Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2186 World - Iran en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:06 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2186 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/iranisraelpolitics afp/20080820/iranisraelpolitics AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/iranisraelpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.niq62.200808143527.photo00.photo.default-383x512.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=yE_YEx7TPPuqCt_1r8OPgg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seen here in Tehran on August 3. A close aide to Ahmadinejad has vowed to remain at his post despite pressure to quit over his remark that Iranians are "friends with Israelis", a report said. "A servant of the people never resigns," the Fars news agency quoted Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie as saying.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A close aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Wednesday to remain at his post despite pressure to quit over his remark that Iranians are "friends with Israelis", a report said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/iranisraelpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.niq62.200808143527.photo00.photo.default-383x512.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=yE_YEx7TPPuqCt_1r8OPgg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seen here in Tehran on August 3. A close aide to Ahmadinejad has vowed to remain at his post despite pressure to quit over his remark that Iranians are "friends with Israelis", a report said. "A servant of the people never resigns," the Fars news agency quoted Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie as saying.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/iranexecution afp/20080820/iranexecution AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:01:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/iranexecution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip99.200808130031.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hqQOMjD0wQKSzldetZ2Jgg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian spectators watch a hanging in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad in 2005. Iran has hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said, as campaigners said dozens more were on death row for crimes committed as minors.(AFP/ISNA/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran has hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said on Wednesday, as campaigners said dozens more were on death row for crimes committed as minors.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/iranexecution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip99.200808130031.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hqQOMjD0wQKSzldetZ2Jgg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian spectators watch a hanging in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad in 2005. Iran has hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said, as campaigners said dozens more were on death row for crimes committed as minors.(AFP/ISNA/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/israelpoliticsiran afp/20080820/israelpoliticsiran AFP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:16:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/israelpoliticsiran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip31.200808111558.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RQSuAYd_is26gO6e36k84Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured in July 2008) is the "greatest gift" Israel could hope for because he galvanises world opinion against Iran, the former head of Israel's Mossad spy agency has said.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the "greatest gift" Israel could hope for because he galvanises world opinion against Iran, the former head of Israel's Mossad spy agency said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_mideast_afp/israelpoliticsiran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip31.200808111558.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RQSuAYd_is26gO6e36k84Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured in July 2008) is the "greatest gift" Israel could hope for because he galvanises world opinion against Iran, the former head of Israel's Mossad spy agency has said.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080819/wl_nm/iran_satellite_usa_dc nm/20080819/iran_satellite_usa_dc Reuters Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:18:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080819/wl_nm/iran_satellite_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t005729_450x344_us_iran_satellite_usa.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=NKWJEcERS.MrNv4zaF2jlw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. (FARS NEWS/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran's attempted satellite launch was a failure that fell far short of claimed successes, U.S. security officials said on Tuesday, but an analyst said the test still marked progress toward a potential weapon.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080819/wl_nm/iran_satellite_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t005729_450x344_us_iran_satellite_usa.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=NKWJEcERS.MrNv4zaF2jlw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. (FARS NEWS/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsenergy afp/20080819/irannuclearpoliticsenergy AFP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:53:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsenergy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nij31.190808145218.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=mQ7_oqPf.jl7NRBhhZsfYQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A general view shows the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2006. Iran's atomic energy agency has signed deals with six local companies tasking them to hunt for potential sites for new nuclear power plants, the official news agency IRNA reported.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation on Tuesday tasked six local companies to hunt for potential sites for new nuclear power plants, the official news agency IRNA reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080819/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsenergy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080819/capt.cps.nij31.190808145218.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=mQ7_oqPf.jl7NRBhhZsfYQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="A general view shows the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2006. Iran's atomic energy agency has signed deals with six local companies tasking them to hunt for potential sites for new nuclear power plants, the official news agency IRNA reported.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear ap/20080819/iran_nuclear AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:47:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip62.200808114813.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=K4gqhO87a9NVdNDrQpYdnQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A US ballistic missile streaks across the sky during a test for the National Missile Defense programme in 2001. Warsaw and Washington have signed a deal to deploy a US missile shield in Poland. The two countries insist the aim is to ward off Iranian attacks, despite deep Russian anger at the move.(AFP/DoD/File/null)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran's official news agency says the country is preparing to build more nuclear power plants.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip62.200808114813.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=K4gqhO87a9NVdNDrQpYdnQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A US ballistic missile streaks across the sky during a test for the National Missile Defense programme in 2001. Warsaw and Washington have signed a deal to deploy a US missile shield in Poland. The two countries insist the aim is to ward off Iranian attacks, despite deep Russian anger at the move.