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In Tehran, a sombre crowd recalls Iran’s worst 20th century massacre

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 03 – Some 2,000 people – families and friends of victims of one of the worst prison massacres in Iran’s contemporary history – gathered on Friday at a cemetery south-east of the capital to commemorate the anniversary of the brutal death of their loved ones in the summer of 1988, an Iran Focus reporter witnessed.

Senior Iran official jailed on drug charges

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 03 – A senior government official has been arrested and imprisoned on drug charges, the semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami reported on Saturday.

Senior Iran official jailed on drug charges

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 03 – A senior government official has been arrested and imprisoned on drug charges, the semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami reported on Saturday.

Iran’s oil well blasts blamed on Blair government

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Iran Focus: Dubai, Sep. 2 – A hard-line member of Iran’s parliament from the oil-rich Khuzistan Province said on Friday that London was behind explosions in three oil wells that rocked parts of the provincial capital, Ahwaz, on Thursday morning.

Iran’s oil well blasts blamed on Blair government

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Iran Focus: Dubai, Sep. 2 – A hard-line member of Iran’s parliament from the oil-rich Khuzistan Province said on Friday that London was behind explosions in three oil wells that rocked parts of the provincial capital, Ahwaz, on Thursday morning.

UN says Iran resumed atomic work, sets up EU clash

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Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday questions remained about Iran’s atomic programme and confirmed Tehran had resumed activities suspended under a deal with the European Union. It sets the stage for Iran’s possible referral to the U.N. Security Council for sanctions.

Iran’s Nuclear Program Remains a Mystery, U.N. Says

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New York Times: Despite an intense, two-and-a-half year investigation by the United Nations, key elements of Iran’s nuclear program remain shrouded in mystery, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ watchdog agency on nuclear power.

U.N.: Iran Has Tons of Gas for Weapon

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AP: Iran has pumped out about seven tons of the gas it needs for uranium enrichment since it restarted the process last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Friday. A former U.N. nuclear inspector said that would be enough for an atomic weapon.

Iran: Tehran police chief says crackdown going ahead as planned

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 02 – The chief of police of Tehran province, where the Iranian capital is situated, on Friday announced in an interview with a state-run news agency that close to 1,000 “troublemakers” had been arrested in Tehran over the past month
as part of a new wave of crackdown.

Iran: Tehran police chief says crackdown going ahead as planned

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 02 – The chief of police of Tehran province, where the Iranian capital is situated, on Friday announced in an interview with a state-run news agency that close to 1,000 “troublemakers” had been arrested in Tehran over the past month
as part of a new wave of crackdown.