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Iran: Criticism will spur nuke program

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ImageUPI: Iran says any attempt by the United States to squelch its nuclear program will only motivate the country to accelerate uranium enrichment even more.

Iranian opposition holds protest in London

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ImageAFP: Up to 1,000 supporters of Iran's exiled opposition took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand regime change in Tehran on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, organisers said.

U.S. envoys head out on a mission to rally Iran’s neighbors

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ImageNew York Times: With tensions over Iran’s nuclear ambitions hitting new levels, the United States is mounting a diplomatic full-court press in the Middle East, sending four top diplomats, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, to confer with Arab and Israeli leaders.

Clinton to build case for Iran sanctions on Gulf tour

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ImageAFP: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads Saturday to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to build the US case for tougher sanctions over Iran's nuclear plans in meetings with key Arab and Muslim leaders.

Company linked to Norman Lamont fined over Iran exports

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ImageThe Times: A British company linked to a senior Conservative peer has agreed to pay one of the largest fines imposed over illegal exports to Iran in breach of US sanctions.

US says five Iran-backed insurgents killed near Iraq border

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ImageAFP: The US military on Friday said five insurgents from an "Iranian-backed terrorist organisation" were killed in a shootout in an Iraqi-led anti-smuggling operation southeast of Baghdad.

Iran protest picture wins World Press Photo award

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ImageAFP: A photo of women shouting from a rooftop during protests after Iran's contested presidential election won the World Press Photo Award for Italian Pietro Masturzo on Friday.

Iran accused of jamming foreign broadcasts

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ImageAFP: Three international broadcasters on Friday accused Iran of deliberately jamming their output.

Atomic agency views Iran’s stepped-up enrichment of uranium as a violation

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ImageNew York Times: Iran’s surprise move this week to begin enriching its uranium to a level closer to weapons-grade violated an agreement with atomic inspectors in Vienna, diplomats said, very likely providing the United States with another piece of evidence that Iran is not living up to its international commitments on its nuclear program.

Only one force can stop Iran now: its people

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ImageThe Times: Control won’t be won at the negotiating table, but on the streets. The West must make clear its support for the protesters.