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		<title>Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd &#8220;The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I'm an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran's regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Analysis: The Pattern of Confrontation &#8212; Obama Wins, Regime Wins, Iranian People Lose</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Siavashi writes for EA: According to The Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration has quietly drawn up plans to provide a key Persian Gulf ally with thousands of advanced &#8220;bunker-buster&#8221; bombs and other munitions, part of a stepped-up U.S. effort to build a regional coalition to counter Iran. An interesting announcement in itself, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Judiciary Sentences U.S. Hikers, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to 8 Years Prison</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2011/08/u-s-hikers-receive-8-year-sentence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The verdict came as a shock to many who had thought the Iranian government may release them during the holy month of Ramadan.]]></description>
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		<title>Live-blog: Iran &#8211; GREEN OPPOSITION LEADERS ARRESTED!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6:15AM GMT &#8211; March 1 A Look Back&#8230; In order to give those who might be new to what is happening in Iran some context that helps to put things in perspective, we thought it timely to post this historic video that shows Mir Hossein Mousavi, standing on top of a car and addressing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EA WorldView: Wikileaks Iran Special: US Diplomats Assess the Green Movement and the Political Situation (January 2010)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EA WorldView &#124; December 3, 2010 By Dr. Scott Lucas &#8220;The GPO [Green Movement] has a strong &#8216;brand&#8217; &#8211; green, freedom, peace signs, silent marches, stolen election and martyrs like Neda Agha Soltani. But like the regime that seeks to crush it, the GPO is not monolithic. To characterize the GPO&#8217;s active core as now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ: Iran to Pare Food, Gas Subsidies</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/10/wsj-iran-to-pare-food-gas-subsidies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moves to Withdraw Supports on Basics Appear Risky for Ahmadinejad; Showing Sanctions' Strain]]></description>
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		<title>CNN: Iran: U.S. hikers to start trial next month</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two American hikers held by Iran for more than a year will stand trial before an Iranian court next month, the country's official news agency reported Saturday.]]></description>
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		<title>AFP: Iran summons Swiss envoy to protest new US sanctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Free Press (hosted by Google) &#124; October 1, 2010 TEHRAN — Iran summoned Swiss ambassador Livia Leu Agosti on Thursday to protest against US sanctions targeting eight senior Iranian officials, the state news agency IRNA news agency reported. &#8220;Ms Livia Leu Agosti, the Swiss ambassador who manages US interests in Iran, was summoned to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters Africa: Obama meets with U.S. woman freed by Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["We remain hopeful that Iran will demonstrate renewed compassion and do the right thing by ensuring the safe return of Shane, Josh and all the other missing or detained Americans in Iran," ]]></description>
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		<title>L.A. Times:  U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[L.A. Times &#124; September 29, 2010 By Paul Richter Tribune Washington Bureau The Obama administration Wednesday sanctioned eight senior Iranian officials for alleged human rights violations, as it sought to sharpen pressure on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime while reaching out to his opponents in Iran. The eight, who include the head of the Iranian Revolutionary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: Cheerleaders cover up for Iran vs United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#124; September 1, 2010 By Alexandra Hudson Istanbul (Reuters) &#8211; Cheerleaders donned black leggings and white T-shirts for a World Championship basketball match between Iran and the United States in Istanbul on Wednesday to respect cultural sensitivities. Some Iranian officials still left the arena shortly before their routine began, however. At previous matches officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball: US wins first meeting with Iran, stays unbeaten</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFP &#124; September 1, 2010 by Brian Mahony ISTANBUL — In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much. &#8220;For me, it&#8217;s a normal game,&#8221; Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said. The United States won it easily, earning a top seed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSM: Hillary Clinton to Iran: stop using death penalty so much</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Science Monitor &#124; August 10, 2010 by Howard LaFranchi Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday added her voice to the growing international chorus condemning what Iranian human rights activists say is expanding use of execution as almost routine punishment in Iran. The high-profile case Secretary Clinton cited in a statement is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPR: Despite Bluster, U.S., Iran, May Be Open To Talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPR &#124; August 5, 2010 by Mike Shuster Signals have come from Iran and the U.S. in recent days that suggest a willingness of both nations to return to the negotiating table. This comes as something of a surprise, given the recent economic sanctions imposed on Iran and hostile public remarks from both sides. Amid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telegraph: Iran puts forward &#8216;evidence&#8217; that nuclear scientist was abducted by CIA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telegraph UK &#124; July 4, 2010 By Richard Spencer in Dubai Iran lodged a written complaint alleging that the CIA had abducted one of its nuclear scientists amidst an international mystery over the fate of the man. Shahram Amiri disappeared in Saudi Arabia while on pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Medina. Since then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanctions Effort May Open Door to Press Iran Central Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/05/2820/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 01:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Siavashi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times &#124; May 19, 2010 By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and DAVID E. SANGER UNITED NATIONS — Buried in the sanctions resolution now being debated in the United Nations Security Council lies the possibility of a new effort to pressure Iran over its nuclear program: a call for countries to “exercise vigilance” in dealing [...]]]></description>
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