Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2186 world World - Iran en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:49:18 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2186 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election ap/20090703/ml_iran_election AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:49:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.275312cb9ffc40098d9f7cd81f26a40d.mideast_iran_us_vah109.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=.admMAV4y6s56E4VbA70Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="An Iranian worshipper chants anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a Friday prayer's ceremony, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.275312cb9ffc40098d9f7cd81f26a40d.mideast_iran_us_vah109.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=.admMAV4y6s56E4VbA70Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="An Iranian worshipper chants anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a Friday prayer's ceremony, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_iran nm/20090703/us_iran Reuters world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3167122069.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=vF4teN1nN_6I5F16N2Ov3g--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he enters the room before meeting with Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Petroleum, in Tehran July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3167122069.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=vF4teN1nN_6I5F16N2Ov3g--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he enters the room before meeting with Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Petroleum, in Tehran July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria_us ap/20090703/ml_syria_us AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f5277c3d14ac4191830597f7bd4207bc.mideast__syria_us_dam101.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=8W62.7YFM6gWzAzeDMCEcQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Syrians walk next to a vendor’ stickers of Syrian President Bashar Assad, in Damascus, Syria, Friday July 3, 2009. Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria, the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil. The United States and its Arab allies have been hoping to pull Syria out of the fold of Iran and Islamic militant groups in the region. (AP Photo/Ola Rifai)" border="0" /></a>AP - Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f5277c3d14ac4191830597f7bd4207bc.mideast__syria_us_dam101.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=8W62.7YFM6gWzAzeDMCEcQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Syrians walk next to a vendor’ stickers of Syrian President Bashar Assad, in Damascus, Syria, Friday July 3, 2009. Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria, the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil. The United States and its Arab allies have been hoping to pull Syria out of the fold of Iran and Islamic militant groups in the region. (AP Photo/Ola Rifai)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/iaeanuclearpoliticsjapanamano afp/20090703/iaeanuclearpoliticsjapanamano AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:32:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/iaeanuclearpoliticsjapanamano"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246555094023-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=KGbI2q3q43yGzZ5GcVxYzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to do his "utmost" to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their nod of approval to his appointment.(AFP/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to go all out to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their assent to his appointment.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_asia_afp/iaeanuclearpoliticsjapanamano"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246555094023-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=KGbI2q3q43yGzZ5GcVxYzQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to do his "utmost" to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their nod of approval to his appointment.(AFP/Samuel Kubani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/iranunrestbritaintrialministry afp/20090703/iranunrestbritaintrialministry AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:33:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/iranunrestbritaintrialministry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246645536251-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DQR3FJabw3aGoH61A_yJpQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian worshippers at the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday he was "urgently seeking clarification" of Iran's announcement that local staff working at Britain's Tehran embassy will face trial.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday he was "urgently seeking clarification" of Iran's announcement that local staff working at Britain's Tehran embassy will face trial.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/iranunrestbritaintrialministry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246645536251-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DQR3FJabw3aGoH61A_yJpQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian worshippers at the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday he was "urgently seeking clarification" of Iran's announcement that local staff working at Britain's Tehran embassy will face trial.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_nuclear_iaea_iran_exclusive nm/20090703/us_nuclear_iaea_iran_exclusive Reuters world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:11:00 GMT Reuters - The incoming head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_mideast_afp/iran2nd afp/20090703/iran2nd AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:33:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_mideast_afp/iran2nd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246642340636-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XsoL5.TyLMiQBO5qYm34gw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian worshippers chant anti US and Israel slogans during the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_mideast_afp/iran2nd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246642340636-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XsoL5.TyLMiQBO5qYm34gw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian worshippers chant anti US and Israel slogans during the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_iran_britain_cleric nm/20090703/us_iran_britain_cleric Reuters world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_iran_britain_cleric"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r308217831.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=LrXH_itH2tak3uVU4OAAmg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="An Iranian cleric prays during Friday prayers in Tehran July 3, 2009. A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_iran_britain_cleric"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r308217831.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=LrXH_itH2tak3uVU4OAAmg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian cleric prays during Friday prayers in Tehran July 3, 2009. A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_afp/iranunrestbritaintrial afp/20090703/iranunrestbritaintrial AFP topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:55:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_afp/iranunrestbritaintrial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246642340636-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XsoL5.TyLMiQBO5qYm34gw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian worshippers chant anti US and Israel slogans during the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that local British embassy staff arrested for allegedly stoking post-election unrest will be put on trial, a move set to plunge already strained ties to a new low.