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All rights reservedTue, 03 Jul 2012 02:16:54 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-test-fires-ballistic-missile-able-hit-israel-061654576.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3SgUivhEJw.BQNAkzbf_hQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341296046668-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iranian family looks at a display of a Shahab-3 missile in Tehran" align="left" title="An Iranian family looks at a display of a Shahab-3 missile in Tehran" border="0" /></a>Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked, media said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-test-fires-ballistic-missile-able-hit-israel-061654576.htmlTue, 03 Jul 2012 02:16:54 -0400AFPiran-test-fires-ballistic-missile-able-hit-israel-061654576<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-test-fires-ballistic-missile-able-hit-israel-061654576.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3SgUivhEJw.BQNAkzbf_hQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341296046668-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iranian family looks at a display of a Shahab-3 missile in Tehran" align="left" title="An Iranian family looks at a display of a Shahab-3 missile in Tehran" border="0" /></a>Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked, media said.</p><br clear="all"/>Iran's official news agency official IRNA reports that the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards unit has launched several missiles in a military exercise.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-launches-long-range-missiles-exercise-060132765.htmlTue, 03 Jul 2012 02:01:32 -0400Associated Pressiran-says-launches-long-range-missiles-exercise-060132765<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-strikes-damascus-suburb-u-n-decries-arms-051823389.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r6oj2oVqLwjQKLSgKAhaWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-03T051823Z_1_CBRE86115F200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of rebel group Khaled ibin al Walid Fighters take position at a front line fighting at Hamidiyeh district area in the central city of Homs" align="left" title="Members of rebel group Khaled ibin al Walid Fighters take position at a front line fighting at Hamidiyeh district area in the central city of Homs" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian helicopters bombarded a Damascus suburb on Monday and Turkey scrambled warplanes near the border in the north, as the U.N. human rights chief warned that arms supplies to both the government and rebels were deepening the 16-month conflict. Fighting has come to the gates of the capital in recent weeks and is also raging throughout the country as the battle to unseat President Bashar al-Assad increasingly takes on the character of an all-out civil war, fuelled by sectarian hatred. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-strikes-damascus-suburb-u-n-decries-arms-051823389.htmlTue, 03 Jul 2012 01:18:23 -0400Reuterssyria-strikes-damascus-suburb-u-n-decries-arms-051823389<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-strikes-damascus-suburb-u-n-decries-arms-051823389.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r6oj2oVqLwjQKLSgKAhaWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-03T051823Z_1_CBRE86115F200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of rebel group Khaled ibin al Walid Fighters take position at a front line fighting at Hamidiyeh district area in the central city of Homs" align="left" title="Members of rebel group Khaled ibin al Walid Fighters take position at a front line fighting at Hamidiyeh district area in the central city of Homs" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian helicopters bombarded a Damascus suburb on Monday and Turkey scrambled warplanes near the border in the north, as the U.N. human rights chief warned that arms supplies to both the government and rebels were deepening the 16-month conflict. Fighting has come to the gates of the capital in recent weeks and is also raging throughout the country as the battle to unseat President Bashar al-Assad increasingly takes on the character of an all-out civil war, fuelled by sectarian hatred. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-boycott-cairo-opposition-talks-094606299.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jUVgmy2ddFi8gs2hKWAoVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341241967834-8-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of the Free Syrian Army stands near the &quot;Al-Hosn&quot; Crusaders Citadel on the outskirts of Homs" align="left" title="A member of the Free Syrian Army stands near the &quot;Al-Hosn&quot; Crusaders Citadel on the outskirts of Homs" border="0" /></a>Exiled opposition groups tried to forge a common vision for a transition in Syria as they met in Cairo as the UN rights chief accused both the regime and opposition of &quot;serious&quot; violations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-boycott-cairo-opposition-talks-094606299.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 22:01:55 -0400AFPsyria-rebels-boycott-cairo-opposition-talks-094606299<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-boycott-cairo-opposition-talks-094606299.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jUVgmy2ddFi8gs2hKWAoVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341241967834-8-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A member of the Free Syrian Army stands near the &quot;Al-Hosn&quot; Crusaders Citadel on the outskirts of Homs" align="left" title="A member of the Free Syrian Army stands near the &quot;Al-Hosn&quot; Crusaders Citadel on the outskirts of Homs" border="0" /></a>Exiled opposition groups tried to forge a common vision for a transition in Syria as they met in Cairo as the UN rights chief accused both the regime and opposition of &quot;serious&quot; violations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-accuses-iran-plotting-attacks-kenya-211717271.