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House committee approves Iran sanctions bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even tougher...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Israel, U.S. Congress, Bob Menendez, Washington, DC
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Iran bars candidates for presidential election
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Elections, U.S. Department of State, European Union, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Iran's rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers may have sought to remove any challenge to their grip by barring two vivid contenders from next month's presidential election, but they risk alienating voters already disillusioned by the violent aftermath of the...Tags: Lebanon, Tehran (Iran), Elections, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Politics
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Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity: diplomats
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday....Tags: Politics, International Atomic Energy Agency, Tehran (Iran), Israel, Emergency Incidents
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Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.: report
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Israeli Mossad...Tags: Politics, Tehran (Iran), Espionage and Intelligence, Israel, Central Intelligence Agency
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message...Tags: Politics, Political Dissent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran (Iran), Elections
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Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying for Mossad, CIA
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with...Tags: Politics, Tehran (Iran), Espionage and Intelligence, Manufacturing and Engineering, Israel
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CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit amid growing concerns over Syrian weapons
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel. The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose other...Tags: Politics, Lebanon, Espionage and Intelligence, Israel, Central Intelligence Agency
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Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous...Tags: Elections, Wars and Interventions, Olympic Games, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), European Union
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Turkish PM says no decision yet on further Iran oil import cuts
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey had already significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, which is under the choke of Western sanctions, and further cutbacks would depend on his country's energy needs....Tags: Brookings Institution, Tehran (Iran), European Union, Turkey, Ankara (Turkey)
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U.S. lifts sanctions on Iraq bank that had links to Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system after the bank showed it was no longer helping Iran evade financial sanctions. Iraq's Elaf Islamic Bank was...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Iraq, Islam, Religion and Belief, Iran
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America and Iran face off in New York - on a wrestling mat
ReutersBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran on Wednesday set aside tensions over Iran's nuclear program long enough to engage in what could be a combat sport version of Cold War-era ping-pong diplomacy. The national...Tags: Table Tennis, Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Sports
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