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Visiting Archaeological Sites in Iran
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I had done research in Iran in the sixties and seventies and was longing to go back to this extraordinarily beautiful country. Finally, after twenty-two years, I returned in 2003, invited by the Ministry ot Culture of the Islamic Republic to take part in the international conference on "The Ancient Cultural Relations between Iran and Western Asia." Of course I found great changes. I knew Tehran as a city of perhaps half a million and now it has jumped to fifteen million souls. As a result the...
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Iran hesitant on Dole visit
Oakland Tribune
; WASHINGTON -- Iran informed the United States on Friday that it is not prepared to immediately accept an administration proposal to send Sen. Elizabeth Dole to Iran to deliver earthquake relief supplies. Iran said it prefers that the U.S. proposal be "held in abeyance" because of the current
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Could Iran help U.S. in Iraq?
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; TEHRAN, Iran -- The word "compromise" is rarely invoked when the leaders of archenemies Iran or the United States speak about each other. But as the crisis in Iraq deepens, President Bush is being asked by a growing chorus, from the Iraq Study Group to Mideast experts, to appeal directly to Iran
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Hostages to fortune; Iran versus the West.(The row with Iran over captured British sailors)
The Economist (US)
; Iran's seizure of British sailors raises the stakes IT STARTED as a routine cargo inspection of the kind that the Royal Navy carries out every day looking for smugglers around Iraq's coast. But the seizure on March 23rd of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran's Revolutionary Guards--and the
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Is a nuclear Iran inevitable?
The Arab American News
; Iran's government has the world's powers scrambling to halt its nuclear program. The United States declared the Iran-EU talks dead when Iran last week pulled the uranium seals set in place by the UN. Great Britain, Germany and to a slightly lesser degree, France, agree with the U.S. position. With
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Iran's overtures should be answered likewise
The Arab American News
; Iran's overtures should be answered likewise Iran launched a surprise charm offensive this week, throwing Washington into serious confusion. In a lengthy interview on CNN, Iran's new president, Mohammad Khatami, skillfully analyzed the bitter relations between the two nations, and cautiously
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Roll Over, Khomeini! Iran Cultivates A Local Rock Scene, Within Limits
The Washington Post
; Iran has developed a potent new weapon against the West: Shadmehr Aghili, a striking singer, songwriter and musician who is generally considered the country's biggest pop star. Many countries complain about the invasion of Western culture, particularly rock music, but Iran did something about it.
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Iran to restart some N-activities
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ... parliament extra reason not to approve the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted the head of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi as saying. Under ...
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Tough U.S. talk echoes in Iran
Charleston Gazette
; TEHRAN, Iran - At Hussein Lari's 68th birthday celebration, his relatives gather in the living room, exchange their warm hellos, then turn quickly to a heated political debate: Is Iran the next target for U.S. military action? U.S. officials - most recently Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday
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Lawmakers want Iran regime out
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ... make some progress on that." On CNN's "Late Edition," Sen. Jay Rockefeller, vice chairman of that committee, said to expect good news soon from Iran, and that it would be "very foolhardy" to try to destabilize Tehran in expectation of a surge in pro-Americanism ...
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2-Month-Old Trade Embargo Begins to Take Toll on Iran
The Washington Post
; Iran is beginning to suffer from a U.S.-led trade embargo, despite Iranian efforts to evade the sanctions and continue selling oil in international markets. Oil industry sources said Iran has tried to beat the embargo by concluding an oil production deal with a French firm. It has also offered 10
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