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Why I had to travel from Texas to Paris to rally against Iran’s government this weekend

Fox News: I dream of the day when my family and friends inside Iran will be able to speak out freely, not worry about their religion or dress, have full access to the Internet, and travel abroad.

Iran opposition head says West must end appeasement

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Reuters: An Iranian dissident leader urged major powers on Saturday to stop appeasing Tehran and start supporting opposition groups after the latest round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program ended in deadlock.

Ahmadinejad meets with Chavez as nuclear talks in Moscow falter

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Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Venezuela to meet with President Hugo Chavez after talks stalled in Moscow over his country’s nuclear program.

Chavez criticises sanctions on Iran

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UKPA: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticised international sanctions on Iran as he met with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

France quizzes Iraq official on Iran dissident ‘torture’

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AFP: French police on Thursday held an Iraqi official for questioning after a member of the exiled Iranian opposition filed a complaint against him alleging torture and war crimes, a judicial source said.

Contractor caught in Iran embargo sting gets 92 months

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Bloomber: A New York man was sentenced to 92 months in prison for agreeing to illegally ship industrial material to Iran in violation of a U.S. trade embargo.

Iran’s Central Bank is failing to stabilize rial, Shargh reports

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Bloomberg: Iran’s central bank needs a long- term policy to stabilize the domestic foreign-currency market, Shargh reported, citing Omid Karimian, a member of the parliament’s economic committee.

Iran cleric attacks world powers’ ‘dishonesty’

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AP: Iran’s influential former president has criticized world powers for their “dishonesty” in recent nuclear talks in Moscow.

Clinton: China moving on cutting Iran oil imports

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Reuters: China is moving to cut its imports of Iranian oil, tracking earlier efforts by countries such as India, Japan and South Korea which won them exemptions from tough new U.S. sanctions, Secretary Clinton said on Wednesday.

Iran producing enriched uranium at faster pace: experts

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AFP: Iran’s uranium enrichment effort has picked up speed and Tehran could produce enough fissile material needed for a nuclear weapon within four months, experts told US lawmakers on Wednesday.