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Iran's Jalili says Istanbul nuclear talks 'long and useful'
May 16, 2013 | Agence France-Presse

IAEA, Iran talks fail again
May 16, 2013 | Agence France-Presse

Unlikely Allies Try to Save Olympic Wrestling
May 15, 2013 | Newsy.com

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Iran, (, Īrān; pronunciation: ), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (, transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), formerly known internationally as Persia, is a Southwest Asian country located in the geographical territories of the Middle East, Southern Asia,, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Shi'a Islam is the state religion and Persian the official...

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Other local news reports

Letter: Meteor foretells end times?
March 01, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
Meanwhile, Iran and North Korea are ramping up nuclear activities, the Chinese are... ...

Community of Faith Briefs
February 08, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
Yuba City Shariat to speak at Methodist services Dr. Hormoz Shariat, founder of Iran Alive Ministries, will speak at 8: 30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services Sunday at the First United...

Via smartphone, college students give final debate to Obama
October 23, 2012 | UC Davis News
Romney received the most'' dodge'' clicks of the night when he dismissed a question about Israel's potential to bomb Iran as'' hypothetical.'' This has been a tremendous...

From around the web

Rafsanjani, a Founder of Iran's Revolution, Is Rejected as Candidate
May 21, 2013 | New York Times
A vetting panel rejected former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and an ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's. ...

Youngest U. S. Olympian in 2008 won't let shoulder surgeries stop her from working...
May 22, 2013 | indystar.com
Wrestling: Iran's Masoud Esmailpour Jouybari defeated U.S. Open champion Reece Humphrey (Lawrence North) 1 - 0, 6 - 0 in last week's dual meet at Grand Central Terminal,...

The Lede: Former President of Iran Disqualified From Race to Succeed Ahmadinejad,...
May 21, 2013 | New York Times
Iran's state television announced Tuesday that Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a two-term former president who called for greater freedom during protests in 2009, has been barred...

Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot
May 20, 2013
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had final say over list of presidential candidates. ...

Mich. family fights for man's release from Iran prison
May 20, 2013
Accused of being a CIA spy, 29-year-old U.S. veteran has been held since August 2011. ...

Islamic Jihad top dog on Israel:'' It is the time for the Islamic Ummah to confront...
May 19, 2013 | Jihad Watch
This is the usual propaganda that Iran's official new agencies pump out by the pound, but it is worth noting yet again for the incurably politically correct that no land...

Iran on twitter

	RT @ScottLucas_EA: #Iran Analysis: How "Western diplomats" & media making scary stories out of latest IAEA nuke report http://t.co/YrMvpwNMME \| #IranElection Twitter: @ClintSharpe
	@eloka51 are muslims yet they go ahead peosecuting Iraq, Iran and Libya Twitter: @sadiquemamman
	Shereen Ebadi: there must be freedom of the press, and ppl must have the right to practice the religion of their choice #iran Twitter: @MARYAMALKHAWAJA
	Feel slightly strange walking around in a long coat and head scarf in the middle of Ankara summer. But very appropriate for #Iran embassy. Twitter: @SuzannaKoster
	Prince Saud says Iran indulging in deception \| ArabNews: http://t.co/C1AzoBi4Wt via @Arab_News Twitter: @Orgetorix
	World welcomes Syria confab due in Tehran: Iran - Press TV http://t.co/OmMT3NQ8BR Twitter: @SyriaConflict