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US sees hand of elite Iranian unit in Afghanistan

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ImageReuters: The United States believes Iran's Revolutionary Guards are providing training and weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to help them fight Western forces, U.S. counterterrorism officials said on Monday.

British FM to chair meeting on Iran at UN: London

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ImageAFP: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband will chair a meeting about Iran's nuclear programme at the UN General Assembly in New York this week, the British government said on Monday.

France slams Khamenei’s ‘Zionist cancer’ remark

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ImageAFP: France said Monday that claims by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that a "Zionist cancer" was gnawing into the lives of Islamic nations were "profoundly shocking."

Khamenei slams Israel, West in holy Eid sermon

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ImageAFP: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted arch-foe Israel, Western powers and foreign media networks in a sermon on Sunday marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.

Medvedev: Israel not planning Iran strike

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ImageAP: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Israeli officials have assured him that they are not planning a military strike on Iran.

Anglican Church leader concerned about Iraq’s Camp Ashraf

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ImageReuters: The spiritual head of the Anglican Church expressed concern Sunday about Iranian exiles living in a camp in Iraq, saying they faced "human rights violations" that needed to be addressed urgently.

Iran detains about 35 people over Quds Day protests

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ImageAFP: Iranian authorities have detained about 35 people, accusing them of vandalising public properties, during protests at the Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a police commander said on Sunday.

Iran detains several after Friday protests

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ImageAP: Iran's official news agency says police detained several protesters after Friday's massive demonstrations.

Ahmadinejad Holocaust jibe ‘totally unacceptable’: Moscow

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ImageAFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statement that the Holocaust was "a myth" is "totally unacceptable", the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday.

Hunger strikers press for Iraq’s release of Iranian exiles

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ImageNew York Times: Wednesday was the 50th day of their hunger strike, but Hamid Goudarzi, 26, and his fellow Iranian-immigrant protesters here swore they would never give up.