Obama’s nuclear accord seeks to add pressure on Iran

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ImageBloomberg: President Barack Obama signs a nuclear-arms treaty with Russia today that he will try to use to build international support for increasing pressure on Iran and preventing terrorists from getting atomic material.

First talks on new Iran sanctions resolution

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ImageAP: After months of diplomatic dancing, China has agreed to sit down with five major powers Thursday to discuss possible new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and start talks on its suspect nuclear program.

Germany charges two over Iranian missile programme

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ImageReuters: German federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged two Iranians for attempting to procure technology for Iran's missile programme.

China to join New York talks on Iran on Thursday

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ImageReuters: China will join talks with the United States, Britain, Russia, France and Germany in New York on Thursday over possible sanctions against Iran, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Wednesday.

Iran strengthens air defence systems

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 07 – A senior Iranian commander on Wednesday announced that Iran in the last year had strengthened its air defence systems, allowing for speedier engagement while further developing the range in which the systems could operate.

Iran strengthens air defence systems

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 07 – A senior Iranian commander on Wednesday announced that Iran in the last year had strengthened its air defence systems, allowing for speedier engagement while further developing the range in which the systems could operate.

Iran ridicules Obama’s “cowboy” nuclear strategy

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ImageAP: Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists.

Dragon Oil’s Iran swap deal might not be renewed-sources

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ImageReuters: Oil and gas explorer Dragon Oil's crude swap deal with Iran is in jeopardy of not being renewed as Tehran reviews its economic merits, industry sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Iran says nuclear fuel swap still on the table

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ImageAP: A top Iranian official says a nuclear fuel swap with the West, initially proposed under a U.N.-drafted plan, is still on the table.

NY rights group says 35 journalists jailed in Iran

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ImageAP: The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 35 journalists are in prison in Iran after a nearly yearlong crackdown on the news media in the Middle Eastern country.