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8 Dec 2011

Iran shows film of captured US drone

Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border. The film was captioned "RQ170 - advanced US spy plane" and carried on the Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Network 1 channel. The images show Iranian military officials inspecting the aircraft, which appears to be largely undamaged.
Iranian TV has shown the first video footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan...
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2 Dec 2011

US Senate passes sanctions on Iran central bank

The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country's oil industry, despite warnings the move could backfire. The measures, passed by 100 votes to nil, would ban foreign firms from doing business with the Iranian central bank. Before it can become law, it must be approved by the House and President Barack Obama, who is sceptical.
The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country's oil industry, despite warnings...
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30 Nov 2011

UK to expel all Iranian diplomats over embassy attack

The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced. He said he had ordered the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London. Tuesday's attack by hundreds of protesters followed Britain's decision to impose further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William...
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international pressure, uk embassy attack
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27 Nov 2011

Iran parliament votes to downgrade relations with UK

Iran's parliament has voted by a large majority to downgrade diplomatic relations with the UK. The move comes after the UK Treasury imposed sanctions on Iranian banks on Tuesday, accusing them of facilitating the country's nuclear programme.
Iran's parliament has voted by a large majority to downgrade diplomatic relations with the UK. The move comes after the...
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iran foreign policy, retaliation, sanctions, uk
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24 Nov 2011

Iran arrests 12 ‘CIA spies’ for targeting nuclear plans

Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports. Parviz Sorouri, an influential lawmaker, said the agents were targeting Iran's military and its nuclear programme. He said they were operating in co-ordination with Israel's Mossad and other regional agencies.
Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports. Parviz...
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22 Nov 2011

Iran: New Western nuclear sanctions ‘in vain’

Iran has dismissed new Western sanctions imposed against it because of growing concerns about its nuclear programme. A senior Iranian official said the sanctions would unite the Iranian people, would have no impact and would be "in vain". On Monday, the US, UK and Canada announced new measures targeting Iran.
Iran has dismissed new Western sanctions imposed against it because of growing concerns about its nuclear programme. A...
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iran foreign policy, nuclear program, sanctions
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21 Nov 2011

UK severs ties with Iranian banks

The UK has imposed new sanctions against Iran which will cut off all financial ties with Iranian banks. It follows the International Atomic Energy Agency's report on Iran and concerns about its nuclear programme. From 1500 GMT on Monday, all UK credit and financial institutions are required to cease all transactions with banks including the Central Bank of Iran.
The UK has imposed new sanctions against Iran which will cut off all financial ties with Iranian banks. It follows the...
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14 Nov 2011

Iran says it has ‘controlled’ Duqu malware attack

Iran has confirmed some of its computer systems were infected with the Duqu trojan, but said it has found a way to control the malware. Security organisations had previously identified Iran as one of at least eight countries targeted by the code.
Iran has confirmed some of its computer systems were infected with the Duqu trojan, but said it has found a way to...
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9 Nov 2011

Russia rules out new Iran sanctions over nuclear report

Russia has ruled out supporting fresh sanctions against Iran, despite a UN report that says Tehran may be trying to develop nuclear weapons. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told Interfax news agency that extra sanctions could be interpreted as a means of regime change in Iran.
Russia has ruled out supporting fresh sanctions against Iran, despite a UN report that says Tehran may be trying to...
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22 Oct 2011

Syria crisis: Iran’s Ahmadinejad criticises killings

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticised the killings in its ally Syria sparked by the government's violent crackdown on dissent. In his most outspoken comments yet, Mr Ahmadinejad told CNN: "Nobody has the right to kill others, neither the government nor its opponents."
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticised the killings in its ally Syria sparked by the government's violent...
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23 Sep 2011

Iran president makes 9 11 claims after UN walkout

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he believes - as an engineer - the World Trade Center towers could not have been brought down by aircraft. Interviewed after his address to the UN General Assembly sparked a walkout, he told the AP news agency some kind of planned explosion must have occurred.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he believes - as an engineer - the World Trade Center towers could not...
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19 Sep 2011

Iran arrests six ‘BBC Persian film-makers’

The Iranian authorities have arrested a group of film-makers and accused them of working for the BBC Persian service, which is banned in the country. State TV reports that the group of six were paid to make secret reports for the Farsi-language service. The BBC says no-one works for the Persian service inside the country - either formally or informally. The arrests came a day after the service showed a documentary on Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Iranian authorities have arrested a group of film-makers and accused them of working for the BBC Persian service,...
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15 Sep 2011

William Hague: Britain to push for Iran UN resolution

Britain will push the United Nations for a strong resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran, the foreign secretary has said. William Hague said Iran's refusal to respond to its people's demands for greater freedom was isolating the country from the rest of the world.
Britain will push the United Nations for a strong resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran, the foreign...
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4 Sep 2011

