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Iran celebrates revolution, and muzzles reformers

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New York Times: Iran celebrated the 29th anniversary of the victory of its Islamic revolution on Monday as the government appeared to be taking steps to bury the chances of reformers in Parliamentary elections next month, putting on sharp display a split between veterans of the revolution’s early days and the nation’s current leaders.

Iran FM to discuss future of Lebanon with Syria’s al-Assad

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Iran Focus: London, Feb. 11 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will travel to Damascus on Wednesday to hold talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on recent political troubles in Lebanon, a prominent Arab-language website reported on Monday.

Iran FM to discuss future of Lebanon with Syria’s al-Assad

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Iran Focus: London, Feb. 11 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will travel to Damascus on Wednesday to hold talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on recent political troubles in Lebanon, a prominent Arab-language website reported on Monday.

Iran seeks to humiliate Britain by parading captured naval boat on streets of Tehran

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Daily Mail: The Iranian president today attempted to humiliate Britain by parading a captured naval boat in a huge rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Disagreements could delay Iran nuclear report: diplomats

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AFP: The UN’s latest widely-awaited report on Iran’s nuclear programme could be delayed by disagreements between atomic watchdog chief Mohammed ElBaradei and his technical staff, diplomats said Monday.

Southern Iraq being drained of oil

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UPI: The Iraqi government has accused neighboring Iran of taking over more than 15 oil wells on the Iraq-Iran border.

Spain’s Clemente accepts Iran football coach job

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AFP: Spaniard Javier Clemente has accepted the post of national football coach of Iran, officials here said Monday, ending months of uncertainty over who would take charge of one of Asia’s heavyweight teams.

PGNiG signs preliminary gas deal with Iran

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Reuters: Polish gas monopoly PGNiG signed a preliminary deal with an Iranian state-owned oil company to cooperate on managing already-discovered gas reserves, it said on Monday.

Iran plans to launch two more rockets into space

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AFP: Iran is to launch two more rockets into space in the next few months, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Monday, after a firing of a rocket earlier this month sparked international concern.

Ahmadinejad says Iran will not back down in nuclear row

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Reuters: Iran will not back down “one iota” in its nuclear dispute with Western powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a huge rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution on Monday.