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/ts_afp/iranunrestbritaintrial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246642340636-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XsoL5.TyLMiQBO5qYm34gw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian worshippers chant anti US and Israel slogans during the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_israel_iran_submarine nm/20090703/us_israel_iran_submarine Reuters topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:19 GMT Reuters - An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/wl_time/08599190817200 time/20090703/08599190817200 Time.com world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/wl_time/08599190817200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.b14356a0cd964506bfd1e937ae8c8b7c.mideast_iran_election_vah101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0Nj8HSO_79aIsTcfUxujqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Top Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, delivers a sermon during Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. Jannati, who is the head of the Guardian Council, a powerful body in Iran's ruling clerical hierarchy that stands above the elected government, said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Having lost the battle for the streets, those who lead the opposition to the reelection of President Ahmadinejad are now forced to fight on within the regime where the hardline security establishment is ascendant</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/wl_time/08599190817200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.b14356a0cd964506bfd1e937ae8c8b7c.mideast_iran_election_vah101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0Nj8HSO_79aIsTcfUxujqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Top Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, delivers a sermon during Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. Jannati, who is the head of the Guardian Council, a powerful body in Iran's ruling clerical hierarchy that stands above the elected government, said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_iran_what_najaf_thinks ap/20090702/ml_iraq_iran_what_najaf_thinks AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:05:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_iran_what_najaf_thinks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.a521fe42af8f4c9f906970ed18b729c4.iraq_iran_what_najaf_thinks_bag508.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=Tq0WegFhcpDJIxen_OfzBg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="This July 1, 2009 photo shows an Iranian woman outside the Imam Ail shrine in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq. There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf where the silence during Iran's postelection crisis says much about the deep complexities of their cross-border bonds. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0" /></a>AP - There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during Iran's post-election crisis says much about the deep complexities of their cross-border bonds.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_iran_what_najaf_thinks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.a521fe42af8f4c9f906970ed18b729c4.iraq_iran_what_najaf_thinks_bag508.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=Tq0WegFhcpDJIxen_OfzBg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="This July 1, 2009 photo shows an Iranian woman outside the Imam Ail shrine in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq. There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf where the silence during Iran's postelection crisis says much about the deep complexities of their cross-border bonds. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/iaeanuclearpolitics afp/20090702/iaeanuclearpolitics AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/iaeanuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246555094023-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=h.10UdYvqd.CIbqYCQJM9A--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="New director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano of Japan, gives speech at the headquarters of the UN atomic watchdog in Vienna. Amano said he was 'very pleased' after he won the race to head the International Atomic Energy Agency.(AFP/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano won the contest on Thursday to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, giving him a pivotal role in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/iaeanuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246555094023-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=h.10UdYvqd.CIbqYCQJM9A--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="New director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano of Japan, gives speech at the headquarters of the UN atomic watchdog in Vienna. Amano said he was 'very pleased' after he won the race to head the International Atomic Energy Agency.(AFP/Samuel Kubani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_eu/eu_eu_iran ap/20090702/eu_eu_iran AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:49 GMT AP - The European Union demanded on Thursday that Iran release all detained British Embassy staff amid disagreement over how many there were and discussion of a British proposal for the bloc to jointly withdraw all 27 of its ambassadors from the country. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_iran ap/20090702/us_obama_iran AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:16:01 GMT AP - President Barack Obama says he is "not reconciled" to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_us/us_apnewsalert ap/20090702/us_apnewsalert AP us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:51:15 GMT AP - VP Biden has arrived in Iraq to meet with leaders and discuss withdrawal of US troops. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/ts_alt_afp/usrussiadiplomacyobama afp/20090702/usrussiadiplomacyobama AFP us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:03:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/ts_alt_afp/usrussiadiplomacyobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246539367259-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=du.ZXawSIQ2.9ktopeO0sA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 01, 2009, leaves for Russia Sunday, seeking to honor a US vow to "reset" strained but tentatively easing ties with Moscow and to muster a united front against Iran's nuclear program.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama leaves for Russia Sunday, seeking to honor a US vow to "reset" strained but tentatively easing ties with Moscow and to muster a united front against Iran's nuclear program.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/ts_alt_afp/usrussiadiplomacyobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246539367259-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=du.ZXawSIQ2.9ktopeO0sA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 01, 2009, leaves for Russia Sunday, seeking to honor a US vow to "reset" strained but tentatively easing ties with Moscow and to muster a united front against Iran's nuclear program.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_mideast_afp/irangermanyweaponsnuclearg8 afp/20090702/irangermanyweaponsnuclearg8 AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:23:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_mideast_afp/irangermanyweaponsnuclearg8"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246526451694-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=l.MKBcxt6zDgppQgFnHbDA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Iranian police beat a demonstrator with batons during a protest against the election results in Tehran on June 14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has likened events in Iran to the oppression at the hands of the Stasi secret police in communist East Germany.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday likened events in Iran to the oppression at the hands of the Stasi secret police in communist East Germany, where she grew up.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_mideast_afp/irangermanyweaponsnuclearg8"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246526451694-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=l.MKBcxt6zDgppQgFnHbDA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Iranian police beat a demonstrator with batons during a protest against the election results in Tehran on June 14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has likened events in Iran to the oppression at the hands of the Stasi secret police in communist East Germany.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_iran_saddam nm/20090702/us_iran_saddam Reuters topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:01:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_iran_saddam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r3109993886.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=0KG6GKx6PW.Ewzqjk2n8JQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A member of the Palestinian security forces walks past a mural depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the West Bank city of Jenin January 22, 2008. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_iran_saddam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r3109993886.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=0KG6GKx6PW.Ewzqjk2n8JQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A member of the Palestinian security forces walks past a mural depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the West Bank city of Jenin January 22, 2008. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_nm/us_iran_executions nm/20090702/us_iran_executions Reuters world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:50:45 GMT Reuters - Iran has hanged six people for murder, but the lives of two others due to be executed at the same time were spared by the families of their victims, an Iranian newspaper reported on Thursday.