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<title><![CDATA[UN atomic agency to hold further discussions with Iran over nuclear programme]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56485</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;The agency is committed to intensifying dialogue. It remains essential to make progress on substantive issues,&quot; said Yukiya Amano, the IAEA Director General.

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<title><![CDATA[UAE, Qatar stop trade finance to Iran over sanctions]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. The central banks of UAE and Qatar have told lenders to stop financing trade with Iran, bankers said, cutting another source of credit for a country struggling under Western economic sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme.

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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Considering a US-Iranian deal]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56320</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. There are many blocks in the way of such a deal, from ideology to distrust to domestic politics. But given the knot that is being tied in the region, rumors that negotiations are being floated come as no surprise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crude oil and the impact of EU sanctions against Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56315</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Given what we know in terms of supply and demand we feel that oil prices are trading expensively but the geopolitical risk premium will stay for the foreseeable future leaving selling interest only in the hands of brave hearts.

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<title><![CDATA[Crude oil trades near US$100 on concern Iran may respond to European embargo]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Prices were little changed today, following assurances by Saudi Arabia to keep customers adequately supplied, and signs of rising supplies in the US. 
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<title><![CDATA[EU agrees to slap oil embargo on Iran  ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56293</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The European Union has agreed to slap an embargo on Iran&#039;s oil exports Monday as the West ramped up pressure over the country&#039;s suspect nuclear drive.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US military chief in Israel talks amid Iran tensions ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56253</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  US military chief General Martin Dempsey urged Israel to keep the channels of communication open with Washington amid concerns the Jewish state could launch a military strike on Iran&#039;s nuclear facilities.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran, the US and the Strait of Hormuz crisis]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56224</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The US continues with sanctions and covert actions while Iran continues building its covert power in Iraq and in the region. Each will try to convince the region that its power will be supreme in a year. The region is skeptical of both, but will have to live with one of the two, or with an ongoing test of wills - an unnerving prospect. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan &#039;circumspect&#039; on Iran oil embargo]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56142</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Japanese government appeared Friday to be backtracking on the United States drive to strangle Iranian oil exports.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil prices rising on economy rather than Iran, says Goldman Sachs]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56123</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The bank sees little evidence of an Iran premium in crude and says increasing confidence that Europe&#039;s debt crisis will be contained is helping prices.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan asks UAE, Saudi Arabia for Iran oil backup]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Japan is considering cutting its Iranian oil purchases to secure a waiver from the new U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear programme.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran nuclear scientist killed in Tehran blast ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56085</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. An Iranian scientist who worked on uranium enrichment was killed in a bomb blast in Tehran, the state-controlled Fars news agency said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Threat to Hormuz shipping seen receding]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56067</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;I don&#039;t think one can completely discount the risk because the authorities may not control all the factions...but I think that they understand the risks that they run.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran condemns American to death, starts nuclear bunker]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The moves come at a time when new US sanctions are causing real economic pain and Iran has spooked oil markets with threats to international shipping.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK sends new warship to Gulf amid Iran tensions]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  Britain&#039;s newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Iran&#039;s threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key transport route for oil.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Is war in the Straits of Hormuz and US$200 a barrel oil inevitable?]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55962</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran threatens action if US carrier returns]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran will take action if a US aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises returns to the Gulf, army chief Ataollah Salehi said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brent crude oil above US$109 on Iran tension]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Military exercises in the Gulf by Iran and the movement of US naval vessels in the area raised fears of a confrontation that could cut off oil exports from the region.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran tests cruise missile during navy war games ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran on Monday successfully tested a Ghader ground-to-ship cruise missile on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran defiant as US unleashes new sanctions  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran defiantly announced it had tested a new missile and made an advance in its nuclear programme after the United States unleashed extra sanctions ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US aircraft carrier &#039;spotted&#039; in Iran wargames zone ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55923</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A US aircraft carrier entered a zone near the Strait of Hormuz being used by the Iranian navy for wargames, an Iranian official said amid rising tensions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran may hurt itself most by closing Strait of Hormuz ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55917</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. All of Iran&#039;s exports and many of its imports of gasoline, food and consumer goods are shipped through the strait; crude oil accounts for nearly 80% of exports.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran would find it &#039;really easy&#039; to close key oil transit strait ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s navy chief was speaking a day after Iran&#039;s vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, threatened to close the strait if the West imposed more sanctions on Iran.

