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January, 2007

  • 16 January

    Iran, Nicaragua Stress Empowering of Independent Nations

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s Ahmadinejad and Nicaragua’s Ortega stressed that the two nations will play their significant roles as their power is now on the increase.

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  • 16 January

    MP Calls on EU to Continue Policy of Multilateralism

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A senior Iranian lawmaker in a meeting with the German ambassador to Tehran here on Sunday expressed the hope that Europe, particularly Germany, would continue their policy of multilateralism in the international arena.

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  • 16 January

    Ortega Symbol of Nicaragua’s Justice-Seeking

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described his Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega as the symbol of the justice and independence-seeking movement of the Nicaraguan nation.

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  • 16 January

    Iran Says No Decision Yet on OPEC Meeting

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A senior Iranian oil official said on Sunday OPEC had still not decided on whether to hold an emergency meeting soon to discuss a 15 percent drop in crude prices since the start of the year.

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  • 16 January

    Iran Calls on US to Free Diplomats Kidnapped in Iraq

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran strongly rejected a US accusation that five Iranian diplomats arrested in northern Iraq last week are supporting the insurgency.

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  • 16 January

    Bush Administration Provokes Open War on Iran

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- As reported by the January 12 New York Times, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted that George W. Bush authorized the raid of the Iranian liaison office in Erbil, Iraq, and that the raid was part of a broad military offensive against Iran ordered by Bush …

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  • 16 January

    Rice to bring Abbas, Olmert together

    RAMALLAH — A three-way meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to take place in the coming weeks.

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  • 16 January

    2 Saddam aides hanged

    A convoy of US vehicles from Kuwait arrives Monday in Basra, 550km south of Baghdad. The first additional US troops, who will take part in a major new security plan in Baghdad, arrived in Baghdad, General George Casey, the US commander in Iraq, said (Reuters photo by Atef Hassan)

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  • 16 January

    US chiefs warn against expecting quick results from Baghdad plan

    BAGHDAD (AP) — The US ambassador and top American commander in Iraq are set to leave their jobs with the country’s security arguably no better than when they arrived, and they cautioned Monday against expecting significant success in quelling the violence soon.

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  • 16 January

    Tehran seeks Riyadh’s help to ease tensions with Washington

    RIYADH (Reuters) — Iran asked Saudi Arabia to help ease tensions between the Islamic republic and the United States as Washington held out the possibility of “engagement” with Tehran if it changed tack in Iraq.

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