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British sailors released by Iran relieved to be free

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The five British sailors who mistakenly sailed into Iranian waters have spoken of their delight at being freed.

Families express relief as Iran releases British sailors

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Relatives of five Britons detained after their yacht strayed into Iranian waters travel to London after Tehran decision The families of the British sailors detained by Iran said they could not wait to see their loved ones after the men were released today. The parents of Luke Porter said they were "very, very relieved" that the 21-year-old's ordeal had come to an end. They had voiced concern...

Iran's Ahmadinejad says nuclear enrichment will increase

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 37 minutes ago

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran would enrich uranium to a higher level, in comments likely to heighten tensions over the country's nuclear ambitions.

• Iran Boosts Uranium Enrichment To 20% - Sweetness & Light
• Iran to enrich uranium to 20 per cent - The Empire Chronicles
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Israel can't do a 'damn thing' about Iran nukes

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel could not do a "damn thing" to stop the Islamic state's nuclear programme.

• Iran will enrich uranium to 20%: Ahmadinejad - France24
• 'Israel can't do damn thing to stop Iran' - Jerusalem News Wire
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Breaking News: Five Sail Free from Iran

Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

The breaking news of this morning is that the five British yachtsmen who had been held in Iran for encroaching their territorial waters while racing from Bahrain to Dubai have been released.

British sailors tell of captivity in Iran

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 33 minutes ago

• Relief as snatched yachtsmen are released • Tehran accepts illegal entry was mistake Looking relaxed, sunburnt and freshly showered, the five British sailors detained last week when their yacht drifted unintentionally into Iranian waters spoke today of how they had been boarded and blindfolded by the crew of two fast patrol boats before being locked for five days in an Iranian national...

Iran jails pro-reform economist

BBC News (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

A prominent Iranian economist is jailed for nine years for protesting against the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his lawyer says.

• Top Iranian economist jailed - IOL
• Top Iranian economist jailed for nine years: lawyer - France24

Iran may reduce ties to UN watchdog

Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Tehran is reviewing the option of decreasing co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog after it issued a resolution critical of Iran last week.

• Iran considering reducing ties to UN nuclear body - Sify
• Iran considering reducing ties to UN nuclear body - Seattle Times
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Iran Buckles Under Pressure And Releases Five Boaty Types

Anorak News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

The Iranian regime has buckled under the strain of listening to the constant drone of jolly japes in Cowes Week...

Families’ delight as sailors released by Iran

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

The families of five British sailors detained after their yacht strayed into Iranian waters spoke of their delight after the men's release was confirmed today.

Iran frees detained British sailors

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Five British sailors detained after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters have been released, the Foreign Office said.

Captured Iran sailors have been released

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Five British sailors detained after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters have been released, the Foreign Office said today.

Reports: Iran frees British sailors

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

The Foreign Office is examining reports that five British sailors captured in Iranian waters last Wednesday have been released.

Iran frees British yachtsmen

New Statesman (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Reports suggest that five British sailors held for a week by Iran's Revolutionary Guard have been released

Iran releases five British sailors held hostage after straying into country's waters

Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Iran's official IRNA news agency said the yachtsmen were freed after an interrogation by authorities found that they had entered Iranian waters by mistake.

Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Highlight Kazakhstan’s Uranium Potential

staffjam | 30/11/2009

One bonus of the global recession is that it wiped a lot of incompetent hedge fund managers and energy speculators from the canyons of Wall Street. As the Gordon Gecko sycophants regroup and look for the next Big Thing, maximizing profit while minimizing risk, the landscape looks very different than it did a year ago. In such a climate, it is uranium, not oil and natural gas that would seem to have...

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zmxiaochen | 06/11/2009

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Iran: Revolution or Dogmatic Theocracy?

Nadia Marques de Carvalho | 26/09/2009

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell After 30 years of a harsh, totalitarian and dogmatic Islamic theocracy, the June 12 th elections in Iran have provided a platform for people, for the first time, to voice their opinion on not only the vacuum of democracy but also criticise how Islam is being used as a veneer for this abusive, austere and autocratic...