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Supreme Leader’s Friday Prayer Address

The following is the full text of the Friday prayer sermons delivered on February 3, 2012 by Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

War with Iran: Four Not-Impossible Scenarios

Most political analysts in Washington believe that war with Iran is unlikely, especially before the November U.S. elections....

New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work....

Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran

President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings....

Obama Orders New Sanctions Against Iran's Central Bank

As tensions continue to rise over Tehran's nuclear program, President Obama today announced new sanctions against Iran's financial institutions, saying they have engaged in "deceptive practices."...

Iran's Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday the Islamic Republic would not yield to international pressure to abandon its nuclear course, threatening retaliation for sanctions aimed at Iran's oil exports....

IAEA says had "good" trip to Iran, more work needed

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had held "good" talks in Iran about suspicions Tehran was seeking atomic weapons but more discussions were needed....

Despite sanctions, Iran has billions stashed away in European banks: EU advisor

Earlier this week, an EU economic advisor said the Islamic republic still has several billions in euros stashed away in European banks despite of a dispute between Western powers over Iran’s nuclear program. ...

Report: 11 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official IRNA news agency says gunmen in Syria have kidnapped 11 Iranian pilgrims traveling by road from Turkey to Damascus....

Iran won't move toward nuclear weapon in 2012: ISIS report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is unlikely to move toward building a nuclear weapon this year because it does not yet have the capability to produce enough weapon-grade uranium, a draft report by the Institute for Science and International Security said on Wednesday....