(AFP/DoD/File/null)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_afp/iranspace afp/20080818/iranspace AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_afp/iranspace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nid44.180808174401.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=VYB0KpKQEBK6mq6jqkCkgA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A picture taken on August 16 shows Iran's Safir Omid rocket before its launch at a space station at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran has said that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.(AFP/File/Vahidreza Alai)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran said on Monday that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_afp/iranspace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nid44.180808174401.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=VYB0KpKQEBK6mq6jqkCkgA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="A picture taken on August 16 shows Iran's Safir Omid rocket before its launch at a space station at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran has said that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.(AFP/File/Vahidreza Alai)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics afp/20080818/irannuclearpolitics AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:40:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nic03.180808143356.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=cHqWrI_3ycUSbZWJ5pg2lQ--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) listens to Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili during a press conference in Geneva last month. Olli Heinonen, a top UN atomic watchdog official, is holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded "troubling."(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A top UN atomic watchdog official was holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive on Monday, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded "troubling."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nic03.180808143356.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=cHqWrI_3ycUSbZWJ5pg2lQ--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) listens to Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili during a press conference in Geneva last month. Olli Heinonen, a top UN atomic watchdog official, is holding fresh talks on Iran's nuclear drive, just a day after Tehran announced it sent a rocket into space in a move Washington branded "troubling."(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsebadireligion afp/20080818/iranrightsebadireligion AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:38:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsebadireligion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nib24.180808123657.photo00.photo.default-512x329.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=KY37ywzYAv5L2gpiWUaJQA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi (seen here in 2007) has said she has lodged a complaint against Iran's official news agency IRNA over an article claiming that her daughter had converted to the banned Bahai faith.(AFP/File/Michal Cizek)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi said on Monday she has lodged a complaint against Iran's official news agency IRNA over an article claiming that her daughter had converted to the banned Bahai faith.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsebadireligion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nib24.180808123657.photo00.photo.default-512x329.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=KY37ywzYAv5L2gpiWUaJQA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi (seen here in 2007) has said she has lodged a complaint against Iran's official news agency IRNA over an article claiming that her daughter had converted to the banned Bahai faith.(AFP/File/Michal Cizek)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/wl_nm/iran_satellite_muslims_dc nm/20080818/iran_satellite_muslims_dc Reuters Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:54:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/wl_nm/iran_satellite_muslims_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080818/2008_08_18t055724_450x344_us_iran_satellite_muslims.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=LE4BcC3FQL7acaioCxQuow--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. (FARS NEWS/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran said on Monday it was ready to help fellow Muslim states launch satellites into orbit after it successfully put a dummy satellite into orbit -- a move that may increase Western suspicions over its atomic ambitions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/wl_nm/iran_satellite_muslims_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080818/2008_08_18t055724_450x344_us_iran_satellite_muslims.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=LE4BcC3FQL7acaioCxQuow--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. (FARS NEWS/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsjusticewomen afp/20080818/iranrightsjusticewomen AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:18:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsjusticewomen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nia84.180808111707.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=CpVHqcWLJ84vpV2qqFQflA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Iranian women call for the improvement of women's rights during a protest in Tehran in June 2006. The Kargozaran newspaper has reported that an Iranian appeals court has cleared Nahid Jafari -- a women's rights activist who was facing a suspended jail term and lashes of the whip on charges of disturbing public order.(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Iranian appeals court has cleared a women's rights activist who was facing a suspended jail term and lashes of the whip on charges of disturbing public order, a newspaper reported on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsjusticewomen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nia84.180808111707.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=CpVHqcWLJ84vpV2qqFQflA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian women call for the improvement of women's rights during a protest in Tehran in June 2006. The Kargozaran newspaper has reported that an Iranian appeals court has cleared Nahid Jafari -- a women's rights activist who was facing a suspended jail term and lashes of the whip on charges of disturbing public order.(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaea afp/20080818/irannuclearpoliticsiaea AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:23:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nia00.180808092216.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=kMyCsgV6TO8JqtlapWJ65g--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) listens to Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili during a press conference following talks on Tehran's nuclear programm in July in Geneva. A top official from the UN atomic watchdog arrived in Tehran on Monday for his second round of talks this month on Iran's nuclear drive, the official news agency IRNA reported.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A top official from the UN atomic watchdog arrived in Tehran on Monday for his second round of talks this month on Iran's nuclear drive, the official news agency IRNA reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nia00.180808092216.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=kMyCsgV6TO8JqtlapWJ65g--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) listens to Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili during a press conference following talks on Tehran's nuclear programm in July in Geneva. A top official from the UN atomic watchdog arrived in Tehran on Monday for his second round of talks this month on Iran's nuclear drive, the official news agency IRNA reported.