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Attack on Iran ‘very destabilizing’ says Mullen

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ImageAFP: A US military strike against Iran would be "very destabilizing," top US military commander Admiral Mike Mullen said Sunday, adding that he is wary of the possible "unintended consequences" of such an attack.

Britain says Iran to free one embassy employee

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ImageReuters: One of two British embassy employees still being detained by Iranian authorities is to be released Sunday, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said.

Pro-reform clerical body protests Iran elections

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ImageAFP: A pro-reform clerical group protested against the official results of Iran's June 12 presidential election, in a statement made available to AFP.

Mousavi renews accusations of fraud in Iran vote

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ImageAFP: Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has released a new 25-page report detailing "fraud and irregularities" in the June 12 election.

Leading clerics defy ayatollah on disputed Iran election

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ImageNew York Times: The most important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country’s supreme leader and the most public sign of a major split in the country’s clerical establishment.

Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran

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ImageSunday Times: The head of Mossad, Israel’s overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran’s nuclear sites.

British embassy employee in Iran charged

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ImageAP: The lawyer for a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with "acting against national security."

Iran’s Rafsanjani sees post-election “bitterness”

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ImageReuters: Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a rival of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said on Saturday that post-election events had caused "bitterness," but denied there was a power struggle in the Islamic state.

Iran nuclear sanctions ‘counter-productive’: Medvedev

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ImageAFP: Sanctions against Iran triggered by Western fears over its nuclear drive would only inflame tensions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview broadcast Saturday.

20 executed en masse in Iran

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – Iranian authorities on Saturday hanged 20 people west of Tehran.