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bok.c6wNu5OzG2k7RjNyzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341263683860-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu" border="0" /></a>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of plotting attacks against Israel in Kenya after the arrest of two Iranians in possession of explosives in the African country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-accuses-iran-plotting-attacks-kenya-211717271.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 17:17:17 -0400AFPisrael-accuses-iran-plotting-attacks-kenya-211717271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-accuses-iran-plotting-attacks-kenya-211717271.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bok.c6wNu5OzG2k7RjNyzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341263683860-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu" border="0" /></a>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of plotting attacks against Israel in Kenya after the arrest of two Iranians in possession of explosives in the African country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officials-iranians-targeted-israeli-us-interests-203608167.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HQtDw7xn7kAbHXj0QU.dtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d6c4d33b863c3c12140f6a7067005b7d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, June 27, 2012 file photo, a Kenyan policewoman accompanies Iranian nationals Sayed Mansour Mousavi, center, and Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad, right, in the Nairobi magistrates court in Nairobi, Kenya, where they faced charges related to the possession of explosives. On Monday, July 2, 2012, officials told The Associated Press that Mousavi and Mohammad, who led authorities to a cache of explosives after their arrest, planned to attack Israeli, U.S., British or Saudi targets inside Kenya. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, June 27, 2012 file photo, a Kenyan policewoman accompanies Iranian nationals Sayed Mansour Mousavi, center, and Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad, right, in the Nairobi magistrates court in Nairobi, Kenya, where they faced charges related to the possession of explosives. On Monday, July 2, 2012, officials told The Associated Press that Mousavi and Mohammad, who led authorities to a cache of explosives after their arrest, planned to attack Israeli, U.S., British or Saudi targets inside Kenya. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)" border="0" /></a>Two Iranians who led authorities to a cache of explosives after their arrest planned to attack Israeli, U.S., British or Saudi targets inside Kenya, officials told The Associated Press on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/officials-iranians-targeted-israeli-us-interests-203608167.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 16:36:08 -0400Associated Pressofficials-iranians-targeted-israeli-us-interests-203608167<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officials-iranians-targeted-israeli-us-interests-203608167.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HQtDw7xn7kAbHXj0QU.dtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d6c4d33b863c3c12140f6a7067005b7d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, June 27, 2012 file photo, a Kenyan policewoman accompanies Iranian nationals Sayed Mansour Mousavi, center, and Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad, right, in the Nairobi magistrates court in Nairobi, Kenya, where they faced charges related to the possession of explosives. On Monday, July 2, 2012, officials told The Associated Press that Mousavi and Mohammad, who led authorities to a cache of explosives after their arrest, planned to attack Israeli, U.S., British or Saudi targets inside Kenya. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, June 27, 2012 file photo, a Kenyan policewoman accompanies Iranian nationals Sayed Mansour Mousavi, center, and Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad, right, in the Nairobi magistrates court in Nairobi, Kenya, where they faced charges related to the possession of explosives. On Monday, July 2, 2012, officials told The Associated Press that Mousavi and Mohammad, who led authorities to a cache of explosives after their arrest, planned to attack Israeli, U.S., British or Saudi targets inside Kenya. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)" border="0" /></a>Two Iranians who led authorities to a cache of explosives after their arrest planned to attack Israeli, U.S., British or Saudi targets inside Kenya, officials told The Associated Press on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-mps-seek-shut-hormuz-eu-bound-tankers-194010177.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yZ1QduUi7mbxBRjJd.De6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341257962058-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers cruise out the Strait of Hormuz off the shores of Tibat in Oman in January 2012" align="left" title="Oil tankers cruise out the Strait of Hormuz off the shores of Tibat in Oman in January 2012" border="0" /></a>Iranian MPs have signed a draft law aimed at banning Europe-bound oil tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz to punish EU nations that slapped sanctions on the Islamic republic, reports said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-mps-seek-shut-hormuz-eu-bound-tankers-194010177.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 15:40:10 -0400AFPiran-mps-seek-shut-hormuz-eu-bound-tankers-194010177<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-mps-seek-shut-hormuz-eu-bound-tankers-194010177.