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Rohani election win mandate for change in IranIranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential electi More… |
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Moderate cleric Rohani heads to Iran poll winModerate Iranian cleric Hassan Rohani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday. The vote is unlikely to radically alter ties bet More… |
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Iranians vote for new presidentIranians voted for a new president on Friday urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be unfair. The ballot, the first presi More… |
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Nuclear negotiator Jalili edges ahead in Iran raceSteadfastly loyal to Iran's supreme leader, Saeed Jalili has taken a tough line with the West as chief nuclear negotiator and is now a leading contender in the June 14 presidential election with a slick campa More… |
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US targets Iran with currency, auto-sector sanctionsThe United States on Monday ratcheted up its efforts to isolate Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons programme, targeting Tehran with currency and auto-sector sanctions. More… |
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Iran nuclear talks 'going round in circles'The UN nuclear agency chief said on Monday that no progress had been made towards clarifying concerns about Iran's nuclear programme, and that talks with Tehran had for some time been "going around in ci More… |
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US imposes sanctions on Iran's petrochem industryThe United States has blacklisted eight companies in Iran's petrochemical industry, sending a warning to the Islamic Republic's global customers as Washington strives to cut off funds to the country's More… |
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Iran seeks to speed up nuclear activity: IAEAIran is trying to accelerate its uranium enrichment programme, a UN nuclear report showed, but experts said it was unclear when Tehran's new machines could start operating and how efficiently they would work. The Islamic state More… |
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Abu Dhabi taps into non-oil sectors for growthAbu Dhabi's western region Al Gharbia is tapping into non-oil sectors for sustainable growth and aims to generate 25 per cent of the emirate's power needs through the nuclear power reactors in Barakah by 2020. This is in a More… |
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Iran ‘ready’ for nuke talks with world powersIran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the pre More… |