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranspaceisrael afp/20080818/iranspaceisrael AFP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:19:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranspaceisrael"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nhz95.180808091206.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=XEl6LBi02uj7mcW9bJlWdg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit. The head of Israel's space agency on Monday played down concerns over Iran's announcement it sent a rocket into space, saying the real threat came from Tehran's nuclear programme.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The head of Israel's space agency on Monday played down concerns over Iran's announcement it sent a rocket into space, saying the real threat came from Tehran's nuclear programme.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/wl_mideast_afp/iranspaceisrael"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nhz95.180808091206.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=XEl6LBi02uj7mcW9bJlWdg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit. The head of Israel's space agency on Monday played down concerns over Iran's announcement it sent a rocket into space, saying the real threat came from Tehran's nuclear programme.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_rocket_test ap/20080818/iran_rocket_test AP Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:57:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_rocket_test"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhx27.170808203629.photo01.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=4pHQhDluZNgoW3kvpKagnw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching into space of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_rocket_test"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhx27.170808203629.photo01.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=4pHQhDluZNgoW3kvpKagnw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching into space of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/pl_afp/iranspaceuswhouse afp/20080817/iranspaceuswhouse AFP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:45:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/pl_afp/iranspaceuswhouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhy17.180808004438.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=k9YSzp8g_2QCoKxM_UX4Lg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching into space of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The White House said Sunday that Iran's announcement it had launched a home-built rocket into space was "troubling" because such technology could also be used for ballistic missiles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/pl_afp/iranspaceuswhouse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhy17.180808004438.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=k9YSzp8g_2QCoKxM_UX4Lg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching into space of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080817/wl_nm/iran_satellite_dc nm/20080817/iran_satellite_dc Reuters Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:17:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080817/wl_nm/iran_satellite_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080818/2008_08_17t131746_450x344_us_iran_satellite.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=fTi27IZmwHxi4i1x8mDVqw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. (FARS NEWS/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday -- a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080817/wl_nm/iran_satellite_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080818/2008_08_17t131746_450x344_us_iran_satellite.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=fTi27IZmwHxi4i1x8mDVqw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket is seen before launch at Iran's space centre in Tehran August 17, 2008. (FARS NEWS/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_mideast_afp/iranspacecommunications afp/20080817/iranspacecommunications AFP Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:39:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_mideast_afp/iranspacecommunications"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhx79.170808221849.photo00.photo.default-512x351.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=EKCGRyKaBAwm2d7Yv8..7g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, being launched into space at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080817/wl_mideast_afp/iranspacecommunications"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080817/capt.cps.nhx79.170808221849.photo00.photo.default-512x351.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=EKCGRyKaBAwm2d7Yv8..7g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, being launched into space at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive.(AFP/AL-ALAM TV)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_iran_nuclear ap/20080816/egypt_iran_nuclear AP Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:00:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhk36.150808145029.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=yMJyqOWqjWAgstBr8VHqbQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF) in 2007. The United States will seek a diplomatic solution with Iran over its controversial nuclear plan, a top US envoy said, as he urged Tehran to play "a responsible role" among Muslim nations.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran should not give Western nations the justification to "drag the region down a dangerous slope" by its lack of transparency and flexibility in the conflict over its nuclear program, Egypt's presidential spokesman said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080816/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhk36.150808145029.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=yMJyqOWqjWAgstBr8VHqbQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF) in 2007. The United States will seek a diplomatic solution with Iran over its controversial nuclear plan, a top US envoy said, as he urged Tehran to play "a responsible role" among Muslim nations.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/wl_nm/iran_nuclear_banks_dc nm/20080815/iran_nuclear_banks_dc Reuters Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:05:49 GMT Reuters - Iran rejected on Friday Western allegations that its central bank and other financial institutions were trying to skirt U.N. sanctions by covering their tracks, and threatened to seek compensation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/wl_nm/turkey_iran_energy_dc nm/20080815/turkey_iran_energy_dc Reuters Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/wl_nm/turkey_iran_energy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t085037_450x304_us_turkey_iran_energy.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=eNVZ4jY8vvsoHsp0oMFpzA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Turkish riot police take security measures outside the Blue Mosque as they await Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's arrival for Friday prayers on his second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. (Fatih Saribas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday he hoped his country and Turkey would soon sign energy deals opposed by Washington, which is exerting pressure on Tehran to give up its nuclear program.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/wl_nm/turkey_iran_energy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t085037_450x304_us_turkey_iran_energy.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=eNVZ4jY8vvsoHsp0oMFpzA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Turkish riot police take security measures outside the Blue Mosque as they await Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's arrival for Friday prayers on his second day of his visit in Istanbul, August 15, 2008. (Fatih Saribas/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)