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yZ1QduUi7mbxBRjJd.De6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341257962058-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers cruise out the Strait of Hormuz off the shores of Tibat in Oman in January 2012" align="left" title="Oil tankers cruise out the Strait of Hormuz off the shores of Tibat in Oman in January 2012" border="0" /></a>Iranian MPs have signed a draft law aimed at banning Europe-bound oil tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz to punish EU nations that slapped sanctions on the Islamic republic, reports said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Syrian government and the rebels are receiving more and more weapons, which is fueling violence in a 16-month conflict that the United Nations says has killed more than 10,000 people, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday. "The ongoing provision of arms to the Syrian government and to its opponents feeds additional violence," Pillay said in the written text of remarks she made to the U.N. Security Council. "Any further militarization of the conflict must be avoided at all costs. ...http://news.yahoo.com/arms-flowing-both-sides-syrian-conflict-u-n-165824256.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 13:44:20 -0400Reutersarms-flowing-both-sides-syrian-conflict-u-n-165824256Officials in Kenya say that two Iranian agents arrested with explosives planned to attack Israeli, American, British or Saudi Arabian targets inside Kenya.http://news.yahoo.com/ap-iranians-kenya-planned-israeli-us-attacks-172250609.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 13:22:50 -0400Associated Pressap-iranians-kenya-planned-israeli-us-attacks-172250609Iranians marked on Monday the anniversary of the downing of an airliner by a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf more than two decades ago.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-mourns-1988-airliner-downing-us-warship-131421236.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 12:51:11 -0400Associated Pressiran-mourns-1988-airliner-downing-us-warship-131421236<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-wants-win-win-nuclear-talks-131205111.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x.4.mhAIcx3v4k6HEVOEXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ecf5b2c084203212140f6a70670067cd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat escorts a passenger ship, unseen, near the spot where an Iranian airliner was shot down by a U.S. warship 24 years ago killing 290 passengers, while an oil tanker is seen in the background, on Monday, July 2, 2012. The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air A300 Airbus on July 3, 1988 shortly after it took off from Bandar Abbas bound for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" align="left" title="An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat escorts a passenger ship, unseen, near the spot where an Iranian airliner was shot down by a U.S. warship 24 years ago killing 290 passengers, while an oil tanker is seen in the background, on Monday, July 2, 2012. The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air A300 Airbus on July 3, 1988 shortly after it took off from Bandar Abbas bound for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>Iran wants a &quot;win-win&quot; outcome in its talks with world powers over Tehran&#039;s disputed nuclear program, the country&#039;s foreign minister said Monday, warning that the only other choice is confrontation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-wants-win-win-nuclear-talks-131205111.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 12:42:54 -0400Associated Pressiran-says-wants-win-win-nuclear-talks-131205111<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-wants-win-win-nuclear-talks-131205111.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x.4.mhAIcx3v4k6HEVOEXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ecf5b2c084203212140f6a70670067cd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat escorts a passenger ship, unseen, near the spot where an Iranian airliner was shot down by a U.S. warship 24 years ago killing 290 passengers, while an oil tanker is seen in the background, on Monday, July 2, 2012. The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air A300 Airbus on July 3, 1988 shortly after it took off from Bandar Abbas bound for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" align="left" title="An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat escorts a passenger ship, unseen, near the spot where an Iranian airliner was shot down by a U.S. warship 24 years ago killing 290 passengers, while an oil tanker is seen in the background, on Monday, July 2, 2012. The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air A300 Airbus on July 3, 1988 shortly after it took off from Bandar Abbas bound for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)" border="0" /></a>Iran wants a &quot;win-win&quot; outcome in its talks with world powers over Tehran&#039;s disputed nuclear program, the country&#039;s foreign minister said Monday, warning that the only other choice is confrontation.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-drafts-bill-block-hormuz-gulf-oil-tankers-141749135.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pB67U.zww.N4CNArcMQggA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-02T164155Z_2_CBRE86116OM00_RTROPTP_2_IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar" align="left" title="A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran&#039;s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has drafted a bill calling for Iran to try to stop oil tankers from shipping crude through the Strait of Hormuz to countries that support sanctions against it, a committee member said on Monday. The Iranian parliament is vocal and sees itself as independent but does not hold much power. Bills are unlikely to get far unless sanctioned by the leadership. