Mar
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Iran News – Iran Offers to Exchange Low-Grade Uranium But on Iranian Territory (Payvand Iran News)

Iran Offers to Exchange Low-Grade Uranium But on Iranian Territory (Payvand Iran News)
The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, is making a new proposal for the exchange of Tehran’s low-grade uranium with the West, Wednesday, offering to carry out the exchange at once and on Iranian soil. -VOA

Iran calls on OPEC to hold output target steady – KHOU
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — OPEC should hold its oil production targets steady, Iran’s oil minister said Monday, ahead of this week’s OPEC meeting, reflecting the producer group’s contentment with the current price of crude. Analysts and officials widely …

Iran frees activists for Iranian New Year holiday (NBC26 Green Bay)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran has temporarily released a prominent pro-reform activist detained for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil.

Iran Activists Freed For Iranian New Year Holiday (The Huffington Post)
What’s Your Reaction? TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released a prominent opposition politician as well as two reformist activists and a filmmaker detained for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil, a relative and state media said Thursday.

Iran Frees Activists for Iranian New Year Holiday – ABC News
Iran released a prominent opposition politician as well as two reformist activists and a filmmaker detained for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil, a relative and state media said Thursday. Mohsen Mirdamadi, the leader of the …

Negotiations under way with Iran over Iranian-American’s release (CNN)
An American lawyer has been holding secret negotiations with Iran for the release of an Iranian-American being detained for two years.

Iran frees activists for Iranian New Year holiday (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iran released a prominent opposition politician as well as three activists and a filmmaker detained for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil, a relative and local media said Thursday.

Iran frees activists for Iranian New Year holiday (Sify News)
Iran released a prominent opposition politician as well as three activists and a filmmaker detained for suspected involvement in the country’s postelection turmoil, a relative and local media said

Iran Sends 7th Vessel To Aden To Fight Pirates (Bernama)
TEHRAN, March 18 (Bernama) — The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy sent Wednesday the 7th vessel to the Gulf of Aden to fight pirates and protect the country’s shipping lines from piracy, Iranian news agency IRNA reported.

Clinton urges Russia to delay Iran’s nuclear plant (AP via Yahoo! News)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Russia to delay launching Iran’s nuclear plant until Tehran proves that it’s not pursuing atomic weapons.

HOLMES: No ‘silver bullets’ on Iran – Washington Times
Washington craves a “quick fix” for Iran. Some hope tougher sanctions will stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Others, lacking faith in sanctions, want to bomb Iran. Still others urge a deterrence strategy to contain the “inevitable” threat …

Japan, France call on Iran to resolve nuclear crisis … – YAHOO!
“If Iran were to hold nuclear weapons , the seriousness of the matter is immeasurable,” Okada told a joint press conference after his meeting with Kouchner. “I said Iran has no more time left. They have to decide now,” he told the press conference …

UPDATE 2-Russia, US disagree over Iran atomic plant … – Forex Pros
VOLGODONSK, Russia, March 18 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it would start up the reactor it is building at Iran’s first atomic power plant in mid-2010, prompting immediate criticism from visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Prime …