<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Iran News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=65&amp;catid=233</link><description>News Feed for - Iran</description><item><title>REFILE-Big powers draft resolution to press Iran at IAEA</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96414267&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T18:48:00</pubDate><description>[-] Text [+] (Refiles to clarify institution in paragraph 1) VIENNA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Six world powers have drafted a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog urging Iran to clarify the purpose of its </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Iranian officials offer altered nuclear proposal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419632&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:26:00</pubDate><description>The arrangement would significantly alter a proposal advanced by the United States, Russia and France, under which Iran's stock would be sent abroad to be processed into fuel for the small research reactor </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Iran shuts newspaper for Baha'i photo: media</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96373434&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T07:15:00</pubDate><description>At the same time, the publishers of another daily, Khabar, linked to a conservative rival of Ahmadinejad, have decided to stop publication due to unspecified pressure, the Etemad newspaper said. Etemad </description><source>Reuters Canada</source></item><item><title>Venezuela opposition and Jews protest Iran visit</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96418809&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:19:00</pubDate><description>* Ahmadinejad visits at end of Latin American tour * US believes Venezuela helps Iran dodge sanctions CARACAS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Opposition parties and the Jewish community criticized a visit by Iran's </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>A Look Inside Iran's Regime Driven By Nuclear Ambitions</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96409127&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:00:00</pubDate><description>They warned him not to talk. When Maziar Bahari was finally freed after 118 days in an Iranian prison on phony espionage charges, he was instructed never to speak of what had happened in jail. If he told </description><source>MSNBC Newsweek</source></item><item><title>U.S. Acting in Iran's Interest, Opposition Leader Says</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96408585&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:55:00</pubDate><description>The leader of the outlawed Free Life Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PJAK) has accused the Obama administration of thwarting negotiations among Iranian pro-democracy groups that were on the verge of creating </description><source>NewsMax.com</source></item><item><title>Sending low-enriched uranium abroad possible,Iranian officer</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96384278&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:01:00</pubDate><description>?Iran is not opposed to sending low-enriched uranium abroad, an Iranian spokesman said. ?But the country demands 100 percent guarantees for a nuclear fuel deal. ?Iran said it is capable of producing enriched </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Iran frees activist on bail in mass trial</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96258734&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:13:00</pubDate><description>TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's official news agency reports a political activist and former head of the Tehran municipal council has been released on bail in the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>PRESS DIGEST - Canada - Nov 24</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261107&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:19:00</pubDate><description>Nov 24 (Reuters) - The following are top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL: - The A.J. Goddard, </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Malaysia denies role in smuggling nuclear weapons to Iran</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96373393&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T07:01:00</pubDate><description>Malaysia denied on Tuesday any role in the illegal export of nuclear weapons to Iran but confirmed the involvement of a national in the export of potential military and explosive components. Deputy foreign </description><source>South China Morning Post</source></item><item><title>Iran, not West, makes uranium-swap proposal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96361638&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T07:37:00</pubDate><description>?Ahmadinejad said Monday the uranium-swap proposal came from Iran not the West. ?He said the West had given a false account of what happened and covered up the fact. ?He claimed Iran has the right to </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Brazil's president urges West to work with Iran</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96316423&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T07:40:00</pubDate><description>Iran's leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead negotiate a fair solution. Brazilian </description><source>San Francisco Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Iran supports Brazil's presence in Middle East</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96356491&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:06:00</pubDate><description>BRASILIA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday after meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Incio Lula da Silva that he supports the presence of Brazil in Asia and </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Iranian president visits Bolivia on three-nation S. American tour</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420409&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:31:00</pubDate><description>LA PAZ, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivian administrative capital La Paz on Tuesday, and was greeted with military honors by Bolivian President Evo Morales. </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Belgian arms dealer admits conspiracy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96346428&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T18:56:00</pubDate><description>A Belgian arms dealer known as the 'Field Marshall' has admitted he's guilty of breaking U.S. conspiracy laws. Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national living in France, pleaded guilty Monday in Mobile, Ala., </description><source>UPI</source></item><item><title>Iran needs 'guarantees to ship nuclear fuel'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96232717&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:07:00</pubDate><description>Iraq's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday that Iran was not opposed to sending LEU abroad as long as it had '100 per cent guarantees' of receiving refined fuel in return, for </description><source>Trade Arabia</source></item><item><title>German FM: Berlin supports Israel on Iranian nuclear issue</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96409897&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:06:00</pubDate><description>JERUSALEM, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Tuesday that Berlin supports Israel in respect to the Iranian nuclear program. Westerwelle, who arrived in Israel </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Iran official warns Russia of legal action over S-300 missiles</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96394427&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:04:00</pubDate><description>Iran can take legal action if Russia refuses to fulfill its commitments to deliver an advanced missile defense system to the Islamic Republic, a senior military official said on Tuesday. Iranian officials </description><source>Haaretz</source></item><item><title>RBI alerts banks on transactions with Iran, Pakistan</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96341995&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:09:00</pubDate><description>Mumbai: The Reserve Bank has directed banks to keep a watch on transactions of customers with countries like Pakistan and Iran since concerns have been raised about rules there in combating terror funding. </description><source>Punjabkesari</source></item><item><title>Arms dealer pleads guilty in Iran smuggling case</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96330232&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:11:00</pubDate><description>Car Rental Israel Â· Car Rental in Israel Â· Sderot Â· Israel Hotels Â· Dead Sea Salt Â· BreitBart.com Â· The future of music Â· Maps of Israel Â· Unique Jewish Gifts Â· Fundraising Ideas Â· Web Hosting </description><source>Jerusalem Post</source></item><item><title>Latin America: Iran a 'danger' to region, says minister</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96245279&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:13:00</pubDate><description>(AKI) - Iran's move to strengthen relations with Venezuela is a threat to the stability of Central America, according to a key minister from the region. Honduras' acting foreign minister Carlos Lopez </description><source>ADN Kronos International</source></item><item><title>Iranian leader heads to Bolivia, Venezuela</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96407125&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:43:00</pubDate><description>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will head to Bolivia for the second leg of a Latin America tour of three leftist nations sympathetic to his administration. AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad </description><source>France24</source></item><item><title>Iran, Armenia discuss simplifying visa regime</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96405637&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:35:00</pubDate><description>Armenian Foreign Ministries Consular Affairs administrations are holding their sixth joint meeting in Tehran. The sides are discussing simplifying the visa regime between the two countries, the Iranian </description><source>Trend News Agency WAP</source></item><item><title>Iran Is A Hard Nut to Crack for Israel, Even Without Russia's S-300 Systems</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96394672&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:10:00</pubDate><description>11/24/2009 [article] / World / Asia Israeli experts stated that they were not impressed with Iranâ??s air defense drills because Iran did not have state-of-the-art S-300 missile systems, which Russia </description><source>Pravda</source></item><item><title>Iran demands guarantees for nuke deal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96395448&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=233</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:47:00</pubDate><description>TEHRAN: Iran is not opposed to sending low- enriched uranium abroad, but demands 100 percent guarantees for a nuclear fuel deal, a spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. 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