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-drafts-bill-block-hormuz-gulf-oil-tankers-141749135.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 12:41:55 -0400Reutersiran-drafts-bill-block-hormuz-gulf-oil-tankers-141749135<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-drafts-bill-block-hormuz-gulf-oil-tankers-141749135.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pB67U.zww.N4CNArcMQggA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-02T164155Z_2_CBRE86116OM00_RTROPTP_2_IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar" align="left" title="A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran&#039;s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has drafted a bill calling for Iran to try to stop oil tankers from shipping crude through the Strait of Hormuz to countries that support sanctions against it, a committee member said on Monday. The Iranian parliament is vocal and sees itself as independent but does not hold much power. Bills are unlikely to get far unless sanctioned by the leadership. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iranians-feel-pain-west-tightens-sanctions-162854189.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h61VJEGOnmXHil_ZBNOKyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-02T180158Z_1_CBRE8611E3D00_RTROPTP_2_IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pedestrians stop to look at imported suits at a high-street clothing store in north Tehran" align="left" title="Pedestrians stop to look at imported suits at a high-street clothing store in north Tehran" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are continuing to bring social and financial hardship to millions of Iranians across the country. On Sunday, a European Union embargo on Iranian crude oil took full effect in a joint effort with the United States to force Tehran to curb nuclear activities that the Western powers say pose a military threat, despite Iranian denials. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iranians-feel-pain-west-tightens-sanctions-162854189.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 12:28:54 -0400Reutersiranians-feel-pain-west-tightens-sanctions-162854189<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iranians-feel-pain-west-tightens-sanctions-162854189.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h61VJEGOnmXHil_ZBNOKyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-02T180158Z_1_CBRE8611E3D00_RTROPTP_2_IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pedestrians stop to look at imported suits at a high-street clothing store in north Tehran" align="left" title="Pedestrians stop to look at imported suits at a high-street clothing store in north Tehran" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are continuing to bring social and financial hardship to millions of Iranians across the country. On Sunday, a European Union embargo on Iranian crude oil took full effect in a joint effort with the United States to force Tehran to curb nuclear activities that the Western powers say pose a military threat, despite Iranian denials. ...</p><br clear="all"/>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran resumed the flow of natural gas to Turkey on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, after an explosion last week damaged part of the pipeline connecting the two countries and cut off supply. "The export of Iran's natural gas to Turkey resumed a few minutes ago after a request by Turkey and after the damaged pipeline was repaired," Mehr reported. Iran is Turkey's second-largest gas supplier after Russia, supplying around 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/iran-resumes-natural-gas-flow-turkey-mehr-agency-152133660.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 11:34:04 -0400Reutersiran-resumes-natural-gas-flow-turkey-mehr-agency-152133660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-oil-price-slide-highlights-risks-putins-russia-101154033--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gW.mvN.btVp26E.5LsRG6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-02T102022Z_1_CBRE8610SQ200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-OIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Putin speaks before a state dinner with Israeli President Peres in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Russian President Putin speaks before a state dinner with Israeli President Peres in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Top oil producer Russia is on course for its highest output in the post-Soviet era this year helped by new fields after a 1.1 percent rise in the first half, Energy Ministry data showed on Monday. Russia is aiming to increase its overall 2012 crude production by around 1 percent after adding 1.2 percent last year to reach a post-Soviet era high of 10.27 million barrels per day (bpd), or 511 million tonnes. Crude output in the first half of 2012 increased by 1.1 percent to 10.33 million bpd on average. &quot;I believe we will reach a 1 percent rise for the year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-oil-price-slide-highlights-risks-putins-russia-101154033--business.