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More news websites blocked in Iran

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Reuters: Iranians have found their access to major news websites even more restricted than usual as more foreign sites were blocked by a government filter, Reuters witnesses observed on Monday.

Iran could have nuclear weapon by 2012: Britain

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Reuters: Western powers should work on the assumption that Iran could have a nuclear weapon by next year and an Israeli intelligence assessment of 2015 could be over-optimistic, British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said on Monday.

Iran arrests ‘hundreds’ in suspected scam: reports

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AFP: Iranian police have arrested hundreds of people allegedly involved in running a pyramid scheme in an operation in the west of the capital, media reports said on Sunday.

Iran MPs back Ahmadinejad ally as foreign minister

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Reuters: Iran’s parliament on Sunday narrowly approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s choice of Ali Akbar Salehi as foreign minister after his predecessor was abruptly sacked during an official visit to Africa last year.

Dutch freeze contacts with Iran after hanging

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AP: The Dutch government froze its official contacts with Iran on Saturday to protest the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman in Tehran, the Foreign Ministry said.

Iran to showcase new rockets, satellites: report

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AFP: Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

Dutch envoy in Iran summoned over woman’s hanging

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AFP: Iran on Sunday summoned the Dutch ambassador after comments by The Netherlands over the hanging for drug smuggling of an Iranian-Dutch woman who was arrested after anti-government protests in 2009.

Iran briefly detains son of opposition leader – report

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Reuters: Iran briefly detained a son of an opposition leader on Saturday for criticising the government, the opposition Sahamnews website reported.

Netherlands summons Iranian ambassador over hanging

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AFP: The Netherlands on Saturday summoned Iran’s ambassador after an Iranian-Dutch woman, initially arrested for anti-government protests, was hanged for drug smuggling, an official said.

Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 29 – Iranian authorities on Saturday hanged an Iranian-Dutch woman despite calls by the Netherlands for a stay on the sentence.