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• Iran parliament approves new reshuffle

  - 2008-08-05

  TEHRAN AFP — Iran's conservative-dominated parliament on Tuesday approved three new government ministers named by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, despite mounting criticism of his repeated cabinet reshuffles. New Interior Minister Ali Kordan, a former deputy oil minister with previous service in the judiciary and the elite Revolutionary Guards, was confirmed...

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• India, Iran to seal gas pipeline deal 'by next month': oil minister

  - 2008-07-03

  MADRID AFP — India expects to sign a deal "by next month" on a pipeline that will transport gas across the subcontinent from Iran, Indian oil minister Murli Deora told AFP on Thursday. He said the 7.5-billion-dollar (4.7-billion-euro) project to bring gas from Iranian fields to India and Pakistan...

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• Israel trains for possible strike on Iran: reports

  - 2008-06-20

  WASHINGTON AFP — Israeli jet pilots trained for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear sites, US media reported Friday, sparking a strong warning from Tehran and caution from world leaders. A major military exercise carried out by Israel earlier this month seemed to be a test-run for any potential...

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• Iraq PM in Tehran for US troop talks

  - 2008-06-07

  TEHRAN AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian leaders amid debate over a mooted deal on a long-term US troop presence in Iraq, state television footage showed. The Shiite premier was met by First Vice President Parviz Davoudi on his...

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• Iran opens first oil exchange

  - 2008-02-17

  TEHRAN, Feb 17, 2008 AFP — Iran on Sunday inaugurated its first stock exchange for oil products and petrochemicals, in a bid to become a major player in the global downstream industry. OPEC's number two crude oil producer hopes that its oil exchange can lead the way for a...

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• Powers fail to reach deal on Iran sanctions

  - 2007-12-20

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States and five other powers failed again to reach agreement Thursday on tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. "We continue to have some tactical differences about the timing, but more than that, about how deep...

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• Major powers postpone consultations over Iran sanctions: US

  - 2007-12-18

  WASHINGTON AFP — The major powers debating a draft resolution for tougher sanctions over Iran's disputed nuclear program postponed consultations they had planned for Tuesday, the US State Department said. "It's been postponed for scheduling issues. They'll get together later in the week," Tom Casey, a spokesman at the...

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• Bush plays down WWIII warning

  - 2007-11-20

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush on Tuesday played down his warning of "World War III" if Iran gets nuclear arms but refused to rule out using force to keep Tehran from getting an atomic weapons. "I think it's very important for us to pursue our objectives...

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• Israel on offensive against IAEA over Iran

  - 2007-11-06

  JERUSALEM AFP — Campaigning for tougher sanctions on Tehran, Israel went on the offensive on Tuesday against the UN nuclear watchdog, accusing its chief Mohammed ElBaradei of playing into Iran's hands over its atomic drive. The campaign comes with the International Atomic Energy Agency poised to publish a new...

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• WW III warning just "a rhetorical point" : White House

  - 2007-10-18

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush's warning that Iran must be denied nuclear arms to avoid "World War III" was just "a rhetorical point," not a prelude to Armageddon, his spokeswoman said Thursday. At a White House press conference on Wednesday, Bush said that he had told...

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