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 07:14:04 -0400Reutersanalysis-oil-price-slide-highlights-risks-putins-russia-101154033--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-oil-price-slide-highlights-risks-putins-russia-101154033--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gW.mvN.btVp26E.5LsRG6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-02T102022Z_1_CBRE8610SQ200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-OIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Putin speaks before a state dinner with Israeli President Peres in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Russian President Putin speaks before a state dinner with Israeli President Peres in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Top oil producer Russia is on course for its highest output in the post-Soviet era this year helped by new fields after a 1.1 percent rise in the first half, Energy Ministry data showed on Monday. Russia is aiming to increase its overall 2012 crude production by around 1 percent after adding 1.2 percent last year to reach a post-Soviet era high of 10.27 million barrels per day (bpd), or 511 million tonnes. Crude output in the first half of 2012 increased by 1.1 percent to 10.33 million bpd on average. &quot;I believe we will reach a 1 percent rise for the year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iraq's oil revenues dropped by 17.6 percent from May to June due to plummeting prices in the international market and the diversion of some production to meet domestic needs, the government said Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-oil-revenues-drop-17-6-percent-june-080432827--finance.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 05:38:41 -0400Associated Pressiraqs-oil-revenues-drop-17-6-percent-june-080432827--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-oil-embargo-iran-comes-effect-110542768.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bpm67r_p3.3MQ3rRldcIJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341172906902-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) tours the Abadan oil refinery in 2011" align="left" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) tours the Abadan oil refinery in 2011" border="0" /></a>A European Union embargo on Iranian oil went into effect on Sunday, provoking anger in Tehran which says the measure will hurt talks with world powers over its sensitive nuclear activities.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/eu-oil-embargo-iran-comes-effect-110542768.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 04:16:48 -0400AFPeu-oil-embargo-iran-comes-effect-110542768<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-oil-embargo-iran-comes-effect-110542768.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bpm67r_p3.3MQ3rRldcIJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341172906902-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) tours the Abadan oil refinery in 2011" align="left" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) tours the Abadan oil refinery in 2011" border="0" /></a>A European Union embargo on Iranian oil went into effect on Sunday, provoking anger in Tehran which says the measure will hurt talks with world powers over its sensitive nuclear activities.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/boatpeople-feature-indonesia-australia-talks-063633603.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/piN62vG_lZaysV9wry1jxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1341193336479-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" align="left" title="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" border="0" /></a>Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Australia on Monday as a political storm over people-smuggling raged, with the &quot;evil trade&quot; looming large in talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/boatpeople-feature-indonesia-australia-talks-063633603.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 02:36:33 -0400AFPboatpeople-feature-indonesia-australia-talks-063633603<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/boatpeople-feature-indonesia-australia-talks-063633603.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/piN62vG_lZaysV9wry1jxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1341193336479-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" align="left" title="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" border="0" /></a>Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Australia on Monday as a political storm over people-smuggling raged, with the &quot;evil trade&quot; looming large in talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.</p><br clear="all"/>Iran's state TV is reporting that a 5.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated area in the eastern part of the country.http://news.yahoo.com/moderate-earthquake-hits-iranian-town-061057286.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2012 02:10:57 -0400Associated Pressmoderate-earthquake-hits-iranian-town-061057286<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/migrants-dominate-australia-indonesia-talks-014317923.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/piN62vG_lZaysV9wry1jxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1341193336479-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" align="left" title="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" border="0" /></a>Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday amid a political storm over people-smuggling, with the &quot;evil trade&quot; looming large in talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/migrants-dominate-australia-indonesia-talks-014317923.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 21:43:17 -0400AFPmigrants-dominate-australia-indonesia-talks-014317923<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/migrants-dominate-australia-indonesia-talks-014317923.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/piN62vG_lZaysV9wry1jxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1341193336479-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" align="left" title="Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday" border="0" /></a>Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Australia on Monday amid a political storm over people-smuggling, with the &quot;evil trade&quot; looming large in talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Every day some 3,000 Indian children die from illnesses related to malnutrition, and yet countless heaps of rodent-infested wheat and rice are rotting in fields across the north of their own country. It is an extraordinary paradox created by a rigid regime of subsidies for grain farmers, a woeful lack of storage facilities and an inefficient, corruption-plagued public distribution system that fails millions of impoverished people. ...http://news.yahoo.com/crops-rot-millions-hungry-india-220307612--business.