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Iran Plane Crash Kills 71; 35 Survive

Snow, fog hampered rescue efforts

(Newser) - An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing today in a snowstorm in the country's northwest and broke into several pieces, killing 71 of those on board, Iranian media reported. The others, including two crew members, survived with light injuries. The pilots of...

Israel Spy Chief: Iran Won't Have Nuke Til 2015

Retired leader says Tehran is at least 4 years from weapon

(Newser) - Israel shouldn't rush to attack Iran because Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still four years away from developing a nuclear weapon, says the newly retired spy chief of Mossad. He claims that certain "measures" have pushed back Tehran's timetable a few years, reports AP . He didn't say what those measures were...

Ex-CIA Agent Arrested Over Leak to Times Reporter

Jeffrey Sterling allegedly leaked details of spy war with Iran

(Newser) - A former CIA officer has been arrested and charged with leaking classified information to a New York Times reporter. Jeffrey Sterling, 43, was nabbed yesterday, and is being held through the weekend because the government has declared him dangerous. The indictment didn’t say what he’d leaked, but connecting...

US Woman Detained as Spy, Says Iran

State media claim 55-year-old was found with microphone in mouth

(Newser) - A 55-year-old American women has been detained in Iran, according to the state-owned newspaper, which claims she was found with spying equipment hidden on her body and "a microphone" between her teeth. Customs authorities allegedly detained the woman upon her arrival from neighboring Armenia without a visa, reports the...

Son of Iran's Late Shah Commits Suicide

Alireza Pahlavi shot himself in Boston home

(Newser) - The youngest son of the late shah of Iran killed himself in his Boston home this morning, his family says. Alireza Pahlavi, 44, apparently shot himself, reports the Globe . “Like millions of young Iranians, he too was deeply disturbed by all the ills fallen upon his beloved homeland, as...

Iran Snubs US With Nuke Tour Invites

Russia, China, EU states offered tour of facilities

(Newser) - Russia, China, and several European Union countries have been invited to tour Iran's nuclear facilities later this month—but the US has been snubbed. Diplomats were offered an all-expenses paid visit to Iran's nuclear sites in a copy of the invitation obtained by AP . Iranian officials say the invitations are...

Ahmadinejad Got Slapped for Sympathizing With Protesters
Ahmadinejad Got Slapped
for Siding With Protesters
WikiLeaks Reveal
Jan 3, 2011 5:05 PM CST

Ahmadinejad Got Slapped for Siding With Protesters

Iranian president suggested more freedom would end riots

(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, not necessarily known as a big softy, took a surprisingly sympathetic stance toward the protesters then filling the streets to protest his election—and got slapped across the face for his trouble. Ahmadinejad, in a meeting with the Supreme National Security Council, said the people felt "suffocated"...

Iran: We Shot Down Spy Planes
Iran: We Shot Down
Spy Planes
Jan 3, 2011 1:22 AM CST

Iran: We Shot Down Spy Planes

US denies any knowledge of drone downing

(Newser) - Iran officials are boasting that their nation's military shot down two Western spy planes. But no one is claiming the drones. The planes, "capable of taking photographs," were blasted over the Persian Gulf, Iran's air force commander told a local wire service. But a US source says there...

Iranian Man Executed as Israeli Spy
Iranian Man Executed
as Israeli Spy
Dec 28, 2010 11:15 AM CST

Iranian Man Executed as Israeli Spy

Second man executed for supporting opposition group

(Newser) - Iran today hanged Ali-Akbar Siadat after convicting him of “spreading corruption on earth,” “supporting the Zionist regime,” and “opposing the Islamic republic" as a spy for Israel. According to Iranian authorities, Siadat met with Israel repeatedly over the course of six years, traveling to such...

Iraqi PM: US Troops Must Get Out by End of 2011

Maliki vows new government won't team up with Iran

(Newser) - US troops must stand by the plan to depart Iraq at the end of 2011, Iraq's PM tells the Wall Street Journal in a lengthy interview. Despite wide expectations that nine months of post-election turmoil would extend the US presence, “the last American soldier will leave Iraq” as scheduled,...