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<title><![CDATA[Gulf states issue warnings to Syria and Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55862</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. Gulf Arab states urged Syria&#039;s government to immediately halt its &quot;killing machine&quot;, and called on arch rival Iran to stop interfering in their internal affairs.

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<title><![CDATA[US joins EU in push for Iran oil embargo ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55843</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The US and the EU are seeking help from Arab and Asian allies to reduce Iran&#039;s oil revenues in the dispute over its nuclear program, while trying to avoid causing a surge in prices.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OPEC ready to maintain oil output target  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The cartel&#039;s president Iran said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries would reach consensus over its latest output decision.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil surges above US$100 on speculation of Iran disruption]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55728</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Strait of Hormuz is a bottleneck for oil exports from the Persian Gulf. The Fed is scheduled to release a statement on monitory policy later today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: The covert intelligence war against Iran ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55668</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;We don&#039;t believe that a military attack against Iran&#039;s nuclear facilities alone is the answer to the regional threat posed by Iran. Iran&#039;s power comes from its ability to employ its conventional forces and not nuclear weapons.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran downs US drone, threatens reprisal]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN.  Iran&#039;s military said it shot down a US Army drone inside its territory near the Afghan and Pakistani borders on Sunday and threatened to retaliate for the violation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Middle East tensions, US jobs data push oil higher]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Royal Dutch Shell said it was ceasing operations in Syria because of ongoing unrest and in line with EU sanctions on Damascus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Viewpoint: Playing &#039;what if?&#039; with oil prices and a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities  ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55586</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Any major disruption in the supply of oil from Iran could have either subtle or profound global repercussions - especially as excess capacity is virtually exhausted and we doubt that other OPEC nations would be able to compensate for a reduction in Iranian oil production.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran sanctions update: Banking sector sanctioned]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55578</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. On 21 November 2011 the UK government introduced major new restrictions on dealings with the Iranian banking sector by The Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2011.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Dubai traders fear sanctions impact on Iran business]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55557</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Iran-Dubai export trade has thrived in recent years but Dubai businessmen say latest sanctions may have big impact; Financing of trade becoming increasingly difficult; Customs inspections getting tougher; Some trans-shipment business said to be going to Pakistan.

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<title><![CDATA[UK orders closure of Iranian Embassy over Tehran attack]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. William Hague ordered the closure of the Iranian Embassy in London, saying the Tehran attack happened with the consent of Iran&#039;s government.
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<title><![CDATA[Iranian protesters storm British embassy ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian protesters have stormed the British embassy in Tehran, removing the mission&#039;s flag and ransacking offices before police went in after them.

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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Syria, Iran and the balance of power in the Middle East]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55405</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq brings the potential for a massive shift in the balance of power in the region, with Iran moving from a fairly marginal power to potentially a dominant power. 

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<title><![CDATA[UK orders banks to halt Iran business, US expected to tighten sanctions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55388</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  Britain ordered its financial institutions on Monday to halt all business with Iranian counterparts, including the central bank.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;Deep, increasing concern&#039; on Iran, says IAEA resolution]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55341</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The resolution from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany &quot;expresses deep and increasing concern about the unresolved issues regarding the Iranian nuclear program.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia wants UN vote on assassination plot]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA.  Saudi Arabia is pressing for a UN vote Friday on a resolution condemning an alleged plot to assassinate its US envoy and calling on Iran to cooperate with the investigation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US election ups risk of Israeli strike on Iran, says expert]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55323</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. An Israeli strike on Iran&#039;s nuclear sites may become likelier in 2012 if Israel calculates it has more room to act alone in a US presidential election year, a former US official and nuclear diplomacy expert said.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Countering Iran in the covert world]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55321</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Director of Analysis Reva Bhalla examines how a recent chain of Iran-related events sheds light on the geopolitical environment in which Iran&#039;s adversaries are operating.
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<title><![CDATA[Gas exporters seek &#039;high&#039; prices as they cooperate on supply]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55300</link>
<description><![CDATA[QATAR. The world&#039;s largest natural-gas exporters aim to cooperate in developing projects for production and sale of the fuel to raise prices and boost supply. 