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 18:03:07 -0400Reuterscrops-rot-millions-hungry-india-220307612--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-feels-pinch-eu-oil-sanctions-182027456--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hO45wriUlHp7Y5tZN5wwhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/add232606b5b1f12140f6a706700dbc0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran&#039;s Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran. Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a &quot;battle&quot; against EU sanctions targeting the country&#039;s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran&#039;s Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran. Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a &quot;battle&quot; against EU sanctions targeting the country&#039;s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)" border="0" /></a>As new European Union sanctions targeting Iran&#039;s vital oil industry took effect Sunday, Tehran acknowledged the measures aimed at reining in its disputed nuclear program were taking a toll. The vice president said authorities had stockpiled imported goods and hard currency to help cushion the blow to the economy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-feels-pinch-eu-oil-sanctions-182027456--finance.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 16:13:36 -0400Associated Pressiran-feels-pinch-eu-oil-sanctions-182027456--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-feels-pinch-eu-oil-sanctions-182027456--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hO45wriUlHp7Y5tZN5wwhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/add232606b5b1f12140f6a706700dbc0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran&#039;s Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran. Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a &quot;battle&quot; against EU sanctions targeting the country&#039;s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran&#039;s Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran. Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a &quot;battle&quot; against EU sanctions targeting the country&#039;s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)" border="0" /></a>As new European Union sanctions targeting Iran&#039;s vital oil industry took effect Sunday, Tehran acknowledged the measures aimed at reining in its disputed nuclear program were taking a toll. The vice president said authorities had stockpiled imported goods and hard currency to help cushion the blow to the economy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-brand-world-talks-crisis-failure-093208520.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BWkTGaUQ548FGQ7KOXk.4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341134390843-6-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo released by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) allegedly shows smoke and fire billowing from buildings" align="left" title="A photo released by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) allegedly shows smoke and fire billowing from buildings" border="0" /></a>The opposition and state media on Sunday both branded an international plan for a transition in strife-torn Syria a failure, as the death toll for a weekend of violence topped 160.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-brand-world-talks-crisis-failure-093208520.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 16:05:16 -0400AFPsyrians-brand-world-talks-crisis-failure-093208520<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-brand-world-talks-crisis-failure-093208520.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BWkTGaUQ548FGQ7KOXk.4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341134390843-6-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo released by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) allegedly shows smoke and fire billowing from buildings" align="left" title="A photo released by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) allegedly shows smoke and fire billowing from buildings" border="0" /></a>The opposition and state media on Sunday both branded an international plan for a transition in strife-torn Syria a failure, as the death toll for a weekend of violence topped 160.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-threatens-israel-eu-sanctions-force-185016871.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6w53if.OeKSH8Bd4uK4Xiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-01T185841Z_1_CBRE8601GPX00_RTROPTP_2_UN-CLIMATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference during the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro" align="left" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference during the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran announced missile tests on Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel &quot;off the face of the earth&quot; if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions. The European sanctions - including a ban on imports of Iranian oil by EU states and measures that make it difficult for other countries to trade with Iran - were enacted earlier this year but mainly came into effect on July 1. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-threatens-israel-eu-sanctions-force-185016871.