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Iranian arms seized in Iraq, officials say

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ImageNew York Times: Iraqi and American troops seized a rocket launcher loaded with about a dozen Iranian-made rockets aimed at an American base in the southern city of Basra, Iraqi officials said Tuesday.

Iranian cleric predicts opposition will topple Ahmadinejad

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ImageWashington Post: His newspaper was shut down Monday, and generals and hard-line clerics have called for him to be put on trial. Yet defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi says opposition to the government is growing by the day.

Russia to review air defence sale to Iran: Peres

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ImageAFP: President Dmitry Medvedev has promised to review Russia's planned sale of its sophisticated S-300 air defence system to Iran, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Wednesday, news agencies reported.

Yemen points to Iranian backing for rebels

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ImageReuters: Shi'ite rebels in Yemen are receiving financial support from abroad, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, strongly implying Iranian involvement in an armed rebellion that has flared up in recent weeks.

Iran official denies he made nuclear talks statement

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ImageReuters: A senior Iranian official denied on Tuesday he had made any statement saying Tehran was ready for talks with the West on its disputed nuclear program, state television reported.

Ahmadinejad facing objections to new cabinet

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ImageAFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose disputed re-election plunged the nation into its worst crisis since the Islamic revolution, unveils his cabinet on Wednesday facing a dogged opposition and challenges from within his own hardline support base.

Iran’s Mousavi says government agents raped detainees

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ImageReuters: Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi accused "establishment agents" of raping and abusing detainees imprisoned after Iran's June presidential vote and urged the powerful clerics to do their duty and speak out.

Iraqis find Iranian-made rockets after US attacked

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ImageAP: Police say Iraqi forces seized a launcher loaded with 13 Iranian-made rockets after an attack against the U.S. base outside the southern city of Basra.

Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan

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ImageAP: A Dutch university fired Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday for hosting a show on Iran's state television, which the school said could be seen as endorsing the regime.

Iran ready for nuclear talks without preconditions: TV

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ImageReuters: A senior Iranian official said Tehran was ready for talks with the West on its disputed nuclear program based on mutual respect and without preconditions, state television reported on Tuesday.