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Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies

Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said on Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran's crucial fuel

Iran warships enter the Mediterranean: Navy commander

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Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean Sea after crossing the Suez Canal on Saturday in a move aimed at showing Iran's ‘might’ to regional countries, navy commander Admiral Habibollah Sayari said.

Iran defies West, unveils nuclear advances

Iran announced new strides in its nuclear programme on Wednesday in a defiant blow to US and EU pressure to rein in its atomic activities, and amid signs of an increasingly vicious covert war with Israel over the issue. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled on state television what was described as Iran’s first domestically produced, 20-per cent enriched nuclear fuel for Tehran’s research reactor.

Iran unveils nuclear progress, US says claims 'hyped'

Iran announced new strides in its nuclear programme on Wednesday in a defiant blow to US and EU pressure to rein in its atomic activities, and amid signs of an increasingly vicious covert war with Isr

Ahmadinejad to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil ‘some nuclear achievements’ on Wednesday, according to an announcement on Iran's presidential website.

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Iran has new centrifuges, nuclear fuel plates: state TV

State television reported on Wednesday that Iran has made advances in its nuclear programme, building new uranium enrichment centrifuges and producing its own nuclear reactor fuel plates.

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Iran trumpets atom advances, deepening standoff with West

Iran trumpeted advances in nuclear technology on Wednesday, citing new uranium enrichment centrifuges and domestically made reactor fuel, in a move abetting a drift towards confrontation with the West

Iran holds off cutting oil to unruffled EU

Iran said on Wednesday it was looking at cutting oil sales to six EU countries but would not do so "at the moment," while unperturbed European officials said they were looking for other suppliers anyw

Iran: 30 million lose email access

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An Iranian news agency reports that more than 30 million people in the country have lost access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail.

The Saturday report by the semi-offici

Hamas 'will never recognise Israel': Gaza premier

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Hamas 'will never recognise Israel', its Gaza prime minister said on Saturday in a speech in Iran that is likely to complicate Palestinian efforts to form a unity government in the teeth of opposition

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