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  • January 2008

    • Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

      Washington Post  |  Jan 12, 08 5:05 PM CST

      Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

      (Newser) - Objects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired warning shots at a small Iranian boat that passed within 500 yards, the Washington Post reports. More »

    • Bush Defers on Troop Pullouts, Upbraids Iran

      Associated Press  |  Jan 12, 08 10:43 AM CST

      Bush Defers on Troop Pullouts, Upbraids Iran

      (Newser) - At a naval base in Kuwait today, President Bush praised the success of US forces in Iraq since the surge and said he would not pressure Gen. David Petraeus to continue troop drawdowns beyond the 30,000 scheduled to be pulled out by July. "My attitude is, if he didn't want to continue the drawdown, that's fine with me," the president told reporters. "I said to the general, 'If you want to slow her down, fine. It's up to you.' " More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal

    • US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

      Reuters  |  Jan 10, 08 4:28 PM CST

      US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

      (Newser) - The US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US is lying. A Pentagon spokesman dismissed  that claim today. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Tehran  • Persian Gulf  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

    • Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

      Washington Post  |  Jan 9, 08 3:12 PM CST

      Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

      (Newser) - President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend. "There will be serious consequences if they attack our ships," Bush said. More »

    • Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

      Associated Press  |  Jan 9, 08 7:34 AM CST

      Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

      (Newser) - A video of a tense encounter between US Navy ships and Iranian speedboats is a fake, Iran claims. "The footage released by the US Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," an unnamed official in the Revolutionary Guards tells the state-run Press TV. On the video, a voice can be heard threatening the US sailors, and the Iranians are warned several times they risk being fired upon. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

    • Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

      CNN  |  Jan 7, 08 10:54 AM CST

      Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

      (Newser) - Washington is firing diplomatic volleys at Tehran today after five Iranian ships "harassed" three US Navy ships in international waters yesterday, CNN reports. "Such actions are dangerous and could have quickly escalated into something much worse," the Pentagon press secretary said. "We see it as further evidence that Iran is unpredictable and remains a threat." Tehran shrugged off the encounter as "ordinary." More »

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      Iran  • Persian Gulf  • Revolutionary Guards  • Strait of Hormuz

    • Tech Sales to China Raise Red Flags

      New York Times  |  Jan 2, 08 9:30 AM CST

      Tech Sales to China Raise Red Flags

      (Newser) - Chinese companies linked to the People’s Liberation Army were cleared to import sensitive high-tech equipment from the US after the Bush administration eased restrictions blocking the sale of technology with military applications, the New York Times reports. One company has ties to arms sales to Iran and Syria, claims a report by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control. More »

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      China  • Iran  • technology  • military  • Syria  • imports  • Commerce Department  • People's Liberation Army  • arms control

  • December 2007

    • Iran's Power Structure Baffles

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 31, 07 1:25 PM CST

      Iran's Power Structure Baffles

      (Newser) - Since Iran’s autocratic shah fell in 1979, the question “Who runs Iran?” has stumped Western analysts. “Who doesn’t?” may be easier to grasp, reports the Los Angeles Times. Iran’s government has morphed into a free-for-all that includes the Shiite Muslim clergy, an entrenched bureaucracy, and an array of elites who wage subtle battles for influence. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Mohammad Khatami

    • Iraqis Mark Saddam's Death

      Reuters  |  Dec 30, 07 9:51 AM CST

      Iraqis Mark Saddam's Death

      (Newser) - "There is no life without the sun and no dignity without Saddam," read graffiti in the former Iraqi leader’s hometown of Tikrit today, the first anniversary of his execution. Small groups of mourners came to his tomb to praise Saddam Hussein’s accomplishments, reports Reuters, amid tightened security in anticipation of attacks by die-hard supporters. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Saddam Hussein  • execution  • Tikrit

    • Iran's Prez Under Fire for Rising Inflation

      Associated Press  |  Dec 27, 07 7:35 PM CST

      Iran's Prez Under Fire for Rising Inflation

      (Newser) - Skyrocketing inflation in Iran is sparking criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—even from within his own conservative party, the AP reports. Prices for food and homes have surged in recent months. Ahmadinejad, who ran in 2005 on promises to use oil revenue to boost the economy, blames his predecessors for the country's economic woes. The argument, however, isn't washing. More »

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      Iran  • inflation  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    • Persepolis an Animated Triumph

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Dec 25, 07 12:24 PM CST

      Persepolis an Animated Triumph

      (Newser) - Persepolis isn’t just a good animated movie. “It’s a small landmark in feature animation,” writes Nick Pinkerton of the Village Voice . Rendered with handcrafted charm in black and white, it tells the poignant-yet-funny story of a girl growing up amidst the Iranian revolution. But “bare synopsis doesn’t begin to convey [its] imaginative breadth,” says Newsweek ’s David Ansen. More »

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      Iran  • movie  • movie review  • comics  • animated movie  • graphic novel  • Persepolis

