Iran militiamen attack offices of pro-reform cleric: website

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ImageAFP: Around 1,000 members of Iran's Basij Islamic militia attacked offices of pro-reform cleric Grand Ayatollah Yusuf Sanei in the central shrine city of Qom, a reformist website reported on Tuesday.

Ayatollah’s death stirs Iranian opposition to bitter protests

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ImageThe Times: The Iranian regime hit back viciously last night after the opposition turned the funeral of their spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, into another huge anti-government demonstration in the holy city of Qom.

Top US officer: Force must be option for Iran

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ImageAP: Military force would have only limited effect in stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons but must remain an option, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.

France refuses Iranian prisoner swap offer

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ImageAFP: France refused Monday to release an Iranian agent jailed for the murder of a former prime minister in exchange for the freedom of a French academic charged with inciting street protests in Iran.

Iran bans reformist paper, warns news agency: reports

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ImageAFP: Iran has banned a reformist paper and warned ILNA news agency against reporting on the "Green Movement" as pro-opposition media face mounting pressure by the government, reports said Monday.

Arms seized by Thailand were Iran-bound

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ImageWall Street Journal: Flight Documents Detail a Complicated Itinerary That Included Tehran; Plane's Cargo Described as 'Oil Industry Spare Parts'

Iran will pursue its nuclear activity ‘normally:’ FM

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ImageAFP: Iran will pursue its nuclear drive in a "normal fashion" and will produce itself the fuel necessary for its Tehran medical reactor, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday.

Iran braces for protests as up to 1m attend funeral of reformist cleric

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ImageThe Guardian: Hundreds of thousands gather in Qom for Ayatollah Montazeri's funeral just as traditional day of protest looms

Crowds gather to mourn reformist Iran cleric Montazeri

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ImageBBC: Crowds of mourners are gathering in the Iranian city of Qom following the death of leading reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri at 87.

Iran leader says report of nuclear trigger work ‘fabrication’

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ImageAFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed a British newspaper report that said Iran is working on a trigger for a nuclear bomb as a "fabrication," in an interview with US television released Sunday.