New in Iraq's Green Zone: Iranian Ice Cream

Fast-expanding chain symbolizes changing balance of power

(Newser) - An Iranian ice cream parlor being built yards from the US Embassy in Baghdad's "Green Zone" symbolizes the shifting balance of power in Iraq, the Washington Post finds. Ice Pack—an Iranian chain that says it wants to challenge American fast food's worldwide dominance—already has other branches in...

US Lets Companies Deal With Nations on Terror List

Iran, others, get flow of American goods ... like gum and workout equipment

(Newser) - The US has given thousands of corporations the go-ahead to do business with Iran and other nations supposedly blacklisted as “state sponsors of terrorism.” A little-known Treasure office has been issuing licenses—nearly 10,000 to date—under a 2000 law requiring that agricultural and medical humanitarian aid...

Hundreds Trapped After Iran Quake
Hundreds Trapped
After Iran Quake
Dec 21, 2010 3:55 AM CST

Hundreds Trapped After Iran Quake

7 dead after 6.5 quake destroys villages

(Newser) - Hundreds of people have been trapped in the rubble of buildings toppled by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake that jolted the country's southeast region late last night. The death toll currently stands at 7 but it is expected to rise significantly, CNN reports. Some two dozen villages have been wholly...

Ahmadinejad Cuts Subsidies, Price of Gas Quadruples

Riot police deployed in case of chaos

(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the dramatic step of eliminating state subsidies on fuel, food, and other essential items this weekend, sending their prices skyrocketing for ordinary Iranians. Gas prices quadrupled overnight, and the price of diesel jumped 900%, the New York Times reports. Ahmadinejad said the step was necessary given Iran’...

Iran Mosque Blast Kills 38
Iran Mosque Blast
Kills 38
Dec 15, 2010 4:30 AM CST

Iran Mosque Blast Kills 38

Sunni militants suspected

(Newser) - A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people near a mosque in Iran as Shiite Muslims took part in one of their holiest ceremonies. Iranian authorities say two other bombers were arrested after their explosive belts apparently failed to detonate, reports the New York Times . There was no immediate claim...

Ahmadinejad Abruptly Fires Foreign Minister

Move illustrates internal tensions as nuclear talks loom

(Newser) - Iran's president abruptly fired his foreign minister today and named nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi as acting top diplomat. It's the latest sign of a rift at the top levels of the Islamic theocracy as the country faces intense pressure from the West over its nuclear program. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

Australia: Iran Just Wants to Be Friends
Australia: Iran Just Wants
to Be Friends
WikiLeaks Reveal
Dec 13, 2010 10:39 AM CST

Australia: Iran Just Wants to Be Friends

Washington shouldn't look at Iran as a 'rogue state,' cable argues

(Newser) - Australia has urged the US to go easier on Iran, arguing that its nuclear weapons program is intended only for deterrence, according to a cable released today by WikiLeaks. “It’s a mistake to think of Iran as a ‘rogue state,’” the head of Australia’s...

Iran Frees Woman Sentenced to Stoning: Rights Group

But there's still no official confirmation

(Newser) - A little mercy in Iran? A German human rights group says Tehran has freed the woman whose death sentence for adultery—by stoning, no less—sparked world outrage. "We have got news from Iran that they are free," a spokeswoman for the Anti-Stoning Committee tells AFP , referring to...

Number of Jailed Journalists Hits 14-Year High

145 imprisoned worldwide, up 9 from 2009

(Newser) - The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide climbed by nine this year to 145, reaching a 14-year high, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists . Iran and China have the dubious honor of claiming nearly half that total, having each detained 34 journalists. They are joined by 26 other countries, including Eritrea,...

Iran's Divorce Rate Soars as Women Gain Power

Clerics call it a 'crisis'

(Newser) - Iranian conservatives are panicking. The country is in “crisis,” according to one senior lawmaker; another sees a “national threat.” The menace they fear: Divorce. Iran’s rate has tripled over the past decade, to a little more than 150,000 a year, or one in every...

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