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Mother visits American condemned to die in Iran

Flint (Michigan): The mother of a former US Marine sentenced to death in Iran on a spying conviction has visited her son in an Iranian prison, a spokesman for the Michigan family said on Tuesday. Eric Volz said that Benhaz Hekmati was able...

Iran blasts desecration of Holy Qur’an in Afghanistan

Afghan protesters show copies of burnt Holy Qur’ans during a protest at the gate of the Bagram Air Base on February 21, 2012. Wed Feb 22, 2012 Iran has harshly denounced the recent sacrilege act of desecration of the Holy Qur’an by US-led...

UN team denied access to Iranian military site

VIENNA: The UN atomic agency said today that “intensive efforts” by its team visiting Iran on the way forward failed, and that they were denied access to a key military site. “Intensive efforts were made to reach agreement...

UN nuclear agency reports failed Iran talks

VIENNA: The UN nuclear agency today acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre- emptive strike against...
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Israel behind blast scenario in Thailand: Iran envoy

Thai bomb squad officials inspect the site of an explosion in Bangkok, February 14, 2012. Iran’s Ambassador to Thailand Majid Bizmark says the Israeli regime is the key suspect in the scenario of the recent explosions in the Thai capital,...

Salehi: Iran set to face any West-led ploy in nuclear case

“Since we believe that we are right, we do not have the slightest doubt in the pursuit of our nuclear program. Therefore, we plan to move ahead with vigor and confidence and we do not take much heed of [the West’s] propaganda warfare. Even...