    • Iran Plans 19 Nuke Plants

      Reuters  |  Dec 24, 07 11:47 AM CST

      Iran Plans 19 Nuke Plants

      (Newser) - Iran has dismissed calls to drop uranium enrichment and plans 19 new nuclear power plants, Reuters reports. "US officials have talked of negotiations" on the condition that Iran stop the enrichment, "but we do not accept any preconditions for talks," Iran's Foreign Minister said today. The UN Security Council is debating another round of sanctions over Iran's refusal to stop the nuclear activity. More »

    • Israel, Feeling Isolated, 'More Likely' to Attack Iran

      Newsweek  |  Dec 23, 07 5:45 AM CST

      Israel, Feeling Isolated, 'More Likely' to Attack Iran

      (Newser) - Israel feels newly isolated and no less threatened by the US intelligence community's conclusion that Iran ended its weapons program in 2003, Newsweek reports. The atmosphere, says a former CIA official, makes it likely Israel will soon attack Iran. "Israel is not going to allow its nuclear monopoly to be threatened," he warned. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • nuclear reactor  • uranium enrichment

    • Gulf Arabs Enjoy Iranian Thaw

      Economist  |  Dec 23, 07 4:30 AM CST

      Gulf Arabs Enjoy Iranian Thaw

      (Newser) - Relations between the Sunni states in the Persian Gulf and the Shias in Iran were chilly before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005, and they became even frostier afterward. But  now the worm is beginning to turn—and former rivals are making nice. Burdened with UN sanctions and needing new trading partners, Tehran has been knocking on doors across the Gulf—in the UAE, in Bahrain and at a recent Arab summit. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Dubai  • UN sanctions  • Bahrain

    • Iran Cracks Down on the 'Un-Islamic'

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 20, 07 1:09 PM CST

      Iran Cracks Down on the 'Un-Islamic'

      (Newser) - Iran is engaged in its most serious crackdown on "un-Islamic" behavior in years, the Christian Science Monitor reports, with masked police rounding up and humiliating everyone from drug dealers to immodestly dressed women. But the impulse for the crackdown isn't Islamic conservatism, the paper concludes; it's a fear of American-sponsored regime change. More »

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      Iran  • Islam  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Tehran

    • Iran Still Sliding Iraq Arms: US

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 17, 07 6:41 PM CST

      Iran Still Sliding Iraq Arms: US

      (Newser) - Stability in Iraq may be increasing, but the flow of arms and insurgents across its border with Iran has slowed little, reports the Wall Street Journal. A Pentagon report, to be presented to Congress tomorrow, will frame Iraq's overall security in a positive light, but again call into question how much credit Iran deserves—even as the White House weighs a diplomatic approach. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • Iraq security

    • Russia Gives Iran Nuclear Fuel

      BBC  |  Dec 17, 07 7:58 AM CST

      Russia Gives Iran Nuclear Fuel

      (Newser) - Russia delivered nuclear material to Iran yesterday, the BBC reports, ignoring Washington’s protests. Russia says it has assurances that the plutonium will only be used for the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is being built by a Russian company, but the US says that spent uranium could be used in weapons development. The plant could be operational within six months. More »

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      Russia  • Iran  • United Nations  • nuclear program  • uranium  • Tehran  • nuclear enrichment  • plutonium  • Bushehr reactor

    • Iran Prez: US Hurts World Peace

      Newsweek  |  Dec 14, 07 4:03 PM CST

      Iran Prez: US Hurts World Peace

      (Newser) - Writing in Newsweek , Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the US has forsaken its “proper role in eliminating tyranny and violence” in the international arena, instead acting unilaterally to disrupt a peaceful world. Ahmadinejad says Iran has every right to develop nuclear fuel “for peaceful purposes,” and the US is opposing the ability of nations to “advance together.” More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • Israel  • Bush administration  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Saddam Hussein  • US

    • Iran Resumed Nuke Program, Says Group

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 11, 07 8:06 AM CST

      Iran Resumed Nuke Program, Says Group

      (Newser) - An Iranian opposition group claims that the US intelligence agency's recent reversal on the status of Iran’s nuclear program was in error, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group, which first identified Iran's nuclear program in 2002, agrees that Iran closed down its major research facility in 2003, says a spokesman, but “they scattered the weaponization program to other locations and restarted in 2004." More »

    • CIA Recruited Iranian Officials to Defect

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 9, 07 6:00 AM CST

      CIA Recruited Iranian Officials to Defect

      (Newser) - The CIA plotted to recruit Iranian officials to defect and managed to entice a handful to do so over the last two years, reports the Los Angeles Times . The secret program, begun in 2005, was intended to disrupt Iranian nuclear research. The primary criterion for recruitment, according to a former CIA official, was: "Who, if removed from the program, would have the biggest impact on slowing or stopping their progress?" More »

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      Iran  • CIA  • nuclear proliferation  • defectors  • defection

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