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| Feb.19 |
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Military plane crash kills 302 The plane was carrying 284 members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard and 18 crew members
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| Mar.9 |
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 'Extremely advanced' nuclear program U.N. inspectors have discovered that uranium-enrichment facility violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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| May.27 |
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US steps up pressure on Iran
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| Jun.13 |
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Militia attack Tehran protesters Security forces and hardliners have clashed with large crowds who were protesting against clerical rule
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| Jun.15 |
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6th night of protests
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| Jul.8 |
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Twins dead after separation 2 conjoined Iranian women underwent 50 hours of continuous surgery
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| Oct.10 |
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Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel
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| Oct.28 |
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Iran 'won't extradite terrorists'
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| Nov.24 |
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UN powers agree on Iran warning
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| Dec.10 |
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Nobel winner blasts rights abuses
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| Dec.17 |
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Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war'
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| Dec.23 |
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Iran nuclear link probed
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| Dec.25 |
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28,000 dead after earthquake  Map of Bam Iran| The earthquake is destroying most of the ancient city of Bam. More than 30,000 were injured. Aid workers caring for 100,000 survivors are calling for more help. Iran's president welcomed the US. 80% of Bam's mud... | |
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| Dec.27 |
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Aid flows in quake's aftermath
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Hopes of finding quake survivors fade
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| Dec.28 |
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Quake effort shifts to relief
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| Dec.29 |
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Khamenei pledges to rebuild quake city
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25,000 quake victims buried
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Khatami promises to rebuild quake-hit city
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| Dec.30 |
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Quake toll could hit 50,000
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Quake toll rises to 30,000
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| Dec.31 |
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U.S. medics join quake effort
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U.S. eases Iran aid restrictions
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| Feb.19 |
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Military plane crash kills 302| The plane was carrying 284 members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard and 18 crew members | |
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| Feb.20 |
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Fog halts air crash search
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'Secret' nuke plant, as probe begins |
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| Feb.21 |
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Inspectors visit nuclear site |
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| Feb.26 |
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Argentina seeks Iranian diplomats |
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| Mar.2 |
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Reformists accept defeat in local elections |
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| Mar.9 |
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'Extremely advanced' nuclear program| U.N. inspectors have discovered that uranium-enrichment facility violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | |
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| Mar.23 |
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Missile was Iraqi, not U.S.
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| Apr.9 |
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Opposition leader: Saddam is alive |
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| Apr.17 |
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EU backs 'central' U.N. Iraq role |
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| Apr.23 |
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W. House warns Iran to stay out of Iraq |
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| May.12 |
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Shiite Muslims cheer Iran's president |
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| May.22 |
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Iran holding al Qaeda operatives |
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| May.25 |
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U.S. to consider destabilizing Iran |
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| May.27 |
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US steps up pressure on Iran Senior officials have issued new warnings to Iran not to interfere in the Iraq reconstruction
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| May.28 |
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Iran hits back at U.S. pressure |
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| May.30 |
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Iran denies harboring Saudi plotters |
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| Jun.11 |
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Thousands protest for second night |
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| Jun.13 |
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Thousands in Tehran street battle |
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Militia attack Tehran protesters| Security forces and hardliners have clashed with large crowds who were protesting against clerical rule | |
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| Jun.14 |
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Crack down on vigilantes |
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Tehran sees fifth night of protest
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| Jun.15 |
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Dissidents issued declaration
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6th night of protests Thousands of demonstrators calling for political reform have taken to the streets of Tehran
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| Jun.16 |
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Iran rejects tougher nuclear checks
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Iran protests U.S. 'interference' |
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| Jun.17 |
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Protests keep heat on Iran leaders |
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| Jun.18 |
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Iran 'breaching' nuclear safeguards
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MPs slam Bush 'interference' |
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Iranian fire protests in Paris, London |
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U.S. pressures Iran over nukes
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| Jun.19 |
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Iran urged to be 'fully transparent'
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U.S., Iran argue over nuke report
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| Jun.20 |
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Putin: Iran gave N-power assurance
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Iran refuses to let IAEA take soil samples |
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| Jun.22 |
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Iranian leader to go on trial |
