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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 19:10 BSTThu, 15 May 2008 21:30:06 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/mideast/iran(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2428c5c6-1f83-11dd-9216-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2428c5c6-1f83-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlPair's withdrawal from the $10bn-plus development deals heavy blow a blow to Tehran's attempts to expand its energy exports in the face of US and international sanctionsSun, 11 May 2008 19:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37ff8932-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37ff8932-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlBank Melli, Iran's biggest commercial bank, is set to be banned from operating in the European Union under proposals in the final stages of discussion in BrusselsThu, 15 May 2008 19:10 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a445a43e-22a0-11dd-93a9-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a445a43e-22a0-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlIran's president and its central bank governor are locked in a power struggle over interest rates, with Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad insisting on a cut but the chief banker standing firmThu, 15 May 2008 18:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a54847ce-229b-11dd-93a9-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a54847ce-229b-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlAllowing Iran to build nuclear weapons would mark an "unforgivable betrayal of future generations", George W. Bush told the Israeli parliament, promising that the US would continue to stand with the Jewish state in future confrontationsThu, 15 May 2008 17:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0647225a-220d-11dd-a50a-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0647225a-220d-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlForeign minister Franco Frattini says the new government is prepared for closer ties with Israel and take a tougher line on Iran along with the US and big European powersThu, 15 May 2008 03:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4dfa218-21bc-11dd-a50a-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4dfa218-21bc-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlIran says it has foiled an attempt by an alleged US-sponsored 'terrorist' group to bomb the Russian consulate in Rasht in northern Iran.Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f0ac7b8-2062-11dd-80b4-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f0ac7b8-2062-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlThe Bush administration is seeking to broaden the scope of its enforcement tools to rein in Iran's nuclear programme, including greater scrutiny of global banks that may be violating US export control rules by financing prohibited transactionsMon, 12 May 2008 23:04 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5126a4b2-1f83-11dd-9216-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5126a4b2-1f83-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlA senior US official has claimed that both states have a hand in the disturbances in the Lebanese capital, the scenes of confusion worrying the Bush administrationSun, 11 May 2008 19:14 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e6a410a-1f6f-11dd-9216-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e6a410a-1f6f-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlThe Bush administration has appeared nonplussed as Iran emerged as the main beneficiary of the US's regional policies, writes Lawrence Freedman Sun, 11 May 2008 18:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6c758d0-1ce4-11dd-82ae-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6c758d0-1ce4-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlAn explosion in the southern city of Shiraz last month which killed 14 people was the result of a bomb attack by a group with links to the US and Britain, Iran's intelligence minister has said.Thu, 8 May 2008 11:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/faffebe6-1c8c-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/faffebe6-1c8c-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlConservatives have attacked the former president for his interpretation of what the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini meant when he talked of 'exporting the revolution'Thu, 8 May 2008 03:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3fe0f94-1ad5-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3fe0f94-1ad5-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlIran has suspended security discussions with Washington in protest at the offensive against Shia militia in Baghdad, describing the dialogue as meaninglessMon, 5 May 2008 20:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a473f7de-16d5-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a473f7de-16d5-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe US and its allies are worried the sanctions regime against Tehran is under threat from a possible new wave of European investment in Iran's strategically important gas sectorWed, 30 Apr 2008 18:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2658f1f0-157d-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2658f1f0-157d-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlIran is exerting great efforts, such as conducting scientific research and policing of the waters, to stop the sturgeon and the caviar industry from being wiped outTue, 29 Apr 2008 03:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/963fc6f8-154e-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/963fc6f8-154e-11dd-996c-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe proposed $7.6bn gas pipeline from Iran to India will be at the centre of discussions between the two countries, as they meet to strengthen their economic relations at a time when New Delhi needs energy and Tehran needs alliesMon, 28 Apr 2008 19:22 BST