Iran official denies he made nuclear talks statement

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ImageReuters: A senior Iranian official denied on Tuesday he had made any statement saying Tehran was ready for talks with the West on its disputed nuclear program, state television reported.

Ahmadinejad facing objections to new cabinet

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ImageAFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose disputed re-election plunged the nation into its worst crisis since the Islamic revolution, unveils his cabinet on Wednesday facing a dogged opposition and challenges from within his own hardline support base.

Iran’s Mousavi says government agents raped detainees

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ImageReuters: Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi accused "establishment agents" of raping and abusing detainees imprisoned after Iran's June presidential vote and urged the powerful clerics to do their duty and speak out.

Iraqis find Iranian-made rockets after US attacked

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ImageAP: Police say Iraqi forces seized a launcher loaded with 13 Iranian-made rockets after an attack against the U.S. base outside the southern city of Basra.

Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan

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ImageAP: A Dutch university fired Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday for hosting a show on Iran's state television, which the school said could be seen as endorsing the regime.

Iran ready for nuclear talks without preconditions: TV

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ImageReuters: A senior Iranian official said Tehran was ready for talks with the West on its disputed nuclear program based on mutual respect and without preconditions, state television reported on Tuesday.

Russia, Israel set to discuss Mideast peace, Iran

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ImageAP: Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is set to host Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres for talks expected to focus on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear standoff.

Iran’s Ahmadinejad criticizes rival Rafsanjani

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ImageCNN: There was a smile, a quick wave hello, a brief chat. Yet, despite the exchange of pleasantries, the simmering tensions between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and one of the nation's most powerful clerics became quickly evident at a major ceremony in Tehran on Monday.

Clerics’ call for removal challenges Iran leader

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ImageNew York Times: A group of Iranian clerics has issued an anonymous letter calling Iran’s supreme leader a dictator and demanding his removal, the latest and perhaps strongest rhetorical attack on him yet in the country’s post-election turmoil.

BoA Merrill drops client due to Iran link-sources

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ImageReuters: Bank of AmericaMerrill Lynch has dropped Dubai state-controlled Dragon Oil as a client because of its ties with Iran, sources close to the matter said, in a sign the United States may be using its clout with bailed-out banks to achieve foreign policy goals.