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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
Tags: Books, Newspaper and Magazine, Breads, Religion and Belief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Iran delays presidential election lineup
TEHRAN — Iranians must wait until next week to find out who will be on the ballot in next month's presidential election, a key electoral panel said Thursday, as it continued to mull the fate of two prospective candidates who have shaken up the race....
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections, Iran, Politics
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Petroleum Industry, Bob Menendez, Iran's Nuclear Program, Nuclear Policy
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The Week Ahead: Imelda's back, Iran at impasse, Syria in turmoil
Marcos dynasty enhancing its political comeback in the Philippines Monday, May 13 -- Unrepentant over her role as treasure-squandering first lady, the widow of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is poised for victory in Monday’s...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Nuclear Weapons, Bashar Assad
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Two last-minute candidates stir up Iran presidential race
TEHRAN — The run-up to Iran's June presidential election took a dramatic turn Saturday with last-minute candidacy announcements by two controversial political figures: former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections, Politics, Iran
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Top presidential aide and former president seek Iran's presidency
TEHRAN -- The run-up to Iran’s June presidential elections took a dramatic turn Saturday when two controversial figures -- former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top aide to outgoing incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad --...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Pakistan, Elections, Iran, Politics
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Iranians protest desecration of Syrian shrine
TEHRAN -- Iranians took to the streets Friday in the latest protest against the desecration last week by Syrian rebels of an ancient Shiite shrine outside Damascus, the Syrian capital. "We have to show our anger," declared Ebrahim Jalili, 80, a carpet...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Israel, Religion and Belief, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Letters: Syria's war, Israel's strategy
Re editorial cartoon, May 7 Jeff Danziger takes a cheap shot, as well as a simplistic one, by characterizing Israel as dragging the United States toward conflict in Syria. Had he examined the situation in greater depth, he would have discovered that...Tags: Israel, Bashar Assad, Alzheimer's Disease
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Iran points at Syrian rebels in warning about chemical weapons
Echoing the words of President Obama, the Iranian foreign minister reportedly said Tuesday that unleashing chemical weapons in Syria would be a “red line” for Tehran. But Ali Akbar Salehi also suggested rebels were to blame for such attacks,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, Pervez Musharraf, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?
Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...
Tags: Michael V. Hayden, Manufacturing and Engineering, Nuclear Weapons, Religion and Belief, Nuclear Power
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Iran scoffs at alleged link to Canada terror plot
TEHRAN -- Iranian officials Tuesday scoffed at the idea that an alleged terrorist plot thwarted in Canada had been guided by Al Qaeda elements in Iran. “In my 64 years of age, I have not heard anything as ridiculous as this,” Iranian Foreign...
Tags: NATO, Al-Qaeda, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bashar Assad
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The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Bashar Assad, European Union, Religion and Belief
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