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| Jun.27 |
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Iran denies arresting al-Zawahiri |
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| Jun.30 |
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U.N.'s nuclear chief to visit Iran |
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| Jul.3 |
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Asian firms rapped over Iran sales |
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| Jul.6 |
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Op begins on conjoined adult twins
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Twins op in 'critical phase'
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| Jul.7 |
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Complications hit twins' surgery
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| Jul.8 |
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Twins dead after separation| 2 conjoined Iranian women underwent 50 hours of continuous surgery | |
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| Jul.9 |
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IAEA urges transparency from Iran |
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Pitched street battle
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| Jul.12 |
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Twins laid to rest
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Khatami offers to quit |
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| Jul.16 |
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Photojournalist died after interrogation |
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| Jul.21 |
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Bush cautions Iran and Syria
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| Jul.23 |
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Top al Qaeda leaders held |
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| Aug.5 |
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Report: N. Korea-Iran missile deal |
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| Aug.12 |
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Saudi names al Qaeda held by Iran |
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| Aug.22 |
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Argentine Jewish bomb: Envoy held
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| Aug.24 |
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Iran escalates envoy arrest row
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| Aug.26 |
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Iran nukes still a concern - IAEA |
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| Sep.3 |
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Shots close UK mission
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| Sep.12 |
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Protest over nuclear deadline
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| Sep.15 |
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Iran 'committed' to nuclear treaty |
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| Sep.22 |
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Iran 'to cut nuclear co-operation'
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| Sep.26 |
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Uranium find sparks alarm
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| Sep.28 |
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Iran defiant on nuclear program
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| Oct.10 |
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Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel Shirin Ebadi has won the 2003 Peace Prize for her focus on the struggle to improve the status of women and children
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| Oct.28 |
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Iran 'won't extradite terrorists' Iran will refuse requests to extradite captured al Qaeda members to the US, instead trying them under Iranian law
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| Nov.10 |
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Iran 'suspends uranium program'
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| Nov.18 |
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Iraq leaders 'get' Iran support
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| Nov.24 |
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UN powers agree on Iran warning Britain, France and Germany have reached an agreement with the US on a UN resolution
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| Dec.10 |
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Nobel winner blasts rights abuses Shirin Ebadi, 56, has criticised states for infringing human rights 'under the cloak of the war on terrorism'
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| Dec.15 |
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Iran praise Saddam's capture
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| Dec.17 |
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Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war' The head of Iraq's Interim Governing Council al-Hakim says Iran should be paid reparations for the war
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| Dec.18 |
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Iran agrees to snap nuclear checks
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| Dec.23 |
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Iran nuclear link probed Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has admitted that some of the top scientists possibly passed information to Iran
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| Dec.25 |
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28,000 dead after earthquake Map of Bam Iran The earthquake is destroying most of the ancient city of Bam. More than 30,000 were injured
| Aid workers caring for 100,000 survivors are calling for more help. Iran's president welcomed the US. 80% of Bam's mud-brick buildings were flattened. President Khatami pledged to rebuild Bam's 2,000-year-old citadel ''whatever the cost'
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| Dec.27 |
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Aid flows in quake's aftermath Rescue workers are searching into the night for survivors in the city of Bam
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Hopes of finding quake survivors fade Map of Kerman Iran The stench of death filled the city Bam. 2 U.S. military C-130 Hercules arrived in Kerman
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| Dec.28 |
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Quake effort shifts to relief Search and rescue efforts for survivors from earthquake are being wound down
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| Dec.29 |
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Khamenei pledges to rebuild quake city Map of Bam Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is inspecting extensive earthquake damage in Bam
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25,000 quake victims buried Most of the bodies so far discovered in the rubble have been buried in mass graves on the outskirts of the city of Bam
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Khatami promises to rebuild quake-hit city Iranian President has promised to rebuild the ancient city of Bam, which was leveled by a devastating earthquake
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| Dec.30 |
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Quake toll could hit 50,000 Earthquake could be one of the worst disasters of modern times. Up to 100,000 survivors are pleading for more help
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Quake toll rises to 30,000 Final number could approach 50,000 as international humanitarian relief teams settle into their work
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| Dec.31 |
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U.S. medics join quake effort U.S. aid workers have joined teams from more than 20 countries in the earthquake-devastated city of Bam
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U.S. eases Iran aid restrictions The administration eased restrictions on assistance in response to the Iran's devastating earthquake
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|
| 2003 |
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| Feb.19 |
Military plane crash kills 302| The plane was carrying 284 members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard and 18 crew members | |
|
| Feb.21 |
Inspectors visit nuclear site |
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| Mar.9 |
'Extremely advanced' nuclear program| U.N. inspectors have discovered that uranium-enrichment facility violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | |
|
| Mar.23 |
Missile was Iraqi, not U.S.
