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1. Iran Claims Report 'Vindicated' Nuclear Program
August 29, 2009
Ali Asghar Soltanieh (file photo)A top Iranian nuclear official says a U.N. report has "vindicated" his country's nuclear program as a peaceful one.The semi-official Iranian news agency Fars quotes Ali Asghar Soltanieh Saturday as saying Iran will resist political pressure to give up its nuclear goals.The International Atomic Energy Agency released a report Friday saying Iran has allowed its inspectors greater access to its main nuclear complex in the city of Natanz. But the report said Iran failed to reveal if its nuclear program includes a military component.Soltanieh, Iran's envoy to the U... (read more)
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2. 25 More Iranian Detainees Go on Trial
August 16, 2009
General view of court room where dozens of opposition activists, protesters stood trial in Tehran, 08 Aug 2009 (photo released by Fars News Agency)Iranian media say 25 more detainees have gone on trial to face charges related to the unrest after Iran's disputed presidential election. The official IRNA news agency says the indictment read in court Sunday accuses the 25 of plotting the post-election violence for years. News reports say video footage of the street rioting was shown in court.Iran has arrested hundreds of people for their alleged involvement in the protests against the June 12... (read more)
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3. Amnesty Wants Observers at Iran Trials
August 12, 2009
General view of court room where dozens of opposition activists, protesters stood trial in Tehran, 08 Aug 2009 (photo released by Fars News Agency)Human rights group Amnesty International is asking Iran to allow international observers into trials of more than 100 people charged with being involved with protests following the June presidential elections.Amnesty Secretary-General Irene Khan said in a statement Wednesday it is vital to have an international presence to uphold the rights of the defendants. She says compelling evidence has been presented by defeated presidential candidate Mehdi K... (read more)
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4. Iran Tries Second Group of Election Protesters
August 08, 2009
General view of court room where dozens of opposition activists, protesters stood trial in Tehran, 08 Aug 2009 (photo released by Fars News Agency)Iranian media say a second group of political detainees has been
brought to trial a week after the first hearing against 100 prominent
political moderates and other protesters of the disputed June 12
presidential election. The defendants in court Saturday
include top Iranian reformists and journalists, along with a French
lecturer, Clotilde Reiss, and Iranian employees of the French and
British embassies.The lecturer was charged with "collecting inf... (read more)
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5. Iranian Official: 3 Americans Detained by Iran Face Interrogation
August 04, 2009
An Iranian official says authorities are interrogating three Americans detained Friday on charges of entering Iran from Iraq without permission.Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency Tuesday quotes a deputy governor of Iran's Kordestan province Iraj Hassanzadeh as saying the three have not confessed to any crime. They were arrested near the Iranian border town of Marivan.Iranian television has described the three Americans as spies. The head of security in northern Iraq's Kurdish region Hakem Qadir says the three were traveling through northern Iraq and apparently ventured into Iran when they ... (read more)
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6. Britain Calls for Release of Detained British Embassy Staff
June 28, 2009
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called for the release of eight Iranian staff members of the British Embassy in Tehran.British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Miliband told reporters Sunday that the detentions were harassment and intimidation that are not acceptable.Iran's Fars news agency says the eight employees were detained for involvement in the country's post-election unrest.Also Sunday, state media report Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is accusing British and U.S. officials of making absurd comments about Iran. Tehran has accused both Britain and th... (read more)
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7. Iran Braces for Another Day of Massive Protests
June 18, 2009
Image issued by government-run Fars News Agency, shows supporter of pro-reform leader covering her face with green cloth and sign reading 'Mir Hossein Mousavi' during rally in Tehran, 17 Jun 2009Iran's opposition prepared to defy authorities and take to the streets Thursday for another day of massive protests against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.In a posting on his Web site, defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi called on his supporters to wear black and gather for street marches to mourn those killed in post-election violence.Protesters killedIran has ... (read more)
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8. Iranian Media: 20 Killed in Blast at Sh'ite Mosque in Iran
May 28, 2009
An Iranian news agency says 20 people have been killed and 55 others wounded in a suicide attack at a Shi'ite mosque in southeastern Iran.The Fars news agency says Thursday's blast occurred in the mainly Sunni city of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan province near the Pakistani border. Provincial governor Ali Mohammad Azad told reporters at least 15 people were killed and another 80 wounded. He said the blast occurred during evening prayer, when several worshippers were inside the mosque.There has been no immediate claim of responsibility. The provincial governor... (read more)
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9. Hand Knotted Persian gabbeh Rugs
July 30, 2008
Green Rugs: Persian Hand Knotted Gabbeh Persian Gabbeh is a hand-knotted ( handmade ) thick Persian rug with long pile. It is made by the nomads of Fars province in south west Iran, of which the famous city of Shiraz is the capital. The most famous nomad group of this region is the Qashqai Tribe. Although the existing few old pieces of Gabbeh rugs are not more than 100 years old, but the existence of Persian Gabbeh was recorded in an order issued by Shah Tahmasp, the second monarch of the Safavid dynasty (1502-1736) to use Gabbeh among other rugs to welcome and honor King Homayun o... (read more)
Author: Dr. Khosrow sobhe
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10. Bomb Explodes in Mosque
April 12, 2008
Iranian media report a bomb exploded in a mosque in southern Iran, killing eight people and injuring 50 others.
