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Dubai helps Iran evade sanctions as smugglers ignore U.S. laws

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ImageBloomberg: On a sweltering mid-October evening, horns blare as pickup trucks at Dubai Creek wharf jockey to deliver cargo bound for Iran.

Iran nuclear negotiator postpones Russia visit

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ImageAFP: Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili's visit to Russia which was to start on Tuesday has been postponed, ISNA news agency reported without specifying when the visit will now take place.

Iran to sell diesel to Iraq despite U.S. sanctions

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ImageReuters: Iran has secured a deal to export about 19,000 barrels per day (bpd) of diesel to Iraq this year, industry sources said on Monday.

Russian-built aircraft crash-lands in Iran after catching fire

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ImageThe Times: At least 42 people were hurt when the back of the Russian-made Tupolev aircraft was set alight, the IRNA state news agency said.

Ahmadinejad unveils wider Iran budget: report

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ImageAFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday presented parliament an annual budget which puts expenditure 23.6 percent higher than in Iran's current financial year, Mehr news agency reported.

Ahmadinejad hints Iran plans to enrich more uranium

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ImageAFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hinted on Sunday that Iran was determined to enrich uranium to 20 percent level if Western powers fail to accept Tehran's counter-proposal concerning a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.

Iranian plane catches fire on landing

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ImageBBC: A plane carrying pilgrims in Iran has caught fire while landing at Mashhad, in the north-east of the country.

Former Canadian ambassador admits to being CIA spy

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ImageAFP: Canada's former ambassador to Iran, Kenneth Taylor, revealed Saturday that he worked as a CIA spy during the 1979 hostage crisis in wake of the Islamic revolution.

Eight killed in Iran derailment

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ImagePA: Eight people died and 12 others were injured when a passenger train derailed in north-eastern Iran, state television reported.

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 23

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ImageReuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.