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Travel ban for Iranian actress was only a ‘rumour,’ says colleague - CBC.ca

Aug 27th, 2008

Al-Arabiya
Travel ban for Iranian actress was only a ‘rumour,’ says colleague
CBC.ca, Canada - 1 hour ago
The travel ban on actress Golshifteh Farahani reported in Iran last week was simply a rumour, and the star has departed for a trip to the US,
Colleague denies Iran actress faced travel ban: report AFP
Tehran’s Movie Critics Voice of America
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McCain’s latest ad slams Obama on Iran - FOXNews

Aug 27th, 2008

AFP
McCain’s latest ad slams Obama on Iran
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
But the spot takes some liberties with the truth and accuses Obama of downplaying the Iranian threat without noting that the Democrat was comparing Iran to
McCain Attack Ad Makes an Issue of Iran Washington Post
McCain hammers Obama on Iran AFP
New McCain advert on scary Iran guardian.co.uk
Boston Globe  - TPM
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IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER APPEARS TO ENDORSE AHMADINEJAD FOR ANOTHER TERM - EurasiaNet

Aug 27th, 2008

Voice of America
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER APPEARS TO ENDORSE AHMADINEJAD FOR ANOTHER TERM
EurasiaNet, NY - 5 hours ago
The remarks were published on Khamenei’s website and also by Iran’s official state news agency IRNA. Yet just a few hours later, some of his comments
Israel not pursuing peaceful dialogue: Iran NDTV.com
IRAN: Does Ahmadinejad have Khamenei’s OK, or not? Los Angeles Times
Khamenei would do best to remain above Iran’s political brawl Daily Star - Lebanon
AFP  - MEED
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Commander: Iran to develop independent missile headquarters - Xinhua

Aug 27th, 2008

Hürriyet
Commander: Iran to develop independent missile headquarters
Xinhua, China - 6 hours ago
27 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Brigadier General Mohammad-Ali Jafari said here on Wednesday that it is possible for
Iran general says Israel too vulnerable to attack AFP
Iran says can hit Israel with missiles if attacked Reuters
Eying one another, Iran and Israel shore up their naval arsenals Ha’aretz
PRESS TV  - Monsters and Critics.com
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Iran says can hit Israel with missiles if attacked - Reuters

Aug 27th, 2008

Hürriyet
Iran says can hit Israel with missiles if attacked
Reuters - 1 hour ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could hit back at Israel with missiles if the Jewish state attacked it and could also rely on allies in the region to strike,
Eying one another, Iran and Israel shore up their naval arsenals Ha’aretz
Israel and Iran: the Armageddon scenario Ottawa Citizen
Hezbollah: Israel strike on Iran ’sheer folly’ PRESS TV
The Seoul Times  - elEconomista.es
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Iran hangs second teenage killer - BBC News

Aug 27th, 2008

BBC News
Iran hangs second teenage killer
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
By Pam O’Toole Human rights organisations have condemned the execution of another juvenile offender in Iran on Tuesday. Behnam Zare was the second Iranian
Teen crime ends in hanging NEWS.com.au
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Iran hangs second teenage killer

Aug 27th, 2008

Human rights organisations condemn the execution of a second juvenile offender in Iran within a week.



The Biden factor in US-Iran relations - Asia Times Online

Aug 27th, 2008

European Jewish Press
The Biden factor in US-Iran relations
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 2 hours ago
Biden, who has chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been a strong advocate of engagement with Iran and a vocal opponent of any military
Obama would step up pressure on Iran IranMania News
Does this means she votes 3 times? Or 4? Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Obama: Tighten Iran Sanctions so Israel Isn’t Pushed to the Wall Arutz Sheva
PRESS TV  - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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