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Iranian short-range missile (Tondar) is test-launched during ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:53 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian short-range missile (Tondar) is test-launched during war games in Qom, 120 kms south of Tehran in September. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/Shaigan)

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities in central Iran. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:09:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 7, 2009. Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear programme, Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiegel in an interview. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with German ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:34:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with German journalists at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 7, 2009. Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear programme, Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiegel in an interview. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:11:14 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Medvedev has signaled that Moscow could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:22:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei. Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, the influential head of parliament's national security and foreign policy committee was quoted as saying on Saturday.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

File picture taken inside the control room of the Isfahan Uranium ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:22:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - File picture taken inside the control room of the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran. Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, the influential head of parliament's national security and foreign policy committee was quoted as saying on Saturday(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:39:57 GMT

(AFP) - Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, the influential head of parliament's national security and foreign policy committee was quoted as saying on Saturday.(AFP)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:34 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami delivers a sermon during Friday prayers in Tehran September 18, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:43:27 GMT

(Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei briefs the media after a meeting with EU and U.S. Diplomats on the Iranian nuclear issue in Vienna's UN headquarters in this October 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer/Files

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:25:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, south of Tehran, April 9, 2007. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a news ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:17:45 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, November 5, 2009. Clinton on Thursday said a draft nuclear cooperation deal between Iran and three major powers will not be changed and urged Iran to accept it as is. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) holds a press conference ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:56:01 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) holds a press conference with Guido Westerwelle, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany at the State Department in Washington, DC. Clinton on Thursday urged Iran to accept unchanged a UN-drafted deal with global powers on its nuclear program.(AFP/Karen Bleier)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:07 GMT

(Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei briefs the media after a meeting with EU and U.S. Diplomats on the Iranian nuclear issue at Vienna's UN headquarters October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer

This undated photo provided in August 2009 by the Fattal family ...

(AFP/HO) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:51 GMT

(AFP/HO) - This undated photo provided in August 2009 by the Fattal family shows Joshua Fattal (R) with his mother Laura Fattal in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she hoped that Iran would free three imprisoned American hikers, including Joshua Fattal, soon on humanitarian grounds, following an "emotional" meeting with their families.(AFP/HO)

A view of the underground uranium enrichment plant at Natanz, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:25:51 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of the underground uranium enrichment plant at Natanz, Iran, in a DigitalGlobe satellite image released with notations by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) on April 16, 2006. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe-ISIS

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen at the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:11:35 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen at the U.S. State Department in Washington in this October 19, 2009 file photo. Clinton on Thursday said a draft nuclear cooperation deal between Iran and three major powers will not be changed and urged Iran to accept it as is. REUTERS/Larry Downing/Files

The main headquarters of Bank Mellat in downtown Tehran. The ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:44:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - The main headquarters of Bank Mellat in downtown Tehran. The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat, which Washington says helps finance the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian members of the Basij militia burn a US flag outside ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:27:58 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian members of the Basij militia burn a US flag outside the former US embassy in Tehran during a rally to mark the storming of the American embassy by Iranian students 30 years ago. Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian students take part in a rally outside the former US ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:27:58 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian students take part in a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran. Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran on Wednesday, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian opposition demonstrators run away from riot police during ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:27:58 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian opposition demonstrators run away from riot police during a protest in central Tehran. Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran on Wednesday, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP)

Iranian opposition supporters protest in central Tehran. Riot ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:27:58 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian opposition supporters protest in central Tehran. Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran on Wednesday, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP)

Iranian school boys, pose for a photo in front of an anti-US ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:45 GMT

(AP) - Iranian school boys, pose for a photo in front of an anti-US mural painted on the wall of former US Embassy, at the conclusion of an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Waving Iranian flags, school girls attend an annual demonstration ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:34 GMT

(AP) - Waving Iranian flags, school girls attend an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A pro-government Iranian female demonstrator, makes her way ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:46 GMT

(AP) - A pro-government Iranian female demonstrator, makes her way as she holds a poster showing pictures of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, right, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the conclusion of an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. A satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, is seen, painted on the wall of the Embassy. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A pro-government Iranian female demonstrator, makes her way ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:53:21 GMT

An image grab taken from Iran's official Arabic-language ...