The Fars News Agency reports the explosion happened Saturday in the city of Shiraz.
Further details were not immediately available.
Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.... (read more)
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11. Iran Counting Votes in Parliamentary Elections
March 15, 2008
Election officials in Iran are counting votes cast in Friday's parliamentary elections, which are expected to keep power in the hands of the country's conservative faction.
The semi-official Fars news agency says preliminary results show conservatives winning at least 70 percent of the seats in the 290-seat legislature.
Government officials say more than 65 percent of Iran's 44 million eligible voters cast ballots in the elections.
With many reformist candidates disqualified by Iran's Guardian Council, the election came down to staunch supporters of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinej... (read more)
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12. Iranian Minister: Former Nuclear Negotiator Shared Classified Information
November 14, 2007
Iran's intelligence minister says former Iranian nuclear negotiator Hossein Moussavian has been charged with giving classified information to foreigners, including the British embassy in Tehran.
Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ezhehee told the semi-official Fars news agency that Moussavian has been charged with passing on secrets against the country's interests and security.
Ezhehee also warned what he called "influential people" not to try to interfere in Moussavian's case and seek his acquittal.
Moussavian was arrested earlier this year and then freed on bail. He served as Iran's top nuclear negoti... (read more)
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13. Iran Releases New Photos of British Sailors
April 03, 2007
An Iranian news agency, Fars, has published new photos of the 15 British sailors taken captive by Iranian forces last month.
The photos show the sailors wearing track suits, seated in a group on a carpet and smiling.
Earlier, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the next two days will be critical in securing their release.
He warned that Britain would have to make tough decisions if talks do not succeed.
In Washington, President Bush was asked if the sailors' case is related to Iran's demands that the U.S. release five Iranians captured in Iraq in January. Mr. Bush said the British sailor... (read more)
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14. Reports: 15 British Naval Detainees Transferred to Tehran for Questioning
March 24, 2007
Iranian media reports say 15 British sailors and marines seized by Iran in a disputed waterway have been transported to Tehran for questioning.
A report by the semi-official Fars news agency said Saturday the British detainees are being asked to explain what Iranian officials call their "aggressive action."
Fars quotes Iranian officials as saying the British navy knowingly and illegally entered Iran's territorial waters, and readings from the computerized navigational equipment aboard the seized British boats proves it.
The Iranian navy seized the British personnel after they conducted a rou... (read more)
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15. Bomb Explodes in Southeastern Iran
February 16, 2007
Reports from Iran say a bomb has exploded in the southeast of the country, the second bombing in the area in the past week.
Iranian news agencies say the bomb blew up late Friday in the city of Zahedan. It is not clear if there were any casualties.
The semiofficial Fars news agency says there was shooting between Iranian police and armed men after the explosion.
On Wednesday, a car bomb blast in the same city killed 11 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps.
A Sunni Muslim militant group, Jundollah, claimed responsibility for that attack. Officials say the group is linked to al... (read more)
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16. Is Your Burglar Alarm Accredited?
June 14, 2006
HAS YOUR BURGLAR ALARM ACCREDITED BY LAW? Due to safety precautions it is mandatory that every alarm installed in your house is registered with FARS. Before the system is placed into service you must check for the following accreditation, • NSI (National Security Inspectorate) • NACOSS (National Approval Council for Security Systems) • ICON (an approval scheme run by NSI) • SSAIB (Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board) Registration A non-refundable $30.00 registration fee must be paid with each initial registration. A sepa... (read more)
Author: Robert Goldsmith
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17. Iran Asks Europeans to Reopen Nuclear Talks
November 06, 2005
An Iranian news report says Iran has formally asked the European Union to reopen stalled talks on its nuclear program.
The Fars news agency said a letter from top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has been delivered to Britain, France and Germany, welcoming the resumption of "rational and constructive" talks. The EU has not publicly responded to the offer.
Talks between the two sides broke down in August, when Tehran rejected a European offer of economic and political incentives in return for scrapping its nuclear fuel program.
Instead, Tehran resumed uranium conversion activities, and t... (read more)
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