.net

Iran proposed "full transparency" to show "there are no Iranian endeavors to develop or possess WMD." It also sought to guarantee "decisive action against any terrorists (above all Al Qaida) on Iranian territory, full cooperation and exchange of all relevant informatio …

Forecast America 2008 – The Church and the Nation

People have often asked me over the years what I would predict for America. I can only say what I have been able to discern and the few things God has intimated to my heart from time to time.

The Iranian Threat: 'Israel will attack Iran on its own'. By JPOST.COM Staff. Dec 21, 2007 13:53

Source: JPost.com

"I came back from a trip to Israel in November convinced that Israel would attack Iran," Bruce Riedel, a former CIA official and senior adviser to three US presidents, George W. Bush among them, told the American Newsweek magazine in an article published Friday.

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