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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)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:42:12 +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/0/09862068-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 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+0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e6605c-d2e3-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e6605c-d2e3-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlRevelation of undeclared enrichment plant near Qom has reduced IAEA's confidence in Tehran's declarationsMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:25:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/55063020-d2dd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55063020-d2dd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlSimple formula of romantic television drama and an anti-Israeli stance has enabled Turkey to make a comeback as an influential power in the Middle EastMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:38:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c81334be-d1c5-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c81334be-d1c5-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS 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 programmeSun, 15 Nov 2009 23:21:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/28c3bff8-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28c3bff8-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlA growing boycott of state-sponsored ceremonies is under way by many Iranian cultural figures in protest at the policies of the hardline regimeFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:04:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d40267e-cf5f-11de-b876-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d40267e-cf5f-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlA senior Pakistani official working for the Iranian consulate in Peshawar is killed in an armed attack, prompting fresh concerns over mounting tensions between the countriesThu, 12 Nov 2009 08:12:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c52d5606-cee8-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c52d5606-cee8-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlIn 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 regimeWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:06:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/19443e46-ce1f-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19443e46-ce1f-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlA college of Oxford University has set up a scholarship in memory of Neda Salehi Agha-Soltan, the young Iranian woman whose death during the June post-election unrest provoked outrage and became a symbol of regime brutalityTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:43:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba470bbc-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba470bbc-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlIran has charged three US citizens with spying two months after the trio were arrested having walked across the border from neighbouring Iraq, a top judiciary official has said Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:55:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/279a3e44-c96c-11de-a071-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/279a3e44-c96c-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Jewish state said a captured container ship originating in Iran and loaded with weapons, including rockets, was destined for Syria and Lebanon's Shia groupWed, 4 Nov 2009 19:23:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/acaa915c-c966-11de-a071-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acaa915c-c966-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlFollowing a recent blow to its hopes, Iran's private sector believes than despite slogans to the contrary, the government has no intention of encouraging any real privatisationWed, 4 Nov 2009 17:40:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/08e9c0ee-c914-11de-b551-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08e9c0ee-c914-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlThousands of opposition supporters clashed with security forces at a state-organised rally on the anniversary of the US embassy siegeWed, 4 Nov 2009 13:49:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ce7576e-c89d-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fmideast%2Firanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ce7576e-c89d-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlAngela Merkel, the German chancellor, delivered a stern warning to Iran's hard-line leader amid signs that the west's patience with Tehran's prevarication on its nuclear programme was running outTue, 3 Nov 2009 22:30:53 +0000