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Ahmadi-Nejad tests Brazilian diplomacy
Critics say the visit will lend legitimacy to Tehran as it faces intense international pressure led by the US over its nuclear ambitions and alleged support for terrorism
US warns of Iran sanctions ‘within weeks’
US President Barack Obama has said that world powers could have a package of measures against Iran ”within weeks”, warning Tehran of consequences for its failure to respond to an offer of a nuclear deal
Iran rejects key tenet of nuclear compromise
Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran’s foreign minister, has rejected a US-backed confidence-building measure that required Tehran to ship enriched uranium out of the country
Beijing remains guarded on Iran
Barack Obama, the US president, sought to convince China to increase pressure on Iran’s nuclear programme – but received no public commitment that Beijing would support sanctions
Iran told to reveal all nuclear facilities
Revelation of undeclared enrichment plant near Qom has reduced IAEA’s confidence in Tehran’s declarations
Ankara pursues lead role in Middle East
Simple formula of romantic television drama and an anti-Israeli stance has enabled Turkey to make a comeback as an influential power in the Middle East
US and Russia agree on Iran
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev say the world is running out of time in using diplomatic means to resolve a crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme
Iran’s artists join growing boycott of state
A growing boycott of state-sponsored ceremonies is under way by many Iranian cultural figures in protest at the policies of the hardline regime
Iranian consulate worker shot dead in Peshawar
A senior Pakistani official working for the Iranian consulate in Peshawar is killed in an armed attack, prompting fresh concerns over mounting tensions between the countries
Iran executes Kurdish activist
In a rare application of the death penalty against a political prisoner, Iran has hanged Ehsan Fattahian, a Kurdish activist, on charges of armed struggle against the Islamic regime
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