US ambassador tries to allay fears about Iranian dissidents in Iraq

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ImageAFP: Christopher Hill, the US ambassador to Iraq, sought Thursday to reassure lawmakers who fear for the safety of more than 3,000 Iranian dissidents in a camp in Iraq.

No Obama reception invite for Ahmadinejad

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ImageAFP: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should not expect an invite to a leaders reception President Barack Obama will host at the UN General Assembly, the White House said Thursday.

U.S. says Iran has ability to expedite a nuclear bomb

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ImageNew York Times: American intelligence agencies have concluded in recent months that Iran has created enough nuclear fuel to make a rapid, if risky, sprint for a nuclear weapon.

U.S. hopes for “serious” nuclear response from Iran

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ImageReuters: The United States hopes Iran's proposals for resolving its dispute with the West over its nuclear program will be constructive and intends to study them carefully, the U.S. envoy to the U.N. said on Wednesday.

Iran arrests top opposition aides in new crackdown

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ImageAFP: Iranian authorities have arrested two top aides of opposition leaders, reformist websites said on Wednesday, amid a new crackdown on groups protesting the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

London renews talks offer with Iran on nuclear programme

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ImageAFP: London renewed Wednesday its offer of talks with Iran over its nuclear programme, acknowledging that it had received the Islamic republic's new package of proposals on the issue.

The emerging axis of Iran and Venezuela

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ImageWall Street Journal – By Robert M. Morgenthau: The prospect of Iranian missiles in South America should not be dismissed.

Iran tightens screws further on opposition

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ImageAFP: Iran's authorities turned the screws further on the political opposition on Tuesday, closing the office of a key figure and warning people not to use an annual pro-Palestinian march to stage protests.

EU asks Iran to halt planned execution of minors

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ImageDPA: The European Union on Tuesday urged Iran to honour its international commitments and halt the imminent execution of three men who killed when they were still minors.

Iran to hand over proposals to powers on Wednesday

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ImageReuters: Iran will deliver to six world powers on Wednesday a package of proposals which Tehran has said addresses global nuclear and other "challenges," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday.