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Ex U.S. hostages confirm Iran presidents role in embassy siege

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 26 Two former United States hostages held captive in Iran for 444 days when radical Islamists seized the American...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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Irans new initiative for nuclear talks sets tougher tone

Iran Focus: Vienna, Aug. 26 Irans new chief nuclear negotiator is due to hold talks with the head of the International Atomic Energy...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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Irans leader names new Revolutionary Guards air force chief

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed a veteran Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) general as the...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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Irans defeated reformists pin hope on dissident ayatollah

Iran Focus: Paris, Aug. 25 A simple Islamic wedding party, with male guests in one hall and women in a separate wing, turned...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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Iran police arrest Kurdish activist in restive city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 A Kurdish activist in the city of Sanandaj, northwest Iran, was arrested by State Security Forces, Persian-language...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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Swedish police probe murder of dissident Iran Kurd

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 An Iranian opposition activist was killed in the Swedish town of Lindsberg, on Monday by unidentified assailants,...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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7 boys under-18 executed in Iran since January: Amnesty

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 25 - The human rights organisation Amnesty International expressed concern on Thursday at the imminent execution of two minors in...

Ram - August 25, 2005

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