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	12 December 2005 - 10 January 2006

	12/12/05 ‘IRAN needs US security guarantees in nuke talks’ IranMania News – Iran … December 13 (IranMania) – Mohamed ElBaradei, head of nuclear watchdog IAEA, called on the United States to use security assurances to stop Iran from developing … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38664&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN does not have right to enrich uranium: US IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 13 (IranMania) – Iran does not have the right to enrich uranium since it is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, a senior US State … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38665&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs EU says Iran must show greater respect for human rights Iran Focus – Iran BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers called on Iran Monday to show greater respect for human rights, saying the situation in Iran was deteriorating and … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4850 ISRAEL and Iran Should Quit Rattling Each Other’s Cages Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia … was one of Ariel Sharon’s proud boasts, but next March he apparently plans to use his pyrotechnic armory to illuminate the skies above Iran and take out the … www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=74615&d=13&m=12&y=2005 US cool to call for security guarantees for Iran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 13 (IranMania) – The United States poured cold water on a call by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog to provide Iran with US security … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38666&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 13/12/05 IRAN: No Need for US Security Guarantee Guardian Unlimited – UK TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s top negotiator said Tuesday that his country does not need the United States to guarantee its security for it to proceed with its … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5477846,00.html RAFSANJANI defends Iran President’s anti-Israel stance Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Dec. 13 — Iran’s former president and strongman Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani joined other senior officials … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4856 ISRAEL: Iran Could Enrich Uranium in March Voice of America – USA By Robert Berger. Israel’s army says Iran is making swift progress toward developing a nuclear weapon. An Israeli expert believes … www.voanews.com/english/2005-12-13-voa50.cfm IRAN sanctions’ risk to air safety is cited in report International Herald Tribune – France … crashed last week and killed 108 people, a report prepared for the International Civil Aviation Organization warned that US sanctions against Iran were placing … www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/13/news/safety.php FORMER White House aide says Iran gravest threat to Iraq Iran Focus – Iran 13 — A former top adviser to United States President George W. Bush on Iraq policy described Iran on Monday as the greatest external threat to Iraq, Reuters … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4863 14/12/05 AHMADINEJAD: Iran to defend its N-achievements IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 15 (IranMania) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran will defend its nuclear achievements and insist on its undeniable right to … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38739&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN failed talks can get Russia to back hardline IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 15 (IranMania) – European and Western diplomats fear that next week’s planned nuclear meeting with Iran is all but futile but could help in … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38776&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN Majlis speaker meets Tatarestan president IranMania News – Iran … Minitimer Shaimiev in meeting in Tatarestan capital, Kazan with Majlis speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel stressed on cooperation between Iran and atarestan, said … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38760&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs PAKISTAN opposes use for force against Iran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 15 (IranMania) – Pakistan said it was against the use of force against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme and wanted to resolve the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38767&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAQ denies ballots seized from Iran IranMania News – Iran … denied that hundreds of thousands of blank ballots similar to those set to be used in Thursday’s election were found on a tanker truck from Iran, AFP said. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38770&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 16/12/05 IRAN’S fiery leader not apt to be silenced Globe and Mail – Canada By PAUL KORING. WASHINGTON — Incendiary rhetoric spewing from Iran’s fiery new President threatens to further isolate the oil-rich Muslim powerhouse. … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051216/IRAN16/TPInternational/Africa BUSH calls Iran a ‘real threat’ Malayala Manorama – India Washington: US President George W. Bush termed Iran as a “real threat”, Fox News reported Thursday. In an interview with the channel … www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=manorama/MmArticle/ CommonFullStory&cid=1134627526461&c=MmArticle&p=1002194839100&count= 10&colid=1054406791048&channel=News RICE hints at Security Council referral of Iran’s nuke file Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Dec. 16 … Thursday. In an interview on Fox News channel, Rice also said that Iran was “out of step with the region”. … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4904 PAKISTAN President supports Iran nuke activities IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 