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<title><![CDATA[IAEA, Iran spar over bomb work allegations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55242</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The UN nuclear watchdog showed letters and satellite images as part of evidence pointing to military dimensions to Iran&#039;s atomic activities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran moved nuclear material to bunker, says UN watchdog]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55197</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  Iran has started moving nuclear material to an underground facility for the pursuit of sensitive atomic activities, a U.N. nuclear agency report showed]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran sought miniaturized nuclear-weapon design, says UN report]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55183</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported yesterday that Iran carried out &quot;work on the development of an indigenous design of a nuclear weapon including the testing of components.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran used foreign expertise for atom work, say diplomats]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55172</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A UN report is expected to show that Iran benefited from foreign expertise to help develop technology that could be used to build atomic bombs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IAEA report on Iran set to stoke Middle East tension]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55167</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The UN nuclear watchdog is expected this week to issue its most detailed report yet on research in Iran seen as geared to developing atomic bombs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran wants Bahrain as its &#039;crown jewel,&#039; says Bahrain foreign minister]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55108</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN. &quot;Gulf countries should not have to stand alone facing Iran, (other) Arab countries must be responsible, and Arab publics must pay attention to Iran&#039;s dangers.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatar Airways announces new route to Isfahan as part of massive expansion drive across Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55084</link>
<description><![CDATA[QATAR. Daily flights to central Iranian city Of Isfahan begin in January 2012; 31 extra flights each week across four cities represent 150% capacity hike.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama foes blast Iraq withdrawal amid Iran worries]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54912</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. President Barack Obama&#039;s conservative critics blasted his announcement that all US troops will leave Iraq by year&#039;s end.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi reports Iran to UN over alleged plot]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54832</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Saudi Arabia has taken a first step to have Iran reported to the UN Security Council but Tehran dismissed allegations it plotted to kill Saudi ambassador to the US Adel al-Jubeir as a ploy to isolate it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran will be held accountable for plot, says US Vice President]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54784</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US Vice President Joe Biden said Iran would be held accountable for an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington.
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<title><![CDATA[US charges men in Saudi ambassador plot]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54776</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Manssor Arbabsiar, and Gholam Shakuri were charged with conspiracy to murder Ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir and attack Saudi installations in the US.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Iran at a crossroads]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54670</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Whether or not Iran will achieve its goals and to what extent remains unclear. The combination of geography, demography and resources means Iran will remain at the center of an intense geopolitical struggle]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad anti-West speech sparks UN walkout]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54582</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran&#039;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went on the warpath against the West at the United Nations again Thursday sparking a mass walkout by outraged US and European delegations.

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<title><![CDATA[Terror battle &#039;long way&#039; from being won, says Blair]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54352</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Middle East envoy admitted he had underestimated the difficulty of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, but blamed Iran for prolonging the conflicts.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran nuclear plant &#039;linked to electricity grid&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54280</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The Bushehr plant was started up in November 2010 but repeated technical problems delayed its operations, leading to the removal of its fuel rods last March.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran welcomes IAEA report as &#039;step forward&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54267</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The UN atomic watchdog said in a confidential report, that it is &quot;increasingly concerned about the possible existence in Iran of past or current undisclosed nuclear related activities.

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<title><![CDATA[Iranian nuclear bid could provoke attack, says Sarkozy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54234</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;Its military nuclear and ballistic ambitions constitute a growing threat that may lead to a preventive attack against Iranian sites.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says uranium enrichment program for &#039;medical research&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54228</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Seeking to quell international concern about Iran&#039;s nuclear enrichment program, Iran&#039;s Atomic Energy Organization stated that the country&#039;s 20% uranium enrichment program is designed solely to facilitate medical research. 
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iran and Russia miss another Bushehr deadline]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54219</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Yet another deadline has passed this week for the completion of Iran&#039;s Bushehr nuclear power plant, which is staffed with Russian nuclear scientists. Analyst Reva Bhalla examines the complexities in the Iran-Russia relationship.

