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North Korean diplomatic strategy mirrors Iran’s

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New York Times: For years North Korea has supplied Iran with missile technology, and late last year the White House told American intelligence agencies to evaluate the danger that the North Koreans might be tempted to sell their nuclear expertise — or a bomb’s worth of plutonium — to the Iranians.

Japan will back US on Iran sanctions: report

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AFP: Japan has told the United States it was prepared to freeze Iranian bank accounts as part of a US-led plan to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Iran to halt gasoline imports, impose rationing

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Reuters: Iran will halt gasoline imports from Sept. 23 and start rationing gasoline supplies to motorists because of budget constraints, Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said on Friday.

Germany hoping for quick reply from Iran

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AP: Germany said Friday it hopes Iran will respond soon to incentives to halt its nuclear program, suggesting that the Islamic republic’s foreign minister could set a date at weekend talks in Berlin.

Canada calls for arrest of Iran’s chief prosecutor

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Canadian Press: Canada is condemning the presence of Iran’s hardline prosecutor on the Iranian observer delegation to the new UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

No Iran nuclear suspension even after talks – official

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Reuters: Iran is not considering a halt to its nuclear fuel programme even after any negotiations with major powers, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.

Iran tries to influence Iraq’s airwaves

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jun. 23 – Iran’s state broadcasting corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iraq’s radio-television network to “cooperate” on media broadcasts, Iranian state television reported on Thursday.

Iran tries to influence Iraq’s airwaves

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jun. 23 – Iran’s state broadcasting corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iraq’s radio-television network to “cooperate” on media broadcasts, Iranian state television reported on Thursday.

Iraqi ayatollah demands closure of Iran’s embassy in Baghdad

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jun. 23 – A prominent Iraqi Shiite ayatollah has called for Iran’s embassy in Baghdad to be closed down, a week after his followers torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra.

Iraqi ayatollah demands closure of Iran’s embassy in Baghdad

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jun. 23 – A prominent Iraqi Shiite ayatollah has called for Iran’s embassy in Baghdad to be closed down, a week after his followers torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra.