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12 Iranian Engineers Kidnapped in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Iran -- Armed assailants kidnapped 12 Iranian engineers building a road in western Afghanistan, said Iranian and Afghan officials Monday. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the Iranian engineers were working for a construction company in the western Farah Province and the incident was under...

Iran Uses Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters

TEHRAN, Iran -- Police in Tehran used tear gas and batons Tuesday to disperse anti-government protesters demanding the release of opposition leaders, with several people arrested in the biggest street clashes in Iran's capital in more than two weeks, witnesses and opposition websites said. Protesters rallied at several...

Iran Threatens to Boycott London Olympics Over 'Zion' Logo

LONDON -- When the logo for the London 2012 Olympics was unveiled four years ago, critics slammed the sign as a crime against design, with some saying the graffiti-style scrawl resembled a swastika and others arguing it looked like Lisa Simpson engaging in a sex act. Now the Iranian government has belatedly joined the...

Iran Hacks Voice of America Websites

The digital arm of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has launched a successful cyber attack on the Voice of America, hijacking dozens of sites operated by the government-funded broadcaster. The group, which calls itself the Iranian Cyber Army, placed a message on VOA's Persian-language news site, demanding an end to U.S....

Iranian Demonstrators Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders

Thousands of supporters of the Iranian regime took part in demonstrations across the country today, demanding the execution of the country's two main opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. The two ex-presidential candidates were placed under house arrest earlier this week after being accused of...

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Tehran and Baghdad: Changing the Nuclear Dynamic

No one knows what Israel's actual intentions are regarding Iran and its nuclear program.

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Iran Nuclear Program To Be Probed Under IAEA Deal

The U.N. nuclear agency chief will fly to Tehran over the weekend to sign a deal meant to allow his organization to resume probing Iran's disputed nuclear program, the agency and diplomats said Friday.

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Iran Nuclear Talks: Proposal Outlines Possible Compromise

Iran's nuclear chief signaled Tehran's envoys may bring a compromise offer to the talks this week with world powers: Promising to eventually stop producing its most highly enriched uranium, while not totally abandoning its ability to make nuclear fuel.

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05/31/12 Tehran says Iranians had no role in blast Source: Deccan Herald - India Even as Iran on Thursday refuted Indian probe agencies' findings about its nationals' role in the bomb blast on a car of the Israeli embassy here on February 13 last, New Delhi proposed to send a team of investigators to the West Asian country to bring the culprits to justice.
05/31/12 FX Market Oil Watch News - Crude oil futures hold... Source: PRWeb HongKong, HongKong (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 InvestTechFX reports that on the On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures for delivery in June traded up 0.05% a barrel during European morning trade.
05/31/12 Iran Seeks India Trade Boost Source: Wall Street Journal - US News Iran Thursday sought to expand trade with India and urged New Delhi to increase crude-oil purchases, even though it is under pressure to scale them down due to Western sanctions against Tehran.
05/31/12 Experts warn of data war as Tehran develops fix for... Source: upstream Iran has developed an antidote for a computer supervirus that attacked data systems controlling the country's oil sector last month â and could now be preparing a retaliatory assault in cyberspace, according to reports.
05/31/12 Images appear to show Iran nuclear test site cleanup Source: FOX News New satellite photographs published by a Washington think tank appear to show intensified efforts by Iran over the past week to cleanse a military site south of Tehran suspected of being used for nuclear-weapons research.

Background on Tehran

Tehran () ( Tehrān; ), sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; (7,711,230 - in 2,267,892 households - as of the 2006 census) it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, the largest city in Western Asia, one of the largest in Southern Asia, and the 19th-largest city globally.

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