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Iran arrests dissidents in restive oil-rich province

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 08 – Iranian authorities have recently arrested a large number of dissidents in the south-western province of Khuzistan, according to the country’s hard-line Interior Minister.

Major fires hit oil, gas pipelines in southwest Iran

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AFP: Two major fires in oil and gas pipelines in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan have left one guard dead and disrupted the supply process, state television said Saturday.

Iran angered by Canada’s UN initiative

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 08 – Iran’s Minister of Justice and judiciary spokesman slated Canada on Friday for bringing up the issue of Tehran’s human rights violations and criticised Ottawa’s own human rights record.

Iran angered by Canada’s UN initiative

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 08 – Iran’s Minister of Justice and judiciary spokesman slated Canada on Friday for bringing up the issue of Tehran’s human rights violations and criticised Ottawa’s own human rights record.

MI5 unmasks covert arms programmes

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The Guardian: The determination of countries across the Middle East and Asia to develop nuclear arsenals and other weapons of mass destruction is laid bare by a secret British intelligence document which has been seen by the Guardian.

Iran’s hard-liners stage rally in support of nukes

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 07 – Several thousand Iranian hard-liners staged a rally organised by the ultra-Islamist Bassij militia in support of the country’s suspected nuclear weapons program in the Iranian capital on Friday following a fiery prayers sermon.

Iran’s hard-liners stage rally in support of nukes

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 07 – Several thousand Iranian hard-liners staged a rally organised by the ultra-Islamist Bassij militia in support of the country’s suspected nuclear weapons program in the Iranian capital on Friday following a fiery prayers sermon.

Iran fears an emboldened IAEA after Nobel prize

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AFP: The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize Friday to the UN atomic watchdog and its chief Mohamed ElBaradei has left Iran fearful of facing intensified pressure over its hotly disputed nuclear programme.

Iran’s powerful cleric dares West to “bring it on”

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 07 – A powerful Iranian cleric told Tehran’s Friday prayers worshippers the Islamic Republic was unwavering in its nuclear venture and unafraid of international sanctions.

Iran’s powerful cleric dares West to “bring it on”

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 07 – A powerful Iranian cleric told Tehran’s Friday prayers worshippers the Islamic Republic was unwavering in its nuclear venture and unafraid of international sanctions.