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Iran makes first satellite launch 
Iran has launched its first domestically made satellite into orbit from a Safir-2 rocket. Iran is subject to UN sanctions
| President Ahmadinejad said that with it Iran had 'officially achieved a presence in space'.
A US state department said the launch was of 'great concern' and could lead to ballistic missile development
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| Feb.25 |
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Iran tests its first nuclear power plant
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| Mar.3 |
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Obama reaches out to Russia over Iran |
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| Mar.20 |
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Obama offers Iran 'new beginning' US President has offered 'a new beginning' of engagement with Tehran in an unprecedented direct video message to the Iranian people
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| Mar.21 |
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Ali Khamenei: Obama rhetoric not enough |
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| Apr.18 |
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Iran jails journalist as US spy Roxana Saberi, 31, an Iranian-American journalist has been jailed for eight years by Iran after a brief trial held behind closed doors
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| Apr.20 |
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Walkout at Iran leader's speech | Diplomats have walked out of a speech by Ahmadinejad at a UN anti-racism conference after he described Israel as a 'racist government' | |
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| May.11 |
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U.S. journalist freed in Iran
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| May.20 |
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Iran announces new missile test
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| May.28 |
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Many die in Zahedan mosque bombing
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| May.29 |
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Iran executes trio for mosque bombing |
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| Jun.10 |
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Iran row fires campaign's end
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| Jun.12 |
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Huge turnout in presidential poll |
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Ahmadinejad has large lead in election| Defying many predictions, Iranian President held a commanding lead in the presidential vote. With 70% of votes counted, Ahmadinejad has 66% | |
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| Jun.13 |
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Election protests turn violent 
Map of Tehran Iran Ahmadinejad declaration as the winner of presidential election brought thousands of supporters of the rival Moussavi onto the streets
| Moussavi supporters are crying foul as street clashes have erupted in the aftermath of the polls
Protesters and riot police engaged in running battles, with stones thrown, and people shouting 'death to the dictatorship'
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Ahmadinejad defiant on 'free' Iran poll |
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| Jun.14 |
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Hatred, chaos and savage beatings
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| Jun.15 |
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Shots fired at huge protest |
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| Jun.16 |
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Mass opposition rally
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| Jun.18 |
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Iranians take to streets in mourning march
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| Jun.19 |
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Ayatollah demands end to protests
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| Jun.20 |
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Security forces use tear gas on protesters
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Chaos prevails as protesters, police clash |
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| Jun.21 |
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'Ten killed' in Iran clashes - state TV |
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Riot police out in force in calm Tehran |
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Iran silences street protesters Iranian authorities have deployed thousands of security officers on the streets, after a week of mass protests over a disputed election
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Council rejects voting irregularities |
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| Jun.22 |
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Hundreds protest, despite warning Hundreds of demonstrators angry over recent presidential election results gathered in a public square, despite a stern warning by Revolutionary...
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Police break up new rally |
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End Iran violence, UN chief urges |
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| Jun.23 |
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Obama condemns 'unjust' violence |
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Rezaie withdraws voting complaint |
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| Jun.25 |
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Opposition delays rally after crackdown |
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Moussavi maintains defiant stance |
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Iran envoy: CIA involved in Neda shooting |
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| Jun.27 |
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Ex-President Rafsanjani remains quiet |
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| Jun.28 |
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British Embassy workers seized in Iran Foreign Secretary David Miliband: The arrest of staff members at the Embassy is 'harassment and intimidation of a kind which is quite unacce...
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Thousands demonstrate quietly |
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Iran 'frees five' UK embassy staff |
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| Jun.29 |
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Council: Partial recount validates vote
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| Jul.1 |
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Iran 'disqualifies' EU from talks |
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| Jul.3 |
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UK embassy staff in Iran 'face trial' |
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Ex-president seeks to free detainees |
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| Jul.4 |
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Ahmadinejad wants talk with Obama |
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| Jul.6 |
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Iran frees UK embassy worker |
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Khamenei blames 'enemies' for unrest |
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| Jul.9 |
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Protesters met with tear gas, batons |
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| Jul.15 |
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168 feared dead as plane crashes Map of Qazvin Iran| An Iranian airliner en route to Armenia crashed killing all passengers and crew plunged into the ground and disintegrated on impact. 10 members of the country's youth judo team were aboard the Caspian Airlines plane. A ... | |
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Plane black boxes 'damaged' |
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| Jul.17 |
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Rafsanjani calls for protesters' release |
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| Jul.18 |
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Human rights lawyer detained |
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| Jul.19 |
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Iran bails UK embassy employee |
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| Jul.20 |
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Reformers call for new vote |
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| Jul.21 |
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Arrests at new protests |
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| Jul.24 |
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Supreme leader tells to dump VP |
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17 die as plane skids, bursts into flames
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| Jul.25 |
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Global protests over Iranian crackdown
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| Jul.26 |
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Ahmadinejad may face confidence vote |
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| Jul.27 |
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Israel, U.S. discuss Iran nuclear threat |
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| Jul.28 |
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Iran 'releases 140 demonstrators' |
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| Jul.29 |
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Iran to release prominent reformist |
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| Jul.30 |
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Police clash with mourners |
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Security forces, protesters face off |
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| Jul.31 |
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3 U.S. tourists held by Iran
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Poll protests trial begins |
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| Aug.1 |
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Reformers slate trial 'sham' |
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| Aug.2 |
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Torture claim against trial |
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| Aug.3 |
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Protests in Iran as Ahmadinejad endorsed Hundreds of Iranians took to the streets, hours after the country's supreme leader endorsed President Ahmadinejad for a second term in offic...