Iran arrests saltwater lake protesters

Iranian officials say 60 people have been arrested in protests calling for the government to save a shrinking lake in the north-west of the country.
Iranian officials say 60 people have been arrested in protests calling for the government to save a shrinking lake in...
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23 Aug 2011

Iran tries ‘Israeli spy’ for scientist’s murder

An Iranian man has gone on trial, charged with killing one of the country's nuclear scientists and having links to Israel's Mossad spy agency. State media said Majid Jamali Fashi had confessed to the murder of Massoud Ali Mohammadi, a physics professor at Tehran University, on 12 January 2010.
An Iranian man has gone on trial, charged with killing one of the country's nuclear scientists and having links to...
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22 Aug 2011

US ‘disappointed’ by Iran hiker jail terms for spying

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "deeply disappointed" by the jail terms given to two US citizens found guilty of spying in Iran. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were sentenced in Tehran on Saturday to three years for illegally entering Iran and five years for spying.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is "deeply disappointed" by the jail terms given to two US citizens found...
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5 Aug 2011

Iran’s ‘unremarkable’ supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei

"I have a poor soul, an incomplete body, and the little bit of dignity that you have given me - I will sacrifice it all for the Revolution and for Islam," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in 2009. In Iran, the word of Ali Khamenei is absolute. For more than two decades he has been his country's supreme leader.
"I have a poor soul, an incomplete body, and the little bit of dignity that you have given me - I will sacrifice it all...
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15 Jun 2011

Gang rapes in Iran cause fear and religious controversy

Recent reports of gang rapes in Iran are worrying women and raising questions about social values, reports Mohammad Manzarpour of the BBC Persian Service. In a religiously conservative town near the city of Isfahan, women at a private party were abducted last month and gang raped at knife point.
Recent reports of gang rapes in Iran are worrying women and raising questions about social values, reports Mohammad...
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31 May 2011

Merkel plane delayed after Iran refuses passage

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's flight to India has been delayed after Iran's government refused it permission to fly over the country. Mrs Merkel's plane was forced to circle over Turkey for about two hours as a result, the German government said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's flight to India has been delayed after Iran's government refused it permission to fly...
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2 May 2011

Iran leader Ahmadinejad returns to work after ‘boycott’

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ended a boycott of his official duties by chairing a cabinet meeting, Iranian media say. Mr Ahmadinejad had not been seen at work for more than a week, amid reports of a rift with the supreme leader.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ended a boycott of his official duties by chairing a cabinet meeting, Iranian...
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28 Feb 2011

Iran opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi ‘arrested’

Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives have been taken from their homes by security forces, reports suggest. Mr Karroubi's son told the BBC he had heard his father had been moved, but did not know where he had been taken.
Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives have been taken from their homes by...
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17 Feb 2011

Iran warships’ plan to use Suez Canal ‘cancelled’

Plans by two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean have been cancelled, says an Egyptian official. The unnamed official was reported as saying the plans had been withdrawn, without giving a reason.
Plans by two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean have been cancelled, says an...
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16 Feb 2011

Iran opposition Green Movement evolves under pressure

It is clear that Monday's demonstrations in Iran came as a big surprise to both the government and the leaders of the opposition Green Movement. The fact that people were willing to come out onto the streets in defiance of the security forces showed just how much anger there still was against the government among some sections of the population.
It is clear that Monday's demonstrations in Iran came as a big surprise to both the government and the leaders of the...
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30 Jan 2011

Dutch freeze contacts with Iran over hanging

The Dutch foreign ministry said it was "shocked, shattered by this act by a barbaric regime". Sahra Bahrami, aged 46, was hanged for drug smuggling early on Saturday, Iranian officials said. Her family accuses Tehran of fabricating the case against her after she was detained for taking part in anti-government protests in 2009.
The Dutch foreign ministry said it was "shocked, shattered by this act by a barbaric regime". Sahra Bahrami, aged 46,...
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22 Jan 2011

Iran talks proceed as West seeks to raise nuclear issue

Talks between Iranian officials and Western powers trying to curb Iran's nuclear programme are continuing for a second day. But there are doubts over whether the discussions will even broach the subject of Iranian uranium enrichment.
Talks between Iranian officials and Western powers trying to curb Iran's nuclear programme are continuing for a second...
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5 Jan 2011

Shah of Iran’s younger son kills himself in US

The younger son of the Shah of Iran, Alireza Pahlavi, has killed himself in the US after a long battle with depression, his family says. His brother, former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, said the family had been thrown into "great sorrow" by the news.
The younger son of the Shah of Iran, Alireza Pahlavi, has killed himself in the US after a long battle with depression,...
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2 Jan 2011

Iran ‘shoots down Western spy drones’ in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, a senior Iranian commander has been quoted as saying. "Many" other drones have been shot down over an unspecified period of time, the Fars news agency quoted him as saying.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, a senior Iranian commander has been...
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