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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:03:43 +0000Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:59:48 +0000Newspapers15http://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://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/534b21d2-df53-11de-98ca-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/534b21d2-df53-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlMahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, president of Iran, pledged to enrich part of his country's stock of uranium to a higher level, in another provocative move that could add to pressure for tougher sanctions on TehranWed, 2 Dec 2009 18:03:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0a091d6-de0a-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0a091d6-de0a-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlIran has freed five Britons detained in the Gulf after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters, according to state radioWed, 2 Dec 2009 08:35:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/20867134-dea4-11de-adff-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20867134-dea4-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlSohrab Aarabi, a 19-year-old student, has joined Neda Agha-Soltan as a symbol of the human cost of the suppression of the post-election protests in JuneTue, 1 Dec 2009 22:33:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc72cd38-ddee-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc72cd38-ddee-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlWestern diplomats are seeking to use Tehran's announcement that it will expand its nuclear programme to push Russia and China into backing tougher sanctions against IranMon, 30 Nov 2009 20:41:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/871e08de-dde2-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/871e08de-dde2-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.htmlTehran's announcement of plans to build 10 uranium enrichment plants is a typical example of the bluster of theocrats, managing to be both unreal – and dangerousMon, 30 Nov 2009 19:24:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e89a90b4-dd24-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e89a90b4-dd24-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlTehran's announcement raises the tensions between Iran and the world's big powers just as the US is preparing to shift from Obama's policy of engagement to a push for UN sanctions in the new yearSun, 29 Nov 2009 23:29:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/806369fc-dd02-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/806369fc-dd02-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.htmlIran said it was dramatically expanding its nuclear programme, in a move that raises the stakes in the international dispute over the programme and which could further inflame tensions in the Middle EastSun, 29 Nov 2009 21:38:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd0c3e74-db64-11de-9023-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd0c3e74-db64-11de-9023-00144feabdc0.htmlThe board of the UN's nuclear watchdog, with rare Russian and Chinese backing, chastises Tehran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/eac4d4e4-d9fa-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eac4d4e4-d9fa-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe shift in focus – seen by some as neo-Ottoman – is driven by interests more than ideology, as trade with the Middle East expands to take up the slack left by the EU's downturn Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5ef0a9a-d8fc-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5ef0a9a-d8fc-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.html Accusation suggests Tehran is concerned that major powers may be more united than before against nuclear programme Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:43:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7db6103e-d87e-11de-b63a-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7db6103e-d87e-11de-b63a-00144feabdc0.html The presidents of Iran and Brazil issued a joint call for reform of the United Nations at the start of a controversial visit to three Latin American countries by Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the Iranian leader. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:31:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a146769e-d791-11de-b578-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a146769e-d791-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.htmlCritics say the Iranian president's visit will lend legitimacy to Tehran as it faces international pressure over its nuclear ambitions and alleged support for terrorismSun, 22 Nov 2009 18:26:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/09862068-d523-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09862068-d523-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlUS 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 dealThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed2e583e-d498-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed2e583e-d498-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlManouchehr Mottaki, Iran's foreign minister, has rejected a US-backed confidence-building measure that required Tehran to ship enriched uranium out of the countryWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b3f95f0-d3a5-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b3f95f0-d3a5-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlBarack 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 sanctionsTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:28:58 +0000