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US backs Iran protest right, won’t meddle-W.House

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ImageReuters: President Barack Obama will continue to back the right of Iranians to peacefully protest the outcome of last week's election without "meddling" in an internal Iranian debate, the White House said on Wednesday.

German legislators back Iran demonstrators

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ImageDPA: German legislators spoke out Wednesday in parliament in support of the protests in Iran against last week's election result in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared re-elected.

China, Russia call for talks on Iran, North Korea

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ImageReuters: The presidents of Russia and China on Wednesday called for a diplomatic push to resolve tensions over the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea after wide-ranging talks in Moscow.

Witnesses describe violence in Iran as protesters stand firm

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ImageCNN: Defying threats of arrest or worse, witnesses to protests in Iran are managing to leak reports of violence after the country's disputed presidential elections.

Iran wants nuclear weapon technology – ElBaradei

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ImageReuters: Iran wants the ability to build nuclear weapons to gain a reputation as a major power in the Middle East, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a BBC interview broadcast on Wednesday.

Obama says Iranian candidates very similar

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ImageReuters: Wading into Iranian politics, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday there appeared to be few policy differences between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and rival Mirhossein Mousavi.

Thousands return to streets of Iran’s capital

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ImageAP: Thousands of Iranians swarmed the streets of Tehran on Tuesday in rival demonstrations over the country's disputed presidential election, pushing a deep crisis into its fourth day despite a government attempt to placate the opposition by recounting a limited number of ballots.

Iranians using British software to crash official websites: TV

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ImageAFP: A British web designer claimed Tuesday that an application he developed is being used by opponents of recently re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to crash official websites in Iran.

Sarkozy denounces Iran vote ‘fraud’

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ImageAFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday branded Iran's election result a fraud as the international outcry over the security forces' crackdown on the opposition in Tehran intensified.

Iran bars foreign media from reporting on streets

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ImageAP: Iranian authorities are restricting all journalists working for foreign media from firsthand reporting on the streets.