16 (IranMania) – Visiting Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki conferred with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on expansion of … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38790&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs FIFA says Iran will play in World Cup Aljazeera.net – Qatar The head of world football’s governing body says Iran will not be kicked out of next year’s World Cup finals in Germany, despite recent inflammatory remarks by … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9A383026-830C-4382-A080-6C6363009245.htm 17/12/05 IRAN vows ‘destructive’ response to any attack IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 17 (IranMania) – Iran on Friday warned its response to any attack by arch-enemy Israel would be “swift and destructive,” amid rising tensions … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38813&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs INDIA moots joint consortium in Iran gas pipeline IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 17 (IranMania) – India proposed building the over 7 bln dollar Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline by two consortiums, comprising international … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38830&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs US allegations on Iran meddling in Iraq rejected IranMania News – Iran … Tehran’s Substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani rejected any allegation by the US administration regarding Iran’s interference in … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38823&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN Majlis speaker, Belarus President meeting IranMania News – Iran … Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in a meeting with visiting Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, expressed satisfaction over Iran-Belarus relations … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38828&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs “WORLD supports Iran’s justice-seeking spirit” IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 17 (IranMania) – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the world politicians and thinkers back Iran’s justice-seeking spirit, said IRNA. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38824&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN orders IAEA protocol suspended Taipei Times – Taiwan Meanwhile, Iran could face sanctions if it keeps provoking Israel and the West, European leaders warned yesterday even as the Tehran regime’s interior minister … www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/12/18/2003284923 RUSSIA urges Iran for nuclear transparency IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 18 (IranMania) – Russia is calling on Iran to act with full transparency and regain the confidence of the international community over its … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38885&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Interior Minister wraps up Athens visit IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 18 (IranMania) – Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Pour- Mohammadi arrived in Tehran from a visit to Greece, IRNA said. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38867&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Minister stresses WTO membership IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 18 (IranMania) – Iran Minister of Commerce Massoud Mir-Kazemi voiced Iran resolve to become a full-fledged member of the World Trade … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38851&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Majlis Speaker back in Tehran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 18 (IranMania) – Iran’s Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel arrived in Tehran from a five-day visit to Russia and Belarus, according to IRNA … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38865&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 18/12/05 HOLOCAUST denial is ‘scientific debate’, Iran says IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 19 (IranMania) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry brushed off fresh criticism of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and defended his view that the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38930&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ‘INDIA, Pakistan to work on Iran gas in 2007' IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 19 (IranMania) – India and Pakistan hope to start construction of a multi-bln dollar natural gas pipeline from Iran in 2007 despite objections … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38925&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs GULF states show concern at Iran’s nuclear plans Guardian Unlimited – UK Gulf Arab leaders yesterday discussed turning the Middle East into a nuclear-free zone amid growing unease over Iran’s nuclear intentions. … www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1670509,00.html IRAN cannot be trusted with N-technology: Rice IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 19 (IranMania) – Iran has shown through the actions of its hardline leadership that it cannot be trusted with technology that could lead to a … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38931&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S future performance depends on nuke talks IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 19 (IranMania) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said what Iran is going to do in the future depends on its upcoming … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38922&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 20/12/05 IRAN to pull plug on West’s music Houston Chronicle – United States TEHRAN, IRAN – Hip-hop blares from car radios in the streets of the Iranian capital, and Eric Clapton’s Rush and the Eagles’ Hotel California regularly … www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/3536012.html YEARENDER: Russia plays