tehrantimes.com - 10/29/2009
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Turkey confirms Iran gas deal Tehran Times Economic Desk TEHRAN -- Turkey plans to carry out its $3.5 billion natural gas development plans in Iran, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Wednesday. “The issue would be discussed during Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan's ...
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nytimes.com - 10/29/2009
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WASHINGTON Iran told the United Nations nuclear
watchdog on Thursday that it would not accept a...
plan its negotiators agreed to last week to send its stockpile of uranium out of the country, according to diplomats in Europe and American officials ...
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Iran Said to Reject Key Element of Nuclear Deal
nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
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This article is by David E. Sanger ,
Steven Erlanger and Robert F. Worth . WASHINGTON ...
Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday that it would not accept a plan its negotiators agreed to last week to send its stockpile of uranium out ...
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Tehran Rejects Nuclear Accord, Officials Report
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Tomgram: Dilip Hiro, Is Obama's Iran Policy Doomed to Fail?
TomDispatch —
... , Turkey, too, is moving closer to Iran and energy is again at the heart of the matter. Among other things, Turkey is now negotiating for a huge expansion of Iranian natural gas supplies flowing from its enormous South Pars field to, and through, Turkey, while its prime minister has just visited Tehran. Tom ...
Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail
Antiwar.com Original —
... , Turkey, too, is moving closer to Iran and energy is again at the heart of the matter. Among other things, Turkey is now negotiating for a huge expansion of Iranian natural gas supplies flowing from its enormous South Pars field to, and through, Turkey, while its prime minister has just visited Tehran. Tom Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail Stuck in Bush Mode in a Changed World By Dilip Hiro While the tone of the Obama administration is different from that of its predecessor, and some of its foreign policies diverge from those of George W. Bush, at their core both ...
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