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Iran has stopped dismantling nuclear centrifuges, senior official says
Iran has stopped dismantling centrifuges in two uranium enrichment plants, state media reported on Tuesday, days after conservative lawmakers complained to President Hassan Rouhani that the process was too rushed.
Washington Post says Iran’s conviction of its reporter is ‘contemptible’
The Washington Post on Monday denounced the conviction in Iran of the newspaper\’s U.S.-born Tehran correspondent in an espionage case as an \”outrageous injustice\” and urged Iranian leaders to overturn it.
West ‘unimpressed’ with Iran’s new proposal in nuclear talks
Iran has offered \”constructive solutions\” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, but Western officials suggested they had heard nothing new from Tehran.
Netanyahu’s office says his attack on Rohani’s based on bad translation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office blamed an erroneous translation for his earlier call on westerners who believe Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani is a moderate to abandon their “illusion.”
Quake hits near Iran’s nuclear city Bushehr, 30 dead
A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran\’s only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 30 people and injuring 800 as it devastated small villages, state media reported.
Iran says Palestinians should be equipped to defend themselves
Palestinians should be \”equipped\” to defend themselves against Israel as it carries out air strikes on Gaza, Iran\’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that Tehran\’s alliances with Palestinian Islamist groups remained strong.