pivotal middleman as EU-Iran talks Xinhua – China MOSCOW, Dec. 20 (Xinhuanet) — All nuclear fuel work must be halted, Brussels tells Tehran. No way, says Iran. Then, how about a … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/20/content_3945410.htm KARZAI thanks Iran for financial support IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 20 (IranMania) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai praised the Islamic Republic of Iran for financial support for reconstruction of the war … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38951&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs PAPERS blast PGCC latest gesture vis-a-vis Iran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 20 (IranMania) – Two Iranian dailies strongly criticized the latest gesture made by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council on Iran urging the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38950&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs PAKISTAN cleric backs Iran’s views about Israel IranMania News – Iran … Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week described Holocaust ‘a myth’ and suggested Israel to be moved to Germany, US or Canada. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=38952&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 21/12/05 LITTLE optimism ahead of EU-Iran nuclear talks EUobserver.com – Brussels,Belgium EU and Iranian officials will meet in Vienna on Wednesday (21 December) to resume talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear program, with diplomats referring to … euobserver.com/9/20599 A fire alarm in Iran Los Angeles Times – CA,USA IRAN’S PRESIDENT IS A MENACE. In October … II. And they know Israel is here to stay. Ahmadinejad’s anti-Semitism is isolating Iran. The … www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-iran21dec21,0,2200561.story?coll=la-home-oped WESTERN music is latest target of Iran’s hardline president Guardian Unlimited – UK Having outraged the international community by denying the holocaust and Israel’s right to exist, Iran’s combative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has launched … www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1671775,00.html ROBERT Scheer: Iran’s Victory in Iraq Yahoo! News – USA … lost” Iraq to the influence and model of “Axis of Evil”. Iran. Tehran’s rogue regime, which has bedeviled every US president since … news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20051221/cm_huffpost/012661 PROJECT on transfer of Azeri gas to Iran opened IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 21 (IranMania) – The inaugural ceremony of the project to deliver Azeri natural gas to Iran in return for Iranian natural gas supplied to … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp? NewsCode=38967&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs EU3 to meet Iran again on nuclear issue New Zealand Herald – New Zealand Britain, Germany and France today agreed to meet Iranian officials again in January for more discussions on Iran’s disputed nuclear programme, Britain said … www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10361097 IRAN urges Iraqi court to investigate Saddam’s war crime against … People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China “During the war, Saddam used chemical weapons against Iran 200 times, which left 100,000 people chemically disabled,” Mottaki was quoted by the semi-official … english.people.com.cn/200512/22/eng20051222_229977.html TURKISH ambassador to US: Iran dead set on obtaining nukes Jerusalem Post – Israel Iran is irreversibly bent on having nuclear weapons and the US must engage in direct talks with Teheran on the matter, Turkish Ambassador to the United States … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1134309625651&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull EU-IRAN atomic talks to go on Reuters – USA VIENNA (Reuters) – European powers on Wednesday reopened talks with Iran over concerns that it is secretly trying to make atomic bombs and said the dialogue … today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005- 12-21T202254Z_01_KRA085069_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml IRAN Expecting Birth of Cloned Sheep Houston Chronicle – United States TEHRAN, Iran — In less than two months, Iran is hoping to celebrate the birth of a cloned sheep, the first such cloning attempt in the Middle East and part … www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3540252.html 22/12/05 IRANIAN diplomat says Iran, EU determined to settle nuclear crisis People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China A senior Iranian diplomat has said that Iran and the European Union (EU) are determined to settle the Iranian nuclear issue, the official IRNA news agency … english.people.com.cn/200512/23/eng20051223_230143.html TRY Saddam for gas attacks: Iran Taipei Times – Taiwan Iran wants former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, whose Baghdad trial resumed on Wednesday, to be charged with ordering poison gas attacks that killed … www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/12/23/2003285598 MANY Sunni Muslims diverting anger from Israel to Iran San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA … Since results from Iraq’s national assembly election trickled out this week showing that Shiite Muslims -many backed by neighboring Iran – would dominate the … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13468354.htm EGYPTIAN Opposition Leader, Echoing Iran, Calls Holocaust “Myth” New York Times – United States … Web site, Mohammed Mahdi Akef, whose title is the supreme guide of the brotherhood, echoed comments made earlier this month by Iran’s president, Mahmoud … www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/international/africa/22cnd-egypt.html HALUTZ discusses Iran, military cooperation on Turkey visit Jerusalem Post – Israel … Hilmi Ozkok, and discussed common concerns such as Islamist terrorism and Iran’s suspicious nuclear activities. A briefing presented … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1134309632390&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IRNA