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<title><![CDATA[Iranian company to build 10 power plants in Iraq]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53943</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iranian company Ego group is to build 10 electricity generating plants in Iraq.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s dream for a Middle East gas pipeline]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53760</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Nothing gets oilmen more excited than the idea of building pipelines from exotic, hard to reach places to seaports where the product of their endeavors can be shipped to lucrative foreign markets.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran opens 42 kilowatt solar energy plant in Mashhad]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53750</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Mashhad solar installation&#039;s cost approximately US$300,000, and it is expected to be operational for the next five decades. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran and Lebanon deepen energy ties]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53682</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Lebanon&#039;s Energy and Water Resources Ministry signed an MOU with Iran&#039;s Petroleum Ministry for closer cooperation in the field of energy.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran hopes for end to &#039;misunderstandings&#039; with Saudi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53673</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. &quot;After recent events in the region there were differences of analysis and interpretation,&quot; Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian refiners said to seek Saudi oil as Iran warns of cutoff]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53667</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Indian refiners asked Saudi Arabian Oil Co. for at least one additional shipment in August as a payment dispute jeopardizes Iranian cargoes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s six months of targeted fuel subsidies deemed successful]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53651</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. One of the successes resulting from the implementation of the targeted subsidies was a reduction in the nation&#039;s fuel consumption.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran opens oil bourse - Harbinger of trouble for New York and London?]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53638</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. What it would take for Iran&#039;s new exchange to survive and flourish are some heavy-duty customers that Washington would be wary of picking a fight with, and Tehran already has one - China.
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Iran&#039;s reshaping of Gulf politics and the US-Saudi dilemma]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53631</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Tehran finds itself racing against a timetable that hinges not only on the US ability to shift its attention from its ongoing wars in the Middle East but also on Turkey&#039;s ability to grow into its historic regional role.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran prepares for nuclear work in bunker, say sources]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53537</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran is preparing to install centrifuges for higher-grade uranium enrichment in an underground bunker, diplomatic sources say.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran criticizes Saudi oil production boost, warns of price war]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53519</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Relations between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been stressful ever since the latter&#039;s 1979 revolution.
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<title><![CDATA[National Iranian Oil Company assets worth nearly US$200 billion]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53471</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. State energy statistics in the Islamic Republic of Iran are closely guarded state secrets.

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq, Iran strengthen cooperation]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53434</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A number of agreements covering cultural, communications, technology and medical cooperation were signed in the presence of Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and visiting Iranian first Vice-President, Mohammed Reza Rahimi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran to increase gas exports to Pakistan]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53369</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran&#039;s deputy oil minister and managing director of National Iranian Gas Company, Javad Owji, said that new round of talks between Iran and Pakistan on gas cooperation was held.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran to keep selling oil to India after warning on payments]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53367</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran&#039;s has no plans to halt oil supplies after a warning to India over delays in paying for imported crude.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran secretly tested &#039;nuclear-capable missiles,&#039; says UK]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53318</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Secret tests of ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload are in breach of UN resolutions, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says will oppose rise in OPEC production ceiling  ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53256</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran will reject increase of OPEC production ceiling in the cartel&#039;s next meeting, the country&#039;s Oil Ministry caretaker Mohammad Aliabadi said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US sanctions Iran&#039;s national airline]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53238</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United States imposed sanctions against Tehran&#039;s state-owned national airline, Iran Air, barring Americans from doing business with it.

