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Iranians Observers Wonder How Rowhani Was Allowed to Win
W hen tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to celebrate Hassan Rowhani's presidential victory last weekend, one chant stood out: "Dictator! Thank you!" In the back of their minds, the protesters must have been asking themselves the same thing surprised Iran observers are wondering: Why would Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the "dictator" who has ...
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Israeli premier pressure on Iran nuclear program must not ease despite election of reformist
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist president. Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he believed Iran's president-elect Hasan Rowhani spoke moderately but backs enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. The comments came after Russia's foreign minister was quoted as saying Iran was ...
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Iran ready to suspend 20 per cent uranium enrichment
Iran is ready to suspend production of the most sensitive part of its nuclear programme, according to Russia, which called on the world to respond to any breakthrough by cutting ...
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Don’t prolong Iran talks Netanyahu
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday against holding ';drawn out'; negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme following the election of a more moderate president in ...
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Brazil here we come Iran fans sing
Iran .Footage aired on state television showed similar outpourings of joy around the country.In Tehran, residents waved the green-white-red national flag while motorists honked their horns and bikers sped through the capital to join the ...
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Irans new leader offers softer tone same key policies
TEHRAN--Newly elected president Hassan Rowhani struck a diplomatic chord in his first news conference but offered little real change in key policy areas, especially on the long-running dispute over Iran's nuclear ...
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Soccer-Australia Iran and S.Korea head for Brazil
* Iran beat South Korea 1-0 away to qualify * Substitute Kennedy to the rescue for Australia * Uzbekistan and Jordan into playoff By Patrick Johnston June 18 (Reuters) - Australia and Iran booked their fourth World Cup finals appearances with nervous 1-0 victories in a dramatic finale to Asian qualifying on Tuesday. South Korea joined them and Japan in qualifying for the finals after ...
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Tehran correspondent answers questions about Iran’s election
Tomorrow Iran will elect its new president. As the candidates make their last minute bids, NBC's Ali Arouzi gauges the mood on the streets of Tehran. Campaigning in Iran's presidential election ended on Thursday, a day before Iranians head to the polls.The field of candidates has been whittled down to five hardliners – and one moderate.The next president is not expected to ...
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Moderate Iranian president Rouhani promises to enhance mutual trust with West
Rouhani has also promised to show more transparency on its nuclear front and bring moderation back to the forefront of Iranian politics.According to the Guardian, Rouhani has presented himself as a moderate politician willing to enhance mutual trust between Tehran and the international community, including Britain and the US.He has also promised to be the saviour of the Iranian economy by ...
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S Koreans angry over Iran victory
Ulsan, South Korea - Hundreds of fans hurled bottles and debris on to the pitch Tuesday as Iran beat hosts South Korea 1-0 to reach the World Cup after an angry build-up involving taunts from both ...
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Iranians express cautious optimism after Hassan Rouhanis victory
Hassan Rouhani stood a good chance of emerging victorious from the previous day's presidential ballot, Masoud says he travelled the 105km (65 miles) from Garmsar to celebrate with people in Tehran. Across the country, there were raucous celebrations in dozens of cities through the night.Masoud cites the release of Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi from house ...
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Hollande New Iran president welcome at Syria peace talks
French President Francois Hollande speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on June 18, 2013. Hollande said Tuesday that Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani would be welcome at Syria peace talks "if he can be ...
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Frances Hollande open to Iranian presence at Syria talks
Paris had previously ruled out Iran taking part in the proposed conference, saying Tehran had no desire for peace and would use the Syria talks to detract from negotiations later in the year with major powers over ...
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Venezuelas Maduro to meet Irans new president-elect Hassan Rowhani further strengthen ties
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he'll meet soon with Iran's President-elect Hassan Rowhani to further strengthen already close relations. Maduro announced plans for a meeting through Twitter on Tuesday, saying that he recently spoke with Rowhani and they agreed to meet. He did not offer details. Venezuela deepened trade with Iran under the ...
