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  • September 2007

    • Iranian Prez Flies Into NY Storm

      Associated Press  |  Sep 24, 07 3:39 AM CDT

      Iranian Prez Flies Into NY Storm

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York yesterday amid protests and rancor over his schedule of public appearances, including his planned address at Columbia University. In the first of a series of public relations efforts, Ahmadinejad claimed in a television interview that Iran is seeking neither nuclear weapons nor war with the US, AP reports. More »

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      Iran  • New York  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ground Zero  • Columbia University  • 60 Minutes  • William Fallon  • UN General Assembly  • Lee Bollinger

    • VP Mulled Israeli Strike on Iran

      Reuters  |  Sep 23, 07 6:31 PM CDT

      VP Mulled Israeli Strike on Iran

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney considered encouraging Israel to launch an air strike on Iran, Reuters reports,  citing a Newsweek claim that Cheney saw the strike as drawing retailation that would, in turn, draw the US into a war. Cheney adviser David Wurmser is said to have disclosed the discussions. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • Dick Cheney  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • nuclear facilities

    • Iran to West: Don't Even Think About It

      Reuters  |  Sep 23, 07 11:38 AM CDT

      Iran to West: Don't Even Think About It

      (Newser) - In a parade flanked by missiles and homegrown fighter jets, Iran unequivocally responded to the West's indirect threats of force against the Islamic nation's nuclear ambitions: "Our message to the enemies is: Do not do it," said the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. "They will regret it, as they are regretting it in Iraq." More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • nuclear program  • nuclear power  • French foreign minister

    • Iranian Prez Banned From Ground Zero

      CNN  |  Sep 20, 07 3:46 AM CDT

      Iranian Prez Banned From Ground Zero

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from visiting Ground Zero to "pay his respects" during a visit to New York. The city's police commissioner said the controversial president would not be allowed to leave a wreath, citing construction barring visitors from the site. "If there were a further request, we'd reject it," said a police spokesman, who also cited security concerns. More »

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      Iran  • New York City  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ground Zero  • ban

    • Bush Will Never Pull Trigger on Iran Bombings

      Salon  |  Sep 19, 07 6:04 PM CDT

      Bush Will Never Pull Trigger on Iran Bombings

      (Newser) - Most pundits say Bush will knock out Iran's nuke plants by spring, but months of not pulling the trigger prove he'll never do it - though someone else might, argues Steven Clemons in Salon . Advisers pushing for the military option have lost ground to moderates, and a coterie of neocons penning op-ed pieces hasn't swayed Bush to open another war front in the Middle East. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • White House  • Dick Cheney  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    • Iran Boasts of Nuke Potential

      Associated Press  |  Sep 2, 07 12:05 PM CDT

      Iran Boasts of Nuke Potential

      (Newser) - Iran is operating 3,000 centrifuges in a bid to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, president Ahmadinejad said today, contradicting a UN report that listed far fewer. But the Iranian president praised the report by the UN nuclear watchdog, which said the country’s rate of enrichment activities had slowed and that it had begun cooperating with investigators. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • uranium  • sanctions  • nuclear  • nuclear enrichment  • Natanz

  • August 2007

    • Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

      (Newser) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech today that Iran is ready to fill a coming power vacuum in Iraq. "The political power of the occupiers is collapsing rapidly," said the leader, who earlier this month assured Nouri al-Maliki that Iran would be happy to help stabilize Iraq after a US pullout. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • power

    • Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 19, 07 1:18 PM CDT

      Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

      (Newser) - Iran executed up to 30 people in the past month, mostly in public hangings, in a nationwide crackdown on murderers, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and other threats to "social security," reports the Observer . Human rights advocates say the sweep, also advertised as countering an alleged surge in US-backed plots to subvert the government, is intended to silence political activists. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • human rights  • capital punishment  • execution  • Tehran  • political activism  • hanging

    • Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 3, 07 5:56 AM CDT

      Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

      (Newser) - Iran's opposition leader has dropped out of the race to unseat Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president after the circulation of a Youtube video that appears to show him shaking hands with a woman, says the Guardian . The video and several photographs of Mohammad Khatami also show the reform-minded former Iranian president speaking to several women without head coverings while leaving a speech in Italy in May. More »

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      Iran  • YouTube  • election  • women  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Mohammad Khatami

  • June 2007

    • Iran Erupts Over Gas Rationing

      BBC  |  Jun 27, 07 4:49 AM CDT

      Iran Erupts Over Gas Rationing

      (Newser) - Angry Iranians torched Tehran gas stations yesterday and smashed windows as protests against gas rationing turned violent, the BBC reports. Motorists formed huge lines to fill  tanks before new laws took effect limiting Iranians to 26 gallons of gas a month. Despite its oil reserves, Iran is short of refining capacity and must import 40% of its fuel. More »

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      Iran  • oil  • protests  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • gas  • embargo  • rationing

  • May 2007

    • Interest Rate Cut Triggers Panic in Iran

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 25, 07 2:05 PM CDT

      Interest Rate Cut Triggers Panic in Iran

      (Newser) - Iran's erratic president has set off a stock market scare by ordering banks to slash interest rates, despite high inflation and lots of expert advice to the contrary. The move sparked panicked selling and fears of a full-blown financial crisis, the Guardian reports. The new decreed rate is 12%, down from 14% at state banks and 17% to 28% at private ones. More »

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      Iran  • stock market  • US economy  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • interest rate  • finance  • bank  • interest rate cut

    • Why Iran Must Be Bombed

      Commentary  |  May 21, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      Why Iran Must Be Bombed

      (Newser) - The only way to protect the West from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to bomb Iran now, writes Norman Podhoretz in Commentary . The irascible neocon blasts left-wingers who downplay the threat of a nuclear Iran, and argues that deterrence won’t stop the Iranian leader once he’s armed. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • nuclear weapons  • bomb

    • Why a Kiss On the Lips (or Even the Hand) Can Still Stir Controversy

      New York Times  |  May 6, 07 10:44 PM CDT

      Why a Kiss On the Lips (or Even the Hand) Can Still Stir Controversy

      (Newser) - Richad Gere and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are hardly soulmates, but both got into trouble last week for kissing (not each other) in public. The actor was hanged in effigy by an angry mob for kissing a female Bollywood star during a charity event in India; the Iranian president  reprimanded by religious leaders for a peck on the gloved hand of a former teacher. More »

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