Irna. … ?????. ??? ???? ????, ?????, ???????, ???????, ??????, ??????, ????, ?????, ?????? … www.irna.ir/fa/ 23/12/05 IRAN-EU talks to continue after New Year holidays IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 23 (IranMania) – Spokesman for the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hossein Entezami said that negotiations between Iran and the three … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp ?NewsCode=39018&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs RUSSIA to honor Iran arms deal despite US objection Xinhua – China 23 (Xinhuanet) — Russia will fully comply with a deal with Iran to supply it with the Tor-M1 air defense systems despite US objections, a senior Defense … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/24/content_3962969.htm IRAN gas pipeline may mark time for 6 months Financial Express – Bombay,India NEW DELHI, DEC 23: The joint tri-partite declaration between Iran, Pakistan and India for the $7 billion plus natural gas pipeline project is likely to be … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=112400 IRAN blasts human rights violations in US Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Dec. 23 — A senior Iranian cleric blasted on Friday “human rights violation in the United States” and rejected … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5010 IRAN’S new ambassador to IAEA submits credentials Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Dec. 23 — Iran’s new ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna officially submitted … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4999 25/12/05 IRAN offered nuclear deal by Russia Scotsman – United Kingdom Russia formally proposed to Iran that it move its uranium enrichment facilities to Russian territory, raising pressure on the Tehran regime to accept the … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2458252005 STAND up to Iran Ha’aretz (subscription) – Tel Aviv,Israel By Abraham Foxman. The widely publicized and condemned remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about Israel and the Holocaust … www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/661899.html IRAN’S attempt in aAttracting Arab skiers IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 25 (IranMania) – While Dubai?s ski resort has been constructed in an area three times bigger than a football field, Iran is trying to attract … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39068&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN to export 1m ton of polymers to EU by 2009 IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 25 (IranMania) – Iran Petrochemical Commercial Company is planning to export one mlnton of polymers to the markets in Europe by 2009, MNA said … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39074&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Hadad terms ties with Tajiks as positive IranMania News – Iran … ranking parliamentary delegation. “Iran and Tajikistan enjoy deep-rooted historical, political and cultural commonalties. The two … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39067&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 26/12/05 “IRAN wants enrichment on its soil”: Borujerdi IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 26 (IranMania) – Iran’s Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman, Alaeddin Borujerdi described the Russian proposal to … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39109&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN, India, Pakistan discuss Peace Pipeline IranMania News – Iran Major issues regarding the project implementation, most important of which are the supply and delivery of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Iran to India … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39122&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Mahan Air to purchase 4 planes IranMania News – Iran … and Mines, Economic Affairs and Finance, and Commerce ministries as well as Management and Planning Organization (MPO) and the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39121&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs REINING in Iran Los Angeles Times – CA,USA IRAN’S RULING mullahs have waged a 26-year campaign to suppress dissent, support terror and pursue a nuclear weapons program. In … www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-frist26 dec26,0,1974480.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions IRAN’S Interior Minister meets AMJ directors IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 26 (IranMania) – Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Purmohammadi said that the new government especially the Interior Ministry is determined to … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39110&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs REGION: Russia awaiting answer from Iran on nuclear proposal Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan … s reply to a proposal to move Iranian uranium enrichment facilities to Russian soil, a compromise Europe is seeking to resolve a standoff over Iran’s nuclear … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C12%5C27%5Cstory_27-12-2005_pg4_17 US Senate leader calls for action against Iran Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan By Khalid Hasan. WASHINGTON: Bill Frist, the leader of the Republican majority in the US Senate, has called for action against Iran before it is too late. … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C12%5C27%5Cstory_27-12-2005_pg7_49 INDIA, Iran to discuss pipeline on Dec 28-29 Economic Times – India MUMBAI: India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7bn Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate … economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1347232.cms IRAN rejects nuclear Œapartheid’ Aljazeera.com – London,UK Iran is willing to discuss its nuclear plans with any country, but that doesn’t mean it needs permission for access to nuclear technology, Foreign Minister … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=10254 INDIA beat Iran ‘A’ but slips to second place Outlook (subscription) – New Delhi,India From Our Chess Correspondent Isfahan (Iran), Dec 26 (PTI) The Indian men slipped to second spot despite beating Iran ‘A’ by a 3-1 margin in the seventh round … www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=344427 27/12/05 “IRAN Must Send Different Signals” Deutsche Welle – Germany The EU and Iran want to reopen talks in January over Teheran’s nuclear program. … Mr. Meier, how would you judge Iran’s nuclear program? … www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1837603,00.html US sanctions nine firms for Iran arms-related deals Sify – Taramani,Chennai,India Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions against nine companies from China, India and Austria for supplying Iran with military equipment and … sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14061124 INDIA-IRAN pipeline talks to focus on gas pricing Newindpress – Chennai,India Slowly converging towards trilateral talks by the participating countries including Pakistan by the first quarter of next year, the India-Iran joint working … www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEB20051227055827&Page=B&Title=Business&Topic=0 DEMOCRACY and Iran tension to test Russia’s innings at G8 helm Indian Express – New Delhi,India MOSCOW, DECEMBER 27: Moscow’s tensions with the West over Iran’s nuclear programme and its patchy record on democracy will test Russia’s year at the helm … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=84815 ‘IRAN could have bomb’ News24 – South Africa Jerusalem – Iran would be able to build an atom bomb within two years, the head of Israel’s Mossad overseas intelligence service, general Meir Dagan, was … www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1856006,00.html 28/12/05 US penalty for Iran sales ‘wrong’ BBC News – UK China, India and Austria have condemned a US decision to impose sanctions on nine firms which it believes have supplied Iran with military equipment. … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4564698.stm IRAN says ready to study Russia’s nuclear proposal China Daily – China A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that Iran is ready to study a proposal put forward by Russia to enrich uranium on the Russian soil, reported local … www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/29/content_507644.htm CRUDE Oil Rises After Iran Minister Says OPEC Should Cut Output Bloomberg – USA 28 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose after Iran’s deputy oil minister said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should cut output next month to ``keep … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ax1PfaxjPTNY&refer=us INDIA, Iran discuss gas pipeline BBC News – UK India and Iran have begun a new round of negotiations on a project to build a gas pipeline through Pakistan. Two days of talks between … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4564044.stm IRAN wants Opec output cut in Jan Economic Times – India TEHRAN, LONDON: Opec heavyweight Iran thinks the oil cartel should cut its production ceiling by 1 million barrels per day when it meets on January 31, Iran … economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1350329.cms 29/12/05 IRAN Urges OPEC Cut; Oil Prices Rise Los Angeles Times – CA,USA Crude oil climbed close to $60 a barrel Wednesday in New York after Iran’s deputy oil minister said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries … www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-opec29dec29,1,3902212.story?coll=la-headlines-business US cautious toward idea of Iran’s enrichment in Russia Xinhua – China 29 (Xinhuanet) — The United States expressed caution on Thursday toward a suggestion that Iran’s uranium enrichment be sent to Russia for processing. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/30/content_3987299.htm EUROPEANS challenge US sanctions on Iran Science Daily (press release) – USA 29 (UPI) — EU officials are concerned that US sanctions against companies selling Iran weapons are hobbling a unified effort to end a nuclear standoff. … www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article= UPI-1-20051229-13073100-bc-us-sanctions.xml HALUTZ: No IDF action soon against Iran’s nukes Ha’aretz (subscription) – Tel Aviv,Israel … Halutz told interviewer Ilana Dayan that he believes Iran will achieve its goal – a nuclear bomb -in the next decade. He differentiated … www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/664108.html BILL Frist: Act now to thwart Iran’s nuclear threat Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – MN,USA Iran’s ruling mullahs have waged a 26-year campaign to suppress dissent, support terror and pursue a nuclear weapons program. In … www.startribune.com/562/story/153481.html 30/12/05 IRAN still determined to keep uranium enrichment at home Indian Express – New Delhi,India TEHRAN, DECEMBER 30 : Iran’s agreement to discuss Moscow’s plan to enrich uranium in Russia does not mean that Tehran has abandoned its drive to enrich … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=84986 IRAN, India express satisfaction over gas talks IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 30 (IranMania) – Iran and India expressed satisfaction over talks on Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Gas Pipeline Project, IRNA reported. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp? NewsCode=39198&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs JAPAN`S Inpex set to work in Iran Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK TOKYO, Japan (UPI) — Inpex Corp. of Japan plans to develop Iran`s Azadegan oil field next year, Asahi Shimbun reported Friday. … news.monstersandcritics.com/business/article_1072477.php/Japan%60s_Inpex_set_to_work_in_Iran GERMAN media: US preps Iran strike Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK … DC, United States (UPI) — The Bush administration is preparing its NATO allies for a possible military strike against suspected nuclear sites in Iran in the … news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_10 72447.php/German_media_U.S._preps_Iran_strike IRAN: KURDISH PRISONERS REVOLT OVER INMATE HANGINGS AKI – Rome,Italy Tehran, 30 Dec. (AKI) – Amid rising tension in Iranian Kurdistan, prisoners in Urumieh prison in western Iran are rioting over the imminent hanging of one of … www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.244799172&par=0 IRAN’S state dailies oppose Russian nuclear deal Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Dec. 31 — Iran’s state-run press called Saturday on the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reject … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5092 POPE uses message to attack hardline Iran The Sunday Times – UK THE Pope has used his inaugural new year message to launch a veiled attack on Iran’s hardline leadership. Pope Benedict’s comments … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1965611,00.html REPORT: US planning Iran strike Ynetnews – Israel Is the Bush administration preparing for a strike on Iran? The United States is preparing for a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities … www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3192864,00.html ‘IRAN gas pipeline to be finalized in 2 months’ IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 31 (IranMania) – Pakistan will take a final decision about the multi-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project in two months, a … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39225&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs US imposes sanctions on 2 Indian firms on Iran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, December 31 (IranMania) – The US administration has imposed sanctions on two Indian companies for links to Iran’s program to make weapons of mass … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39232&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 01/01/06 IRAN threatens ‘crushing’ response to US or Israeli attack CBC News – Canada TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran warned Sunday of a “crushing” response if its nuclear and military facilities are attacked by the United States or Israel. … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/060101/w010152.html IRAN President: Israel Completed Holocaust Houston Chronicle – United States TEHRAN, Iran — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s hard-line president who has said the Holocaust was a myth, now has charged that European countries sought to … www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3559141.html IRAN for special panel to monitor pipeline Business Standard – India The implementation of the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline project is likely to be overseen by a steering committee comprising representatives of the three … www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=y&leftn m=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=210320 US planning to strike Iran this year Times of India – India JERUSALEM: The United States is mulling a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities this year and has informed NATO member states to make similar preparations, a … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1354342.cms IRAN says 9 soldiers “missing” after kidnap claim Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates TEHRAN – Iran on Sunday confirmed that nine of its soldiers were “missing” after a little-known Sunni Muslim rebel group said it had kidnapped them, the … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/ 2006/January/middleeast_January23.xml&section=middleeast&col= 02/01/06 IRAN insists it has right to enrich uranium Jerusalem Post – Israel The spokesman for the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted on Monday that Iran has a “right” to carry out uranium enrichment, the … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1136102658730&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull TV’S drug-taking yobs gain cult status in Iran Independent – London,England,UK A series of computer-animated adverts is reviving the image of Iran’s police force and reaching out to the huge population of young people. … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article336273.ece IRAN ready to host ‘human rights’ conference IranMania News – Iran Asked about dialogue on human rights between Iran and the European Union, he said that Iran is ready to organize a conference on ‘human rights’ between … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39263&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ISRAEL denies it’s about to bomb Iran nuke site Australian – Australia ISRAELI military chief Dan Halutz has discounted an imminent air strike against Iranian nuclear facilities as Iran’s President delivered a diatribe against the … www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17714541%255E31477,00.html IRAN confirms border patrol abduction IranMania News – Iran LONDON, January 2 (IranMania) – Iran on Monday confirmed the abduction of members of a border patrol in the southeast of the country, following a reported … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39277&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 03/01/06 IRAN to Resume Nuclear Work, Angering US New York Times – United States 3 – Iran announced Tuesday that it planned to restart nuclear research, a move that jeopardized an agreement with the Europeans, complicated a Russian … www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/international/middleeast/04iran.html ?hp&ex=1136350800&en=3302716e4f131146&ei=5094&partner=homepage IRAN says anti-Israel diatribe is “deliberate strategy Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Jan. 03 — Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad renewed his call for the “removal” of Israel from … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5139 INTELLIGENCE report says Iran seeks nuclear bomb – report Reuters.uk – UK LONDON (Reuters) – Iran is secretly trying to obtain technology and expertise needed to build a nuclear weapon, according to a leaked intelligence report that … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006- 