Germany probes technology shipments to Iran – report

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ImageReuters: German authorities are investigating shipments of high technology to Iran to see if they may have violated export control laws, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday without citing sources for its information.

INTERVIEW – Yemen says has proof Iran backs northern rebels

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ImageReuters: A Yemeni official on Saturday defended claims of Iranian backing for Shi'ite Muslim rebels in north Yemen, fighting the government since August, and also suggested they had ties to Sunni Muslim al Qaeda.

U.S. freezes $2 billion in Iran case

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ImageWall Street Journal: More than $2 billion allegedly held on behalf of Iran in Citigroup Inc. accounts were secretly ordered frozen last year by a federal court in Manhattan, in what appears to be the biggest seizure of Iranian assets abroad since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants: foreign minister

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ImageReuters: Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.

Taiwan checking report of Iran nuke equipment sale

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ImageAP: Taiwan's government is investigating a report that local companies helped supply equipment to Iran that can be used to produce weapons-grade nuclear material.

Clinton says world will now turn to sanctions on Iran

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ImageAFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday the world community will now turn toward using "more pressure, like sanctions" against Iran to halt its nuclear program.

US warns Iran of consequences over nuclear program

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ImageReuters: The White House on Friday joined European Union leaders in warning Iran that it will face consequences if it does not bring its nuclear program into U.N. compliance.

Iran faces ‘significant new sanctions’, US warns

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ImageBBC: Iran faces "significant" new sanctions over its nuclear programme, according to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

EU warns Iran of sanctions over nuclear programme

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ImageReuters: European Union leaders expressed concern on Friday at Iran's failure to clarify its intentions over its nuclear programme and warned of new sanctions if Tehran refused to return to negotiations.

Iraq must free itself from Iran’s ‘firm fist,’ lawmaker says

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ImageBloomberg: Iraq must free itself from Iranian influence through national elections in order to preserve its sovereignty, an Iraqi lawmaker said.