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<title><![CDATA[US charges French, UAE firms over Iran exports]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53227</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US authorities Thursday charged firms for conspiring to export components for attack helicopters and fighter jets to Iran without a license.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s US$830 million &#039;Fars Shopping Complex&#039; set for September opening]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53181</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The shopping mall will be the world&#039;s biggest in terms of number of shops in one complex, offering 2,500 shops for lease and the world&#039;s fourth biggest mall in terms of total area, stretching out to around 420,000 square meters.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Increasing complications in India-Iran relations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53090</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Kamran Bokhari examines the pressure put on relations between New Delhi and Tehran due to US sanctions on Iranian energy exports at a time when the looming US withdrawal from Afghanistan has both countries concerned.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says it thwarted Saudi Arabia&#039;s efforts at OPEC meeting]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53038</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran thwarted efforts by Saudi Arabia to increase oil production at last week&#039;s  OPEC meeting, Fars news agency reported, citing the acting oil minister.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iranian submarines in the Red Sea]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53002</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran has reportedly deployed submarines to the Red Sea in what appears to be another highly symbolic and low-cost power projection move. Analyst Reva Bhalla examines the strategic purpose and limitations of Iran&#039;s military posturing in the region.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatar Airways launches flights to Shiraz]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52970</link>
<description><![CDATA[QATAR. Twice weekly flights operate from airline&#039;s Doha hub to Iran&#039;s third city.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s recent nuclear work on weapons raises new concerns at IAEA]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52953</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran&#039;s nuclear program is raising new concerns at the UN atomic agency after inspectors received information showing work on weapons may have gone on longer than suspected. 

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iranian power projection in the Gulf]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52586</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A report emerged in the Iranian press that a group of humanitarian activists would take part in a flotilla that would set sail to Bahrain on May 16.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking ahead for the Middle East ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52391</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. As the situation in the Middle East continues to simmer, Christian Koch, Director of International Studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, discusses implications for international relations, the possibility of democratic governments, Arab-Israeli relations, radical Islamic factions and Iran. 

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iraq, Iran and the next move]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52344</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Shiite uprising in Bahrain and the Saudi intervention, along with events in Yemen, have created an extremely unstable situation in the region, and the United States is afraid that completing the withdrawal from Iraq would increase the instability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain expels Iran embassy man over &#039;spy links&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52323</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN. Bahrain has declared the second secretary in the Iranian embassy here persona non grata and ordered him to leave within 72 hours.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says it offers &#039;moral&#039; support to Bahrainis]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52315</link>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Other than offering moral support to the legitimate and peaceful demands of the people,&quot; Tehran has &quot;no role in the events,&quot; foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Update on Iran, Libya and Ivory Coast sanctions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52162</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Most recently German Chancellor Angela Merkel intervened to stop billions of euros of Indian oil payments from reaching Iranian accounts via Germany.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran &#039;aiding&#039; Syria crackdown on protests, say US officials ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52156</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran is aiding Syria in its suppression of pro-democracy demonstrators by providing equipment to put down protests and monitor opposition groups.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egyptian economic growth will slow &#039;significantly&#039; after revolt, says IMF]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52128</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Political unrest spreading across the Middle East and North Africa will hurt economies in the region this year, the IMF said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran denies interfering in Lebanon]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52087</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s foreign ministry dismissed as &quot;unfounded&quot; an accusation by Lebanese caretaker premier Saad Hariri that Tehran was meddling in Beirut&#039;s affairs and holding Arab societies &quot;hostage.&quot;

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<title><![CDATA[Dubai says can handle debt maturities]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51969</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dubai can handle upcoming debt maturities and is working &quot;hard&quot; to prevent violations of UN sanctions on Iran, a government official said.
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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain bans Lebanon travel]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51807</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN. Ban comes after Lebanon&#039;s Iranian-backed Shi&#039;ite Muslim group Hezbollah came out in support of weeks of protests by mainly Bahraini Shi&#039;ite demonstrators.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Special Report: Yemen in Crisis]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51774</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A crisis in Yemen is rapidly escalating. A standoff centered on the presidential palace is taking place between security forces in the capital city of Sanaa while embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh continues to resist stepping down]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US urges restraint by Gulf nations in Bahrain]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51651</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The US, which fears Iran could try to exploit the instability in Bahrain, was cautious in its response to the troop deployment.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says presence of foreign forces in Bahrain is &#039;unacceptable&#039; ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51649</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN. Iran called the arrival of Saudi troops in Bahrain unacceptable and urged for a peaceful response to pro-democracy demonstrators.]]></description>
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