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| Jun.16 |
Iran rejects tougher nuclear checks
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| Jun.18 |
Iran 'breaching' nuclear safeguards
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| Jun.18 |
U.S. pressures Iran over nukes
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| Jun.20 |
Iran refuses to let IAEA take soil samples |
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| Jul.9 |
IAEA urges transparency from Iran |
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| Aug.5 |
Report: N. Korea-Iran missile deal |
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| Aug.26 |
Iran nukes still a concern - IAEA |
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| Sep.12 |
Protest over nuclear deadline
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| Sep.22 |
Iran 'to cut nuclear co-operation'
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| Sep.26 |
Uranium find sparks alarm
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| Sep.28 |
Iran defiant on nuclear program
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| Oct.10 |
Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel Shirin Ebadi has won the 2003 Peace Prize for her focus on the struggle to improve the status of women and children
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| Nov.10 |
Iran 'suspends uranium program'
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| Nov.24 |
UN powers agree on Iran warning Britain, France and Germany have reached an agreement with the US on a UN resolution
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| Dec.18 |
Iran agrees to snap nuclear checks
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|
| 2003 |
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| Feb.19 |
Military plane crash kills 302| The plane was carrying 284 members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard and 18 crew members | |
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| Feb.20 |
Fog halts air crash search
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| Jul.6 |
Op begins on conjoined adult twins
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| Jul.6 |
Twins op in 'critical phase'
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| Jul.7 |
Complications hit twins' surgery
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| Jul.8 |
Twins dead after separation| 2 conjoined Iranian women underwent 50 hours of continuous surgery | |
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| Dec.25 |
28,000 dead after earthquake Map of Bam Iran The earthquake is destroying most of the ancient city of Bam. More than 30,000 were injured
| Aid workers caring for 100,000 survivors are calling for more help. Iran's president welcomed the US. 80% of Bam's mud-brick buildings were flattened. President Khatami pledged to rebuild Bam's 2,000-year-old citadel ''whatever the cost'
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| Dec.27 |
Aid flows in quake's aftermath Rescue workers are searching into the night for survivors in the city of Bam
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| Dec.27 |
Hopes of finding quake survivors fade Map of Kerman Iran The stench of death filled the city Bam. 2 U.S. military C-130 Hercules arrived in Kerman
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| Dec.28 |
Quake effort shifts to relief Search and rescue efforts for survivors from earthquake are being wound down
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| Dec.29 |
Khamenei pledges to rebuild quake city Map of Bam Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is inspecting extensive earthquake damage in Bam
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| Dec.29 |
25,000 quake victims buried Most of the bodies so far discovered in the rubble have been buried in mass graves on the outskirts of the city of Bam
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| Dec.29 |
Khatami promises to rebuild quake-hit city Iranian President has promised to rebuild the ancient city of Bam, which was leveled by a devastating earthquake
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| Dec.30 |
Quake toll could hit 50,000 Earthquake could be one of the worst disasters of modern times. Up to 100,000 survivors are pleading for more help
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| Dec.30 |
Quake toll rises to 30,000 Final number could approach 50,000 as international humanitarian relief teams settle into their work
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| Dec.31 |
U.S. medics join quake effort U.S. aid workers have joined teams from more than 20 countries in the earthquake-devastated city of Bam
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|
| 2003 |
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| Jul.3 |
Asian firms rapped over Iran sales |
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| Dec.17 |
Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war' The head of Iraq's Interim Governing Council al-Hakim says Iran should be paid reparations for the war
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|
| 2003 |
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| Feb.26 |
Argentina seeks Iranian diplomats |
|
| May.22 |
Iran holding al Qaeda operatives |
|
| May.30 |
Iran denies harboring Saudi plotters |
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| Jun.22 |
Iranian leader to go on trial |
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| Jun.27 |
Iran denies arresting al-Zawahiri |
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| Jul.16 |
Photojournalist died after interrogation |
|
| Jul.23 |
Top al Qaeda leaders held |
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| Aug.12 |
Saudi names al Qaeda held by Iran |
|
| Aug.22 |
Argentine Jewish bomb: Envoy held
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| Sep.3 |
Shots close UK mission
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| Oct.28 |
Iran 'won't extradite terrorists' Iran will refuse requests to extradite captured al Qaeda members to the US, instead trying them under Iranian law
|
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.20 |
'Secret' nuke plant, as probe begins |
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| Mar.2 |
Reformists accept defeat in local elections |
|
| Apr.9 |
Opposition leader: Saddam is alive |
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| Apr.17 |
EU backs 'central' U.N. Iraq role |
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| Apr.23 |
W. House warns Iran to stay out of Iraq |
|
| