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Monkey welcomed back to Iran, but U.S. not thrilled by space shot
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BEIRUT — U.S. officials are not exactly welcoming Iran’s revelation this week that the Islamic Republic has sent a monkey into space and brought the creature back to Earth safely. The report by Iranian media recalled for many the early...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Science and Technology, United Nations, Satellite Technology, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Iran's Khamenei rejects direct talks with U.S. on nuclear program
WASHINGTON -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected the U.S. offer of direct talks on his country’s disputed nuclear program, deepening doubts about the prospects that Tehran’s upcoming discussions with six world powers over...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Iran's Nuclear Program, Barack Obama, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran
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'Argo' producer scours for the next stranger-than-fiction story
Hunched over a desk in his spartan Westwood apartment, David Klawans squints at his computer monitor and knits his brow in concentration. "I'm perusing," he says. His eyes dart between headlines almost indecipherable on a Web page displaying about 800...
Tags: Grant Heslov, Entertainment Events, Central Park, The Master (movie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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Ahmadinejad ally linked to human rights abuses arrested in Iran
TEHRAN -- Authorities arrested a former top Iranian prosecutor who was once labeled a “serial human rights abuser” and linked to the deaths in custody of three protesters following the nation’s disputed 2009 elections, according to...
Tags: Iran, Justice and Rights, Parliament, Politics, Human Rights Watch
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Tehran film conference denounces 'cultural assault' of Hollywood
TEHRAN — As moviegoers in the U.S. hustle to see Oscar contenders "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" before the golden statuettes go out, the films are also hitting screens in Tehran — as examples of the “cultural assault” of the West....
Tags: Sacha Baron Cohen, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Iran to resume talks with six powers on nuclear program
Six world powers and Iran announced they will resume talks on Iran’s disputed nuclear program Feb. 26 in Kazakhstan, after three months of gridlock over arrangements for a new meeting. Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday that...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Human Rights, Iran's Nuclear Program, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran
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Iran's leader visits Cairo, easing long estrangement
CAIRO -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived to a red-carpet welcome and a kiss on the cheek by Egypt's new Islamist leader in a historic trip to strengthen relations between the two nations after decades of estrangement and suspicion. Iran...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, U.S. Military, Iran's Nuclear Program, Bashar Assad
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Iran positive but noncommittal about talks with US
MUNICH (AP) — Iran's foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the United States' willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran in the standoff over its nuclear program but didn't commit to accepting the offer — insisting that Washington must show...
Tags: Munich (Germany), Michael Mann, Johns Hopkins University, Iran's Nuclear Program, Bashar Assad
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Diplomats: Iran prepared to up nuclear program
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency has told member nations that Iran is poised for a major technological upgrade of its uranium enrichment program, in a document seen Thursday by The Associated Press. The move would vastly speed up Tehran's...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Organizations, Nuclear Power, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Iran arrests more than a dozen journalists
TEHRAN - More than a dozen journalists were arrested in Iran on Sunday and Monday, reportedly detained for ties to foreign Farsi-language outlets, according to Iranian media. The wave of arrests marks a new crackdown on the media in Iran, five months...
Tags: Journalism, Police Arrests, BBC, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Freedom of the Press
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Oscar-nominated 'Argo' showing at Capitol Theatre
A movie about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis probably doesn't sound like it would be a laugh riot — or should be — but that's just one of the many ways in which "Argo" is a glorious, gripping surprise. Directing his third feature, Ben...Tags: Foo Fighters (music group), Star Wars (movie), The Master (movie), Iran, Central Intelligence Agency
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McManus: Confronting Iran -- again
Here's a prediction I don't think I'll have to apologize for at the end of the year: Some time in the coming months, probably this spring, there will be another crisis over Iran's nuclear program. It's become an annual event on the diplomatic calendar:...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nuclear Policy, Israel, Barack Obama
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