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  • December 2007

    • Angry Iran Blasts US for 'Espionage'

      BBC  |  Dec 8, 07 7:54 PM CST

      Angry Iran Blasts US for 'Espionage'

      (Newser) - Iran has blasted the US for spying and demanded “explanations for US espionage" in a letter sent to Washington, the BBC reports.  Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said today that a recent US intelligence report—which claims Iran's nuclear weapons program ended four years ago—was full of “facts and lies,” but reveals extensive espionage against his country. More »

    • Gates: Iran Still a Threat to Security

      New York Times  |  Dec 8, 07 9:20 AM CST

      Gates: Iran Still a Threat to Security

      (Newser) - Iran is still a grave threat to regional security, with or without nuclear weapons, Robert Gates told a Persian Gulf conference today. The defense secretary challenged Tehran, which crowed over a recent US intelligence reassessment of its halted nuclear program, to acknowledge other American intelligence findings of destabilizing activities. More »

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      Iran  • Hamas  • terrorist  • Hezbollah  • Persian Gulf  • WMD

    • Merkel, Sarko Keep Heat on Iran

      Deutsche Welle (Germany)  |  Dec 7, 07 7:53 AM CST

      Merkel, Sarko Keep Heat on Iran

      (Newser) - Angela Merkel joined Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday in reaffirming their hard line on Iran's nuclear program despite the new American intelligence assessment that weapons development was halted in 2003. "I don't see why we should renounce sanctions," said the French president at a joint press conference in Paris, with the German chancellor adding that there are still "gaps" in Iran's cooperation. More »

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      Iran  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Angela Merkel  • nuclear program  • Mediterranean Union

    • OPEC Declines to Boost Oil Output

      New York Times  |  Dec 6, 07 10:33 AM CST

      OPEC Declines to Boost Oil Output

      (Newser) - OPEC’s decision yesterday not to boost oil production, despite prices hovering around $90 a barrel, underscores a new reality, the New York Times observes: the oil producers aim to keep prices nearly that high—say around $80 a barrel—a target unthinkable a few years ago. In the US, it means $3 a gallon at the gas pump isn’t going away any time soon. More »

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      Iran  • gas prices  • oil  • Saudi Arabia  • Venezuela  • crude oil  • OPEC  • Qatar

    • Iran Flip Shows US Intelligence Turnaround

      New York Times  |  Dec 5, 07 11:43 AM CST

      Iran Flip Shows US Intelligence Turnaround

      (Newser) - In reversing its 2005 finding that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons, the US intelligence community is putting into practice changes adopted after crucial failures in the run-up to the Iraq war. The original used weak sourcing and less than rigorous fact-gathering, critics say. “I think people should take comfort from the fact that they’ve changed their view," a former CIA official tells the New York Times . More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • CIA  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • intelligence

    • Bush: Iran Is Still a Threat

      Associated Press  |  Dec 4, 07 10:05 AM CST

      Bush: Iran Is Still a Threat

      (Newser) - President Bush insisted today that Iran is still a threat, despite a new NIE report released yesterday concluding that the country shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003. "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous, Iran will be dangerous," he said in a news conference. The report should be read as a warning, he said: Iran had the program, halted the program, and could restart the program, the AP reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Iran  • diplomacy  • Democratic Congress  • war funding

    • U-Turn on Iran Will Shake Up Foreign Policy

      New York Times  |  Dec 4, 07 8:44 AM CST

      U-Turn on Iran Will Shake Up Foreign Policy

      (Newser) - The National Intelligence Estimate's findings yesterday that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 will have dramatic fallout at home and abroad, the New York Times reports, beginning with the collapse of the White House's recent campaign to portray Iran as an immediate threat to world peace. It will erode international support for tougher sanctions against Iran, and take off the table the "widely rumored and feared" possibility of military intervention pushed by hardliners in the Bush administration. More »

    • Iran Praises Nuke Report; Israel Skeptical

      Reuters  |  Dec 4, 07 8:15 AM CST

      Iran Praises Nuke Report; Israel Skeptical

      (Newser) - Iran trumpeted a US intelligence report released yesterday that said it suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003, but Israel expressed skepticism, Reuters reports. "The condition of Iran's peaceful nuclear activities is becoming clear to the world," an Iranian official said of the report. Not so fast, said Israel's defense chief. More »

    • Iranians Chuck Canuck

      Globe and Mail  |  Dec 4, 07 2:50 AM CST

      Iranians Chuck Canuck

      (Newser) - Iran has ordered the Canadian ambassador out of the country, reports the Globe and Mail.  The expulsion is thought to be due to Iran's unhappiness at Canada's rejection of several proposed Iranian ambassadors with suspected violent student radical pasts. "It is one-sided love," said an Iranian diplomat. "Love should be mutual." More »

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      Iran  • Canada  • diplomacy

    • Gates Surveys US War in Afghanistan

      Reuters  |  Dec 3, 07 8:26 PM CST

      Gates Surveys US War in Afghanistan

      (Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates landed in Afghanistan today to size up areas where attacks have recently doubled and suicide bombings spiked 30%, Reuters reports. He was upbeat despite a Pentagon admission that al-Qaeda is helping Taliban forces to recover. "I'm not worried about a back slide as much as I am how we continue the momentum going forward," he said. More »

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      Iraq war  • Pakistan  • Iran  • Afghanistan  • War on Terror  • Robert Gates

