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Yemen minister says weapons came from Iran

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AP: Yemen’s interior minister said Saturday that his country was disappointed to find that a large and diverse cache of weapons seized on a ship last month had been exported from Iran, a finding Washington said underscores Tehran’s ongoing evasion of U.N. resolutions.

Kerry urges Iran to be serious about nuclear talks

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AFP: New US Secretary of State John Kerry held out an olive branch to sanction-hit Iran on Friday, saying the world would respond if Tehran seriously addressed its nuclear program at upcoming talks.

UNHCR Chief Guterres strongly condemns deadly attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq

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UNHCR: The High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres expresses his shock about this morning’s mortar attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq that reportedly killed six and wounded dozens.

U.N. chief condemns attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq

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Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital early on Saturday and demanded an investigation by Iraqi authorities.

6 killed in attack on Iranian camp in Iraq

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UPI: A camp housing Iranian expatriates near Baghdad was hit by mortars and missiles Saturday morning that killed six people, a support group said.

Iran denies role in bus bombing in Bulgaria

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AP: Iran’s ambassador to Bulgaria on Friday rejected allegations that his country was involved in a bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year.

Iran’s president defies supreme leader to safeguard his future

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Reuters: It was an extraordinary moment in the history of the Islamic Republic. Live on state radio, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani exchanged insult after insult in the assembly chamber last Sunday as shocked lawmakers shouted their disapproval.

Iran releases Slovak arrested for spying

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AP: A Slovak national arrested in Iran and accused of spying for the United States has been released and returned home. Iranian authorities claimed in January that 26-year-old Matej Valuch was involved in Central Intelligence Agency activities in Iran.

Iranian-Americans to hold DC convention on Iran policy

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Iran Focus: Iranian-American Communities from 37 States across America will gather at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday February 9th, in an event entitled, “Prospect for an Iranian Spring.”

Iran says new U.S. sanctions aimed at creating tension

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Reuters: Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that U.S. sanctions imposed this week as part of a broader effort to force Tehran to scrap sensitive nuclear work were aimed at “creating tension” in the Islamic state ahead of June presidential elections.