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets successor amid talk of Iranian nuclear progress
Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met his successor Hassan Rowhani for the first time since voters embraced the moderate in Sunday's election, a result that raised hopes of rapprochement between Tehran and the ...
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Iran to Continue Efforts to Solve Syrian Crisis Says FM
Tehran, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that his country will continue with its efforts to peacefully solve the crisis in Syria, no matters if the Persian nation takes part or not in the international conference on that country of The Levant. In that sense, the Iranian minister said that his country will not allow conditions be imposed on Syrians. ...
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Russia Hopeful Of Continued Cooperation
London mayor Boris Johnson dismissed plans of weapons deliveries to Syrian militants, calling for a multi-sided conference, involving Iran, to end the bloodshed. Johnson, who was commenting after British Prime Minister David Cameron said sending arms to Syrian militants is vital, wrote in an article for the Daily Telegraph on Monday that such a move is 'pressing weapons into the hands of ...
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Israeli leaders divided over new Iran president
Hassan Rouhani served as the country's chief nuclear negotiator from 2003-2005. But some observers have hailed the new leader as pragmatist that will lift Iran out of international ...
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Who will be Irans next president
Iran -- Six candidates, mostly conservatives picked by Iran's influential Guardian Council, are jockeying to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's June 14 presidential election. Who are they? What do they want? And how do they view the ...
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Iran’s presidential election augurs better future
Hassan Rowhani’s election as the new Iranian president augurs well not only for that country but also for a world tired of the senseless rhetoric from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When, at a campaign speech, Rowhani stated, ';We have no option rather than moderation,'; he was also defining what will be one of the main characteristics of his government: a more conciliatory ...
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Australia SKorea Iran qualify for World Cup
SYDNEY -- Australia, Iran and South Korea all secured berths at the 2014 World Cup on a dramatic final day of Asian qualifying on Tuesday.Australia beat Iraq 1-0, waiting until the 83rd minute before Josh Kennedy headed home the winner that secured second spot in Group B.Iran booked its place with a disciplined counter-attacking game that produced a 1-0 win at South Korea. While Iran finished ...
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Israel Think Tank Deems Iran Vote Fair
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's leading strategic think tank has deemed Iran'spresidential elections as fair. The Institute for National Security Studies determined that Iran'spresidential elections on June 14 were not tampered by the mullah regime. Ina report by Ephraim Kam, the institute said the landslide victory by HassanRowhani marked a surprise and reflected a desire for change ...
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47000 Housing Units By December
Translated by Leila Imani Iran exported EUR70 million of casting spare parts in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2013), said Abdolhamid Qadimi, the secretary of the Association of Metal Casting Industry. He put the country's capacity for the export of casting spare parts at EUR200 million and said adequate attention has not been paid to the industry that plays a very significant ...
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EU Will Pay Price for ArmingTerrorists
License Holder: (IRNA) www.irna.ir ? Number 4534 ? Wednesday June 19, 2013 ? Khordad 29, 1392 ? Sha'ban 10, 1434 ? Price 2,000 Rials ? 12 Pages ? ...
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Russia US Remain At Odds on Syria
The US has listed 46 inmates held at its military prison in Guantanamo Bay who it says it does not have the evidence to try but are too dangerous to release. It revealed the men's names in response to a freedom of information request by the Miami Herald. Most are from Yemen and Afghanistan. President Barack Obama vowed last month to renew efforts to shut the prison. Lawyer Clifford Sloan ...
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Iran will have men in space within ten years
Iran will have astronauts in space within the next ten years, according to government officials who recently revealed to Iran news media the Iranian Space Agency’s long-term space objectives.
Iran has pursued an ambitious space program in recent years, entering the so-called ‘Asian Space Race’ and launching the country’s first rocket in 2004, followed in 2009 by the launch of an entirely domestically-built satellite, thereby becoming the 9th country in the world to have achieved orbital-launch capability. Read more
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