    • ‘Anti-Rumsfeld’ Cools Iran War Rhetoric

      Newsweek  |  Dec 3, 07 7:35 PM CST

      &lsquo;Anti-Rumsfeld&rsquo; Cools Iran War Rhetoric

      (Newser) - Dubbed the “Anti-Rumsfeld,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates is soothing fears that the US will bomb Iran—while trying to guard against mishaps that might trigger a war. Certain that a Tehran strike would spark a wider conflict and terror in Europe, Gates coolly tries to “lower the temperature,” Newsweek reports, as a Cold War-style counterbalance to the VP's battle plans. More »

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      Iran  • Dick Cheney  • Robert Gates  • Donald Rumsfeld  • Forrest Gump

  • November 2007

    • Iran Vows to Crack Down on 'Obscene' Rap Music

      BBC  |  Nov 30, 07 5:21 AM CST

      Iran Vows to Crack Down on 'Obscene' Rap Music

      (Newser) - In its latest bid to protect traditional Islamic morality from encroaching Western influences, Iran announced it will crack down on rap music it considers "obscene." Rap music in Farsi focusing on social, political and sexual themes is growing increasingly popular on the black market. An official recently condemned rappers for using vulgar words. It's not clear if all rap is being targeted or only particular songs or musicians. More »

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      Iran  • Islam  • rap music  • obscenity

    • Fear of Iran Driving Push for Peace

      New York Times  |  Nov 28, 07 3:19 AM CST

      Fear of Iran Driving Push for Peace

      (Newser) - Fear of Iran and Islamic extremism is the catalyst that's bringing together delegates at the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, the New York Times reports. Sunni Arab leaders see their young people becoming radicalized and Iran's influence expanding, and fear the region could be transformed in new and dangerous ways. Iran has strongly condemned the peace talks. More »

    • Iran Boasts of Missile That Can Reach Israel

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 27, 07 2:00 PM CST

      Iran Boasts of Missile That Can Reach Israel

      (Newser) - Iran has developed a missile with a range of more than 1,200 miles—far enough to strike Israel and American bases in the Mideast. Tehran's announcement today that the Ashura missile is operative will heighten tensions between the US and Iran, which continues to defy Security Council demands to end its nuclear program, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      Iran  • missile

    • Ahmadinejad Offers to Safeguard US Elections

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 27, 07 11:15 AM CST

      Ahmadinejad Offers to Safeguard US Elections

      (Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday offered to oversee the 2008 US presidential elections, saying he’s convinced that, given a free poll, Americans won’t re-elect George W. Bush. That Bush isn’t constitutionally allowed to run seemed lost on the Iranian president—as was the irony that his own government opposes independent observation of elections, the Guardian reports. More »

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      election 2008  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • election  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    • Ahmadinejad Gets a Blog, Hilarity Ensues

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 26, 07 9:10 AM CST

      Ahmadinejad Gets a Blog, Hilarity Ensues

      (Newser) - When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his blog, he thought circumventing the media would let him present his message unadulterated to fawning supporters, free from opposition catcalls. What he found instead was a hypercritical audience typical of the online realm, the Guardian reports. Iranians, among others, are mercilessly flaming their president, criticizing his domestic policies and political tactics as scathingly as any columnist. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • blog  • propaganda

    • All Eyes on OPEC for Oil Price Relief

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 26, 07 4:18 AM CST

      All Eyes on OPEC for Oil Price Relief

      (Newser) - With oil prices poised to pass the $100 mark any day now, a pair of reports speculates that OPEC will cool the overheated market by boosting oil production, the Wall Street Journal reports. One consulting firm said OPEC, spurred by Saudi Arabia’s increased deliveries to the US, could up output by as much as 720,000 barrels a day. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • United States  • oil price  • oil  • Saudi Arabia  • crude oil  • OPEC  • Abu Dhabi  • New York Mercantile Exchange

    • Iran Closer to Fueling Nuke Reactor, VP Claims

      Associated Press  |  Nov 24, 07 5:55 PM CST

      Iran Closer to Fueling Nuke Reactor, VP Claims

      (Newser) - Iran claims to have made nuclear fuel pellets of uranium oxide, a major step in its quest to fuel a heavy water reactor, the AP reports. It also claims to be making pellets for light water reactors, like the one Russia is helping it build on the Persian Gulf coast—a move the US and its allies oppose because it could lead to nuclear weapons. More »

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      Iran  • nuclear weapons  • uranium  • nuclear  • nuclear enrichment  • nuclear reactor  • enriched uranium

    • Iran Warns Against UN Sanctions

      Reuters  |  Nov 23, 07 5:44 PM CST

      Iran Warns Against UN Sanctions

      (Newser) - Iran warned today that UN sanctions might bring a halt to its cooperation with nuclear inspectors, Reuters reports. The warning comes a day after Britain, France, and Germany joined the US in calling for such sanctions because a report by international inspectors gave Tehran mixed marks on its openness. "A wait-and-see approach is not an option," said the European allies. More »

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      China  • Russia  • Iran  • Great Britain  • France  • Germany  • nuclear weapons  • uranium  • UN sanctions  • Vienna  • International Atomic Energy Agency

    • Iran Defends Nuke Program in Letter to the World

      Reuters  |  Nov 20, 07 2:51 PM CST

      Iran Defends Nuke Program in Letter to the World

      (Newser) - Iran has written a letter to world diplomats insisting that the nation's nuclear program is not a threat. "I would like to emphasize that Iran's nuclear program is completely peaceful," the foreign minister writes, adding that Iran has worked with the IAEA "even beyond its legal commitments." The state news agency said the letter went to foreign ministers but not whether the US was included. More »

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