(AFP/AL-Alam TV) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:31 GMT

(AFP/AL-Alam TV) - An image grab taken from Iran's official Arabic-language Al-Alam TV shows Iranians holding an anti-US rally in Tehran. Police used batons and teargas to break up an opposition protest in central Tehran, while huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP/AL-Alam TV)

A picture released by the official website of Iran's supreme ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:31 GMT

(AFP) - A picture released by the official website of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him waving to students during a meeting in Tehran on November 3. Police used batons and teargas to break up an opposition protest in central Tehran, while huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP)

Iranian members of the Basij militia burn a US flag outside ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:31 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian members of the Basij militia burn a US flag outside the former embassy complex in Tehran. Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:31 GMT

(AFP) - An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran. Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in central Tehran, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American embassy by students 30 years ago.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Pro-government Iranian demonstrators chant slogans in an annual ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

(AP) - Pro-government Iranian demonstrators chant slogans in an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Pro-government Iranian demonstrators chant slogans, as one of ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:32:39 GMT

(AP) - Pro-government Iranian demonstrators chant slogans, as one of them holds up a poster showing late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian members of the Basij militia burn a US flag outside ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:47:53 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian members of the Basij militia burn a US flag outside the former US embassy in Tehran. The United States hopes that violence doesn't spread in Iran, the White House said Wednesday, after riot police and opposition protestors clashed in central Tehran.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:59:56 GMT

(AP) - A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, as Francop, an arms ship seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus Wednesday, anchors in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Israeli naval commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov )

A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:59:39 GMT

Male Iranian school students, who are members of Basij militia, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:26:23 GMT

(AP) - Male Iranian school students, who are members of Basij militia, which is a unit of the Revolutionary Guard, burn a US flag, in an annual demonstration in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A container ship docks at the port of Ashdod November 4, 2009. ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:45 GMT

(Reuters) - A container ship docks at the port of Ashdod November 4, 2009. Israel said on Wednesday it intercepted the ship carrying weapons in the Mediterranean and indicated they included missiles destined for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group. Unconfirmed Israeli media reports said the weaponry was supplied by Iran. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:33:55 GMT

(AP) - A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, as an arms ship seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus Wednesday, anchors in the port of the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.Israeli naval commandos on Wednesday seized an arms ship near Cyprus that was carrying missiles and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, defense officials said. (AP Photo/Avi Roccah) ISRAEL OUT

File picture shows riot police in Tehran. Iranian police fired ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:27:36 GMT

(AFP/File) - File picture shows riot police in Tehran. Iranian police fired teargas during clashes with opposition supporters trying to stage a demonstration in central Tehran on Wednesday and made several arrests, witnesses said(AFP/File/Ali Kayhan)

File picture shows Iranian-Americans protesting in Los Angeles, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:22:49 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File picture shows Iranian-Americans protesting in Los Angeles, California against alleged rights abuses by the government of Iran during and after a disputed June presidential election. Iran "must choose" whether to open the door to opportunity and prosperity, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in a statement marking 30 years since the storming of the US embassy in Tehran.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

An Iranian woman walks past a cartoon criticising US President ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:22:49 GMT

(AFP) - An Iranian woman walks past a cartoon criticising US President Barak Obama's relationship with Israel hanging next to the worn emblem on the wall of the former US embassy. Iran "must choose" whether to open the door to opportunity and prosperity, Obama said Wednesday in a statement marking 30 years since the storming of the US embassy in Tehran.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Interactive graphic on the nuclear landscape, as Iran enters ...

(AFP iactiv) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:48 GMT

(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on the nuclear landscape, as Iran enters talks with world powers over a deal to secure nuclear fuel for a research reactor.(AFP iactiv)

Technicians pictured at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - Technicians pictured at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran in 2005. Khamenei lashed out at the United States on Tuesday, saying Tehran will reject any talks backed by its arch-foe because Washington is not to be trusted.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

A picture released by the official website of Iran's supreme ...

(AFP/HO) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:48 GMT

(AFP/HO) - A picture released by the official website of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him waving to students during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei lashed out at the United States on Tuesday, saying Tehran will reject any talks backed by its arch-foe because Washington is not to be trusted.(AFP/HO)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Iranian President ...

(AFPTV/House TV) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:23:10 GMT

(AFPTV/House TV) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday, saying it would be unacceptable to allow a Holocaust denier to get the nuclear bomb. Duration: 01:04(AFPTV/House TV)

Technicians pictured at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:11:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Technicians pictured at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran in 2005. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has lashed out at the United States, saying Tehran will reject any talks backed by its arch-foe as Washington is not to be trusted.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen here ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:11:53 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen here in June. Khamenei has lashed out at the United States, saying Tehran will reject any talks backed by its arch-foe as Washington is not to be trusted.(AFP/HO/File)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she arrives to address ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:39 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she arrives to address a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

National Council of Resistance of Iran Peace Commission's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:10:50 GMT

(Reuters) - National Council of Resistance of Iran Peace Commission's President Mehdi Abrichamchi attends a news conference on Iran's nuclear programme in Paris November 3, 2009. Abrichamchi gave details about two sites which the NCRI says are connected to a programme by Iran to build a nuclear weapon. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE POLITICS ENERGY)