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Iran Alleges New Cyber Attack [VIDEO]

US Hikers Held in Iran Get Court Date for May

The two American men jailed in Iran for the past 19 months and accused of being U.S. spies are set to appear in a Tehran court next month. The May 11 court session, announced today in Iranian media, will be the third court appearance for Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, both 28. Twice before, Iran has delayed a verdict in...

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...

US Secretly Backs Syrian Opposition, Leaked Cables Reveal

WASHINGTON - The State Department has been secretly financing opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, The Washington Post reported, citing previously undisclosed diplomatic documents provided to the newspaper by the WikiLeaks website. One of the outfits funded by the U.S. is Barada TV, a London-based satellite channel...

US Accuses Iran of Helping Syria Suppress Opposition [VIDEO]

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Haggai Carmon: It's Saudi Arabia, Stupid!

With the winds of Israel-Iran war looming, albeit thus far primarily in the media, many observers speculate whether Israel will launch an attack on Iranian nuclear installations.

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Iran's Most Important Export...

If you haven't been paying close attention to what is happening in Syria, yesterday's announcement that the United States is closing its embassy in Damascus might have caught your attention.

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Iran Feels Sanctions Pinch

Malaysia has halted palm oil exports to Iran because of payments problems and Asian oil buyers have cut crude purchases as Western sanctions tighten a financial noose around Iran. Traders in China said they would cut iron ore purchases from Iran, which are worth over $2 billion a year, because of sanctions that have...

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South Africa's close ties to Iran under scrutiny

JOHANNESBURG -The West's increasing pressure on Iran has meant scrutiny for South African businesses that operate in the Middle Eastern nation accused of having nuclear ambitions.

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Oil rises to near $99 after US crude supply drop

LONDON -Oil prices slipped below $97 a barrel on Tuesday as traders worried that U.S. crude supplies will continue to rise because of weak demand.

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02/08/12 Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran Source: Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa ID French President Nicolas Sarkozy says a military strike is not the way to deal with a nuclear threat from Iran. Sarkozy was speaking Wednesday at the annual dinner honoring France's Jewish community.
02/08/12 Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran Source: Oroville Mercury-Register - Oroville CA PARISâFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy says a military strike is not the way to deal with a nuclear threat from Iran. Sarkozy was speaking Wednesday at the annual dinner honoring France's Jewish community.
02/08/12 Seumas Milne: support Assad to help Iran Source: Shiraz Socialist As Bashar al-Assad steps up his murderous assault upon the population of Homs, the Guardian 's tame Stalinist Seamas Milne attempts a defence of Russia's and China's veto of the Arab League-backed resolution at the UN.
02/08/12 Fake headlines spark virus war Source: news.com.au The bad news is you probably now have a computer virus.
02/08/12 Israel's president sends message of peace to Iran Source: USA Today Israel's president reached out to the Iranian people with a message of peace Wednesday, as the West tightened sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, and a former Israeli spymaster said Israel is not in mortal danger.