Army ‘spy’ jury considers verdict

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ImageBBC: The jury in the Old Bailey trial of an army interpreter accused of spying for Iran is considering its verdict.

UAE challenges Iran with US-inspired confidence

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ImageAP: Emboldened by its close ties to the U.S., the United Arab Emirates is taking a more aggressive approach to challenging Iran over a territorial claim to three tiny Persian Gulf islands — even at the risk of antagonizing its powerful neighbor.

Iran government aide sacked in row over fake Oxford degree

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ImageAFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday he had sacked an aide who was banned from parliament for seeking to bribe MPs to vote against impeaching a minister who lied about having an Oxford degree.

Iran marks U.S. embassy seizure, some ponder ties

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ImageReuters: Iranians marked the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy on Monday, a day before Americans elect a new president, with some demonstrators indifferent to the U.S. vote and a few wondering if it could help rebuild ties.

Iran aide banned from parliament over corruption row

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ImageAFP: An Iranian government aide was banned from parliament on Sunday for seeking to pay MPs to vote against impeaching the interior minister, who lied about his education.

Iran upholds sentence against Kurdish activist

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ImageAP: Iran's appeals court has upheld an 11-year jail sentence against a prominent Kurdish human rights activist, his lawyer said Saturday.

US student held in notorious Iran torture prison

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ImageSunday Times: Esha Momeni, an American student visiting Iran, has been arrested and held in solitary confinement in the notorious section 209 of Tehran’s Evin prison for daring to campaign for women’s rights.

Tehran says Russia eyes gas swaps with Iran

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ImageReuters: Russia is interested in gas swaps with Iran, Iran's Oil Ministry news website reported on Saturday, in a fresh sign of efforts to deepen ties between two states who together account for 40 percent of world reserves.

Iran tells Total about oil cut sales

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ImageReuters: Iran's oil minister said on Saturday France's Total, which buys Iranian crude, had been informed it would receive less oil in line with an OPEC decision to cut output starting November 1, a news agency reported.

US says 39 Iranian-funded ‘criminals’ arrested in Iraq

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ImageAFP: The US military said on Friday it had arrested 39 Iranian-sponsored "criminals" in Iraq this month and had seized some 500,000 dollars meant to fund militancy in the war-wracked country.