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| Aug.4 |
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Iran confirms U.S. hikers arrested |
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| Aug.5 |
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Ahmadinejad sworn in
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| Aug.8 |
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UK, French embassy employees on trial A mass trial of Iranians and others arrested in post-election demonstrations resumed, with about 100 defendants in Tehran's Revolutionary Co...
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EU hits out at Tehran over trial |
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| Aug.13 |
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Inmates 'tortured to death' |
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| Aug.19 |
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Hard-liners criticize reformist |
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| Aug.21 |
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Defence minister-designate on Interpol list Iran's defence minister-designate Vahidi is on an Interpol 'wanted' list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina
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| Aug.26 |
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Khamenei: 'No foreign link' in unrest |
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| Aug.27 |
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Merkel warns Iran on sanctions |
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Mourning in Iran and Iraq for Shiite leader |
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| Sep.1 |
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Iran has 'updated nuke package' |
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| Sep.2 |
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Belgian arrested in alleged Iran arms deal |
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| Sep.7 |
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Opposition leader’s offices raided |
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| Sep.17 |
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Iran 'does not need' nuclear arms |
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| Sep.18 |
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Protesters chant 'death to dictator'
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Anger at Iranian Holocaust denial |
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| Sep.23 |
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Russia eases over Iran sanctions |
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| Sep.25 |
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Iran 'hiding underground nuclear facility' US President: Iran concealed a partially-built second uranium enrichment plant in defiance of calls for transparency over its nuclear plans
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Iran defiant amid new nuclear row
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| Sep.26 |
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Iran nuclear chief: U.N. can inspect plant |
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Hillary welcomes Iran inspection offer |
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Iran tests short-range missiles |
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| Sep.28 |
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Iran test-fires long-range missiles
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| Oct.1 |
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Iran to invite nuclear inspectors 'soon'
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| Oct.4 |
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U.N. to inspect Iran plant this month
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| Oct.11 |
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'Election protestors' sentenced to death
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| Oct.18 |
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Commanders assassinated Map of Sistan-Baluchistan Iran Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country
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| Oct.21 |
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Iran nuclear fuel deal 'agreed'
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| Oct.23 |
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Iran delays reply on nuclear plan |
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| Oct.24 |
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U.N. in Iran to inspect nuke facility International officials from IAEA arrived in Iran to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom
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| Oct.25 |
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UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' Map of Qom Iran A team from the nuclear watchdog has inspected a previously secret uranium enrichment plant in Iran, near the holy city of Qom
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| Nov.2 |
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Iran warns reformists before anniversary |
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| Nov.4 |
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Israelis seize Iran arms ship
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| Nov.9 |
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Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage
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| Nov.22 |
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War games to defend nuclear sites
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| Nov.26 |
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Nobel Peace medal 'confiscated' by Iran |
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| Nov.27 |
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IAEA urges Iran to scrap nuke facility The board of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency sharply criticized Iran's nuclear activities in a resolution
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| Nov.29 |
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Iran authorizes 10 new nuke plants Iran's Cabinet has authorized the construction of another 10 uranium enrichment plants, further defying international calls
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| Nov.30 |
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Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht Five Britons have been detained by the navy while sailing a Volvo 60 yacht from Bahrain to Dubai for a race
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| Dec.1 |
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Report: Iran releases British yachtsmen |
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| Dec.16 |
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Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine over Iran |
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| Dec.18 |
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U.S. test to simulate Iran missile attack |
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| Dec.19 |
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Dissident Grand Ayatollah Montazeri dies Map of Qom Iran 87-year-old theologian was based in the holy city Qom. He was a moving spirit in the 1979 revolution and a critic of President Ahmadinejad
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| Dec.20 |
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Crowds mourn reformist cleric Montazeri
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Funeral for rebel ayatollah Montazeri |
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| Dec.21 |
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Ahmadinejad denies bomb trigger tests |
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| Dec.23 |
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Clashes at Montazeri ceremony Iranian security forces used tear gas and batons to disperse people gathering to commemorate Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Ali Montazeri
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| Dec.26 |
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Renewed clashes reported
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Police clash with protesters |
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| Dec.27 |
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Several killed, 300 arrested in protests Map of Tehran Iran The clashes broke out between demonstrators and security forces as large crowds gathered for Ashura, a major religious observance
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Protests spark fresh clashes |
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| Dec.30 |
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Parliament calls for arrest of opposition |
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