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 14:50:16 -0400Reutersiran-threatens-israel-eu-sanctions-force-185016871<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-threatens-israel-eu-sanctions-force-185016871.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6w53if.OeKSH8Bd4uK4Xiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-01T185841Z_1_CBRE8601GPX00_RTROPTP_2_UN-CLIMATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference during the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro" align="left" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference during the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development summit in Rio de Janeiro" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran announced missile tests on Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel &quot;off the face of the earth&quot; if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions. The European sanctions - including a ban on imports of Iranian oil by EU states and measures that make it difficult for other countries to trade with Iran - were enacted earlier this year but mainly came into effect on July 1. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-praises-eu-embargo-iranian-oil-presses-tehran-161032329--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiGhRCaqU5VmBlX2CLwfoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-01T161234Z_2_CBRE86018XU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-SANCTIONS-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Carney speaks at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Carney speaks at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House praised the European Union for prohibiting Iranian crude oil imports into the 27-nation-bloc on Sunday and said Tehran had an opportunity in talks this week to make progress on international concerns about its nuclear program. &quot;The United States welcomes the European Union&#039;s prohibition of all Iranian crude oil imports and other sanctions on Iran&#039;s oil industry, which go into full effect today,&quot; White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-praises-eu-embargo-iranian-oil-presses-tehran-161032329--finance.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 12:12:34 -0400Reutersu-praises-eu-embargo-iranian-oil-presses-tehran-161032329--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-praises-eu-embargo-iranian-oil-presses-tehran-161032329--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiGhRCaqU5VmBlX2CLwfoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-01T161234Z_2_CBRE86018XU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-SANCTIONS-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Carney speaks at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Carney speaks at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House praised the European Union for prohibiting Iranian crude oil imports into the 27-nation-bloc on Sunday and said Tehran had an opportunity in talks this week to make progress on international concerns about its nuclear program. &quot;The United States welcomes the European Union&#039;s prohibition of all Iranian crude oil imports and other sanctions on Iran&#039;s oil industry, which go into full effect today,&quot; White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards are planning war games this week, including drills with surface-to-surface missiles aimed at models of foreign bases, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.http://news.yahoo.com/agency-iran-hold-maneuvers-missiles-160421636.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 12:04:21 -0400Associated Pressagency-iran-hold-maneuvers-missiles-160421636Iran's official news agency reports the powerful Revolutionary Guards are planning war games this week, including drills with surface-to-surface missiles.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-hold-missiles-maneuver-150351567.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 11:03:51 -0400Associated Pressiran-hold-missiles-maneuver-150351567ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) - Syria's opposition says the United States must overcome its fear of Islamists among the rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, and start arming the resistance movement to show it wants the entire ruling elite removed. Islamists are among the most effective fighters against the Syrian leadership, some opposition figures said, and Washington needs to know that while these rebels are conservative Muslims they are a far cry from Afghan-style jihadi militants. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-must-arm-syria-rebels-despite-islamists-opposition-135006955.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 09:50:06 -0400Reutersu-must-arm-syria-rebels-despite-islamists-opposition-135006955<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-fire-missiles-desert-war-games-131443800.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/if.baQ.E78y.SVidQmy8eQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341148449446-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iranian short-range missile Tondar is launched during military exercises by Iran&#039;s elite Revolutionary Guards" align="left" title="An Iranian short-range missile Tondar is launched during military exercises by Iran&#039;s elite Revolutionary Guards" border="0" /></a>Iran&#039;s Revolutionary Guards announced they are to fire ballistic and other missiles at desert targets during three days of war games starting Monday in a warning to threats of military action by Israel and the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-fire-missiles-desert-war-games-131443800.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 09:14:43 -0400AFPiran-fire-missiles-desert-war-games-131443800<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-fire-missiles-desert-war-games-131443800.