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Iran expects final ruling by late August on 3 Americans accused of spying, 2 held since 2009
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran expects to make a final decision in the case of three Americans charged with espionage by late August, Iran’s official news agency said Tuesday. Two of the three have been in Iranian custody since 2009. IRNA quoted Tehran’s chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi as saying the Americans’ next court appearance is tentatively set for the summer session of the court, between …

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Iran contacting Arab opposition groups: US
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Iran is communicating with opposition groups in Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen in a bid to shape events there.

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Iran: Hillary Clinton hails ‘courage’ of protests
US secretary of state hails “courage” of anti-government protests in Iran as revolution spreads across Middle East.

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Iran, Egypt Caught in the Churning of a Mideast Democracy Wave (Time.com)
The aftershocks of last week’s overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak continued to reverberate Monday, not only in Egypt but all the way across the Middle East to Iran. And it was the democratic challenge to Iran’s leaders by crowds on Tehran’s streets, reported to number tens of thousands, that the Obama Administration chose to emphasize. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed U.S. support …

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Iran Talks Set to Resume
Low expectations preceded another round of talks scheduled for Friday, but Tehran signaled interest in pursuing a fuel-swap arrangement designed by Washington.

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Iran nuclear talks fail
World powers Saturday failed to persuade Iran to take steps to ease suspicions over its nuclear programme as the defiant Islamic republic insisted on uranium enrichment.

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Clinton: Arab world must confront Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that sanctions have slowed Iran’s efforts to develop atomic weapons and accused the country of trying to foment new conflict in the Middle East to distract attention from its nuclear ambitions.

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US Welcomes Japanese Sanctions On Iran
(RTTNews) – The United States has welcomed the announcement by Japan of new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

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Clinton urges Iran to release political prisoners
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called on Iran to release all political prisoners and expressed alarm about the fate of several specific detainees.

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Clinton calls on Iran to release all political prisoners, saying some in danger of execution
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Iran on Tuesday to release all political prisoners and expressed alarm about the fate of several specific prisoners.

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