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Another Iran protester dies in jail: report

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ImageAFP: An Iranian student arrested in protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election has died in jail, a newspaper said on Sunday, the second such death reported in recent days.

Iran looms over Gates visit to Israel

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ImageNew York Times: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is to be in Jerusalem on Monday for the first time in two and a half years to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in talks that a senior American military official said would be characterized by Israel’s growing anxiety over Iran’s nuclear program.

Crashed Iran plane ‘hit runway too fast’

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ImageAFP: An Iranian airliner which overshot the runway and hurtled into a perimeter wall killing 16 people appears to have hit the tarmac too fast, an aviation official said on Saturday.

Iran opposition urges clerics to fight ‘oppression’

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ImageAFP: Opposition leaders called on Iran's top clerics on Saturday to intervene to prevent "oppression" by the authorities, as a detained protester was reportedly killed in custody.

Iran police disperse protests in Tehran

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ImageAP: Iranian police and pro-government militia attacked and scattered hundreds of protesters in a rare demonstration in Iran's capital Saturday, witnesses said.

Two trains collide in Iran’s capital Tehran

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ImageSky News: A passenger train has collided with another train in Iran's capital Tehran, killing at least three people, state media reports.

Controversial figure in Iran moved from one key post into another

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ImageCNN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed Esfandyar Rahim Mashaie as his adviser, a day after the controversial political figure resigned as first vice president, Iran's state-run news agency reported on Saturday.

In Iran, president’s deputy is stepping down

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ImageNew York Times: In the latest sign of dissension within Iran’s conservative ranks, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s new deputy withdrew Friday in response to a letter demanding his removal written by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state television and news agencies reported.

US Senate targets Iran censorship

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ImageAFP: The US Senate has approved funds for measures to help Iran's opposition defeat curbs on news and Internet social networking sites it has used to organize since a disputed presidential vote.

Iran president caves in, dismisses his top deputy

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ImageAP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caved into pressure from hardline clerics and the country's supreme leader Friday and allowed the resignation of his top deputy after a week-long standoff.