12/01/2008
Iran: More than 18,000 HIV-positive citizens (USA Today)
Iran said Monday that the country has registered more than 18,000 HIV-positive citizens and is worried that number could rise in a rare government disclosure about the AIDS causing virus.
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12/01/2008
Iran sees no sign of U.S. policy change with Obama (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran said on Monday U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's comments about its nuclear program were an indication Washington's stance toward Tehran had not changed.
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12/01/2008
Iran to back U.S.-Iraq pact after referendum (USA Today)
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says his country will fully back the U.S.-Iraq security pact if it's approved by Iraqis in a referendum next summer.
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12/01/2008
Iran claims not to be worried by Israeli threats (Calcutta News)
Iran has reportedly said it does not see any possibility of an Israeli attack on its nuclear facility.
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12/01/2008
Iran claims designing radar-evading aircraft (Gulf Times)
TEHRAN: Iran has designed a radar-evading aircraft, the head of its air force said yesterday, the Islamic Republic’s latest announcement of progress on military hardware amid persistent tension with the West over its nuclear plans.
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12/01/2008
Iran says designs radar-evading military aircraft (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has designed a radar-evading aircraft, the head of its air force said on Monday, the Islamic Republic's latest announcement of progress on military hardware amid persistent tension with the West over its nuclear plans.
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12/02/2008
iran, turkey: Gas accord signed (Monday Morning)
The accord covers the development of three phases -- 22, 23 and 24 -- in Iran’s South Pars offshore gas field with Turkish investment as well as gas transfer to Europe via Turkey at a rate of 35 billion cubic meters a year.
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12/01/2008
Iran says designs radar-evading military aircraft (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has designed a radar-evading aircraft, the head of its air force said on Monday, the Islamic Republic's latest announcement of progress on military hardware amid persistent tension with the West over its nuclear plans.
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12/02/2008
iran: MPs urge ‘Islamic response’ to Gaza crisis (Monday Morning)
Iranian MPs denounced “the crisis in Gaza” and asked Islamic organizations to respond to “cries” from Gaza’s people, Iran’s labor news agency ILNA reported last Sunday.
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12/01/2008
Iran blames IV drug use, 'illegal sexual activity' for HIV/AIDS infections (USA Today)
Iran blames illegal drug use and "illegal sexual relations" for some of the 18,000 cases of HIV/AIDS that the government has registered in recent years, according to AP. "There are 18,320 registered individuals who have tested HIV-positive, but the total number of Iranians infected with the deadly virus is estimated between 70,000 to 100,000," Abbas Sedaqat of the Health Ministry tells AP. The ...
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