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/if.baQ.E78y.SVidQmy8eQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341148449446-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iranian short-range missile Tondar is launched during military exercises by Iran&#039;s elite Revolutionary Guards" align="left" title="An Iranian short-range missile Tondar is launched during military exercises by Iran&#039;s elite Revolutionary Guards" border="0" /></a>Iran&#039;s Revolutionary Guards announced they are to fire ballistic and other missiles at desert targets during three days of war games starting Monday in a warning to threats of military action by Israel and the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a "battle" against EU sanctions targeting the country's vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-confront-eu-oil-sanctions-130814891--finance.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 09:08:26 -0400Associated Pressiran-confront-eu-oil-sanctions-130814891--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-pledges-counter-malicious-oil-embargo-102839265.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jDjgwLbMmfIJdbPPIUqAmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-01T112451Z_1_CBRE8600VPH00_RTROPTP_2_OPEC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Qasemi talks to journalists before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers at OPEC&#039;s headquarters in Vienna" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Qasemi talks to journalists before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers at OPEC&#039;s headquarters in Vienna" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran pledged to counter the impact of a European Union oil embargo which took full effect on Sunday, saying it had built up $150 billion in foreign reserves to protect itself. The EU ban on crude imports is part of a push by Western countries aimed at choking Iran&#039;s export earnings and forcing it to curb a nuclear programme they fear includes weapons development. Tehran says it has no such plan. &quot;We are implementing programmes to counter sanctions and we will confront these malicious policies,&quot; Mehr news agency quoted central bank governor Mahmoud Bahmani as saying. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-pledges-counter-malicious-oil-embargo-102839265.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 08:20:34 -0400Reutersiran-pledges-counter-malicious-oil-embargo-102839265<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-pledges-counter-malicious-oil-embargo-102839265.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jDjgwLbMmfIJdbPPIUqAmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-01T112451Z_1_CBRE8600VPH00_RTROPTP_2_OPEC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Qasemi talks to journalists before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers at OPEC&#039;s headquarters in Vienna" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Oil Minister Qasemi talks to journalists before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers at OPEC&#039;s headquarters in Vienna" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran pledged to counter the impact of a European Union oil embargo which took full effect on Sunday, saying it had built up $150 billion in foreign reserves to protect itself. The EU ban on crude imports is part of a push by Western countries aimed at choking Iran&#039;s export earnings and forcing it to curb a nuclear programme they fear includes weapons development. Tehran says it has no such plan. &quot;We are implementing programmes to counter sanctions and we will confront these malicious policies,&quot; Mehr news agency quoted central bank governor Mahmoud Bahmani as saying. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran has stored up imports and hard currency for a "battle" against "dastardly" EU sanctions, officials said Sunday, the day that the measures aimed at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its controversial nuclear program take effect.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-confront-eu-sanctions-064841837--finance.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 07:52:47 -0400Associated Pressiran-confront-eu-sanctions-064841837--finance(Reuters) - Here is a look at EU sanctions on Iran: - In August 2010, the EU banned the creation of joint ventures with enterprises in Iran engaged in the oil and natural gas industries. - It said EU member states must prohibit the provision of insurance and re-insurance to the government of Iran. - It banned the import and export of arms and equipment that could contribute to uranium enrichment, or have a "dual use". - Sanctions forbid the sale, supply or transfer of energy equipment and technology used by Iran for exploration and production or for refining or liquefying natural gas. ...http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-eu-sanctions-iran-102839331.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 06:29:39 -0400Reutersfactbox-eu-sanctions-iran-102839331<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-urges-iran-cooperate-world-powers-101027465.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VnO7FYrfSAXiaKgPdb7pGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1341137400545-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran" align="left" title="The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran" border="0" /></a>Britain on Sunday urged Iran to cooperate with the international community after the EU slapped an oil embargo on Tehran designed to turn up the heat on the regime.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-urges-iran-cooperate-world-powers-101027465.htmlSun, 01 Jul 2012 06:10:27 -0400AFPbritain-urges-iran-cooperate-world-powers-101027465<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/br

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