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Russia delays Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power station

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ImageReuters: Russia announced the latest delay to Iran's first nuclear power station on Monday, saying that technical issues would prevent its engineers from starting up the reactor at the Bushehr plant by the year-end.

Saudi cleric accuses Iran of ties to Yemeni rebels

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ImageAP: Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric accused Iran on Monday of supporting Shiite rebels whose war with the government of neighboring Yemen has spilled across the border and drawn in Saudi firepower.

Fissures over goals test strength of Iran’s opposition

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ImageWashington Post: Five months after a disputed presidential election spawned the largest anti-government demonstrations here in three decades, Iran's opposition movement appears rudderless and divided, with protesters increasingly at odds with their leaders' insistence on preserving the country's system of religious government.

US, Russia say Iran ‘running out of time’ on nuclear

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ImageAFP: President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the Iranian nuclear crisis as the US leader warned that Tehran was "running out of time".

Iran forms committee to thwart U.S. ‘plots’

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ImageCNN: Iran has stepped up efforts to combat what it calls American "plots," according to state media, with at least $20 million approved for a special committee to thwart such schemes.

Iran to resume French lecturer’s trial Tuesday: report

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ImageReuters: The trial of a French teaching assistant who was arrested on spying charges following Iran's disputed election in June will resume on Tuesday, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.

Iran ‘has rejected’ nuclear deal: French FM

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ImageAFP: Iran has in effect rejected a UN-brokered deal aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in an interview published on Sunday.

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Nov 15

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ImageReuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran’s parliament approves last three ministers

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ImageReuters: Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the last three ministers in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 21-member cabinet after rejecting his original choices in September, the semi-official ILNA news agency said.

Neda ‘was ready to die for cause’ in Iran

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ImageAFP: An Iranian killed in protests over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection in June was willing to be "shot in the heart" for her cause, her boyfriend said in an interview Sunday.