01-04T021533Z_01_DIT407905_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN-REPORT.xml IRAN Gov’t Shuts Down Newspaper, Magazine ABC News – USA … Ahmadinejad, smiles after delivering his speech during a joint meeting of lawmakers and the government members at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1467748 IRAN’S lopsided priorities Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates THE saga of Iran’s nuclear programme continues to unravel. Within hours after rejecting Russia’s offer on nuclear fuel enrichment … www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/editorial/20 06/January/editorial_January8.xml&section=editorial&subsection=editorial 04/01/06 IRAN Declares Its Nuclear Plan Nonnegotiable New York Times – United States 4 – Iran vowed Wednesday to proceed with a plan to restart nuclear research next week, though the government has yet to explain to the United Nations’ nuclear … www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/international/middleeast/05iran.html IRAN working to make a nuclear bomb, report says Taipei Times – Taiwan … The warning came as Iran raised the stakes in its dispute with the US and the EU on Tuesday by notifying the International Atomic Energy Agency that it intends … www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/01/05/2003287446 VIEW: Iran’s nuclear zealot —Kenneth R Timmerman Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan … to confront an Iranian regime that continues to defy the International Atomic Energy Agency on its nuclear programmes, we must listen to what Iran’s leaders … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C05%5Cstory_5-1-2006_pg3_3 US blunder aided Iran’s atomic aims, book claims Guardian Unlimited – UK The CIA may have helped Iran to design a nuclear bomb through a botched attempt to channel flawed blueprints to Tehran’s weapon designers, according to a new … www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1678134,00.html WE will kill our hostages, Sunni group warns Iran Times Online – UK IRAN was embroiled in a hostage crisis yesterday after Sunni Muslim militants paraded nine captured Iranian soldiers, whom they threatened to kill. … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-1970785,00.html 05/01/06 IRAN’S Nuclear Team Fails to Keep a Date With the UN New York Times – United States 5 – Iran threw negotiations over its nuclear program into disarray on Thursday, abruptly canceling a high-level meeting with the United Nations’ monitoring … www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/international/middleeast/06iran.html COMMENT: Polemics of Iran and Israel —Tanvir Ahmad Khan Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan … A day after criticising Zionism, he lamented that Iran’s foreign policy under his predecessors had “alienated (Iran) from our revolutionary goals”. … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C06%5Cstory_6-1-2006_pg3_2 IRAN won’t back down on atomic research, says Ahmadinejad Financial Express – Bombay,India TEHRAN, JAN 5: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted on Thursday that Iran would resume atomic research, despite warnings from the West that it would endanger … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=113639 IRAN denies leaked British report on nukes Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Jan. 05 — Iran denied on Wednesday a report in the British daily Guardian which said that Western intelligence believed … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5168 UPDATE 1: Rice Says Patience With Iran Waning Forbes – USA The Bush administration signaled on Thursday that time is running out for Iran to avoid being taken before the UN Security Council over its disputed nuclear … www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2006/01/05/ap2431175.html 07/01/06 IRAN condemns “intolerant” European reactions IranMania News – Iran LONDON, January 7 (IranMania) – Iran’s ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Ali Ahani, strongly condemned Europe’s reactions to statements made by … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39395&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs CASTRO backs Iran’s ‘right’ to peaceful N-energy IranMania News – Iran LONDON, January 7 (IranMania) – Cuban President Fidel Castro backed Iran’s “right” to pursue a peaceful nuclear energy program following a telephone … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39379&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs US blasts Iran President’s remarks on Sharon IranMania News – Iran LONDON, January 7 (IranMania) – The United States blasted as “hateful and disgusting” remarks by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hoping that Israeli Prime … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39380&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs EDITORIAL: Will Iran pipeline go ahead despite US opposition? Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan Even as Iran, Pakistan and India prepare to close a tripartite $7 billion 2,600-kilometre gas pipeline deal that would take Iranian gas to India through … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C07%5Cstory_7-1-2006_pg3_1 ISRAELI arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran IranMania News – Iran … Israeli politicians and military commanders have recently stepped up warnings about Iran, which the Jewish state and the United States accuse of trying to … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp? NewsCode=39383&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 08/01/06 EU calls on Iran not to resume nuclear activities IranMania News – Iran LONDON, January 8 (IranMania) – The European Union called on Iran not to resume its nuclear activities as planned next week, saying they would violate … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp? NewsCode=39415&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN accuses US of being behind kidnapping of Iranian border … People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa PourMohammadi on Saturday accused the United States of