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West Asia
Iran Condemns Western Countries
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during the International Conference of Youth and Islamic Awakening in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 29, 2012. Ahmadinejad on Sunday blames western countries for “destabilizing the region” as a high-ranking IAEA delegation arrived here on the same day to discuss outstanding issues over Iran’s disputed…
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Iran Opens Fajdr Int’l Theater Festival
A Turkish actor performs during the 30th Fajdr International Theater Festival in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Jan. 26, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
First Snow, Funny Couple
An Iranian man throws snowball to his friend at Jamshidieh Park in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 21, 2012. The first snowfall in 2012 hit Tehran on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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Russia Opposes Iran Sanction
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference in Moscow, capital of Russia, Jan. 18, 2012. Russia opposes any military strikes or unilateral sanctions against Iran, Lavrov said Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Yong> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Geithner Meets Wen Jiabao for Iran Sanction
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front, R) meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who is visiting China as U.S. President Barack Obama’s special representative, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 11, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
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Iran-Venezuela “We’re Brother”
In this image provided by the Venezuelan Presidency Office, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) greets his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Miraflores Palace in the city of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2012. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Venezuela on Monday, kicking off his Latin American tour which…
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West Asia
US Navy Rescue 13 Iranians from Pirates
In this photo released by US Navy, a U.S. Navy SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter provides support to a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) in the Arabian Sea Jan. 5, 2012. The VBSS team…
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Iran “We’re Ready to G5+1”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi (R) attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2012. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said here on Thursday that the Islamic republic of Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with G5+1 (five permanent members of…
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Iran Launches its Missiles for Test
An Iranian missile is launched during Iranian naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 on the Sea of Oman, Iran, Jan. 2, 2012. Iran successfully test-fired long range and short range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Naval Excercise Makes Tension in Middle East
Iranian soldiers attend naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 on the Sea of Oman, Iran, on Dec. 31, 2011. Deputy Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said Sunday that for the first time, Iran test fired anti-radar, mid-range missile “successfully” in the ongoing naval drills in its southern…
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