sponsoring the militants who kidnapped nine Iranian soldiers near the … english.people.com.cn/200601/08/eng20060108_233653.html UK cleared nuclear cargo to Iran: Report Outlook (subscription) – New Delhi,India Britain has allowed the export to Iran of a cargo of radioactive material that experts believe could be used by Tehran in a nuclear weapons programme, a media … www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=347067 IRAN needs more time to decide on Russian plan Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK Teheran, Iran – Iran said Saturday it needs more time to decide on a Russian proposal for enriching Iranian uranium in Russia, which aims to address Western … news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1074211. php/Iran_needs_more_time_to_decide_on_Russian_plan IRAN’S Islamist rulers want sex segregation on pavements Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Jan. … Alia added that special provisions also had to be made for tourists who travel to Iran so that they also adhere to Islamic regulations. www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5189 IRAN ready to remove UN seals at nuclear sites Reuters – USA TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said it was ready to remove UN seals at some atomic research and development sites on Monday, a move that would raise the stakes in … today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-01 -09T000030Z_01_WRI768733_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml&archived=False FANATIC Netanyahu stands waiting with a bomb for Iran Aljazeera.com – London,UK … in the US, telegenic to many eyes — and good at lying on camera, is awaiting the death of ailing Sharon to take over, with plans to attack Iran, while Ehud … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=10342 IRAN tries German, French tourists Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan TEHRAN: Iran has put a German and a Frenchman on trial after their boat strayed into the country’s territorial waters while on a sailing vacation in November … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C09%5Cstory_9-1-2006_pg4_16 ROW over UK nuclear cargo to Iran Times of India – India LONDON: Britain has allowed the export to Iran of a cargo of radioactive material that experts believe could be used by Tehran in a nuclear weapons programme … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1363964.cms UN seals on N-facilities to be broken, says Iran The Statesman – Kolkata,India Jan. 8. — Iran was tonight preparing to remove United Nations seals at several nuclear research and development sites, despite warnings from nuclear watchdog … www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=102231 10/01/06 IRAN Removing Seals From Nuclear Plants Washington Post – United States TEHRAN, Iran — Iran removed seals from its nuclear facilities on Tuesday and said it had resumed research work, intensifying its standoff with the United … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/10/AR2006011000140.html IRGC Commander elaborates on Iran plane crash IranMania News – Iran Several top brass in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards were among 11 people martyred in a military plane crash in the northwest of the country on Monday, the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39473&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN removes seals at Natanz nuclear research centre UPDATE Forbes – USA TEHRAN (AFX) – The UN atomic watchdog confirmed that Iran has removed seals at its Natanz atomic research facility under supervision by the agency’s inspectors … www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2006/01/10/afx2439294.html IRAN rejects Western vision of human rights IranMania News – Iran LONDON, January 10 (IranMania) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Muslims do not need the West’s vision of human rights and democracy … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=39481&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs FIVE permanent members send separate messages to Iran: US Outlook (subscription) – New Delhi,India The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have send separate messages to Iran asking it to halt plans for nuclear fuel research and resume talks … www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=347459 IRAN nuclear stance disappointing: govt Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has said he is extremely disappointed at Iran’s decision to resume nuclear fuel research. He has … www.smh.com.au/news/National/Iran-nuclear-stance-disappointing-govt/2006/01/11/1136863279272.html RPT – Oil prices end lower as traders weigh Iran, supply bets Forbes – USA SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) – Crude-oil futures retreated Tuesday from a session high above $64 a barrel as traders weighed news that Iran will resume nuclear research … www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/01/10/afx2441911.html WESTERN nations condemn Iran’s decision to re-start nuclear … CBC Calgary – Calgary,Alberta,Canada Western nations are warning Iran it is risking the imposition of international sanctions because of a decision by Tehran to remove United Nations seals and … www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/01/10/irannuclear060110.html LANTOS: US and EU should sanction Iran if UN won’t Jerusalem Post – Israel The United States and the European Union should impose a range of sanctions against Iran for continuing to press ahead with its nuclear program if the UN … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1136361054 377&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull WHITE House says Iran could face Security Council Reuters – USA WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned Iran on Tuesday that the international community would have no choice but to seek action in the UN Security … today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundLaunches&storyID=2006-01 -10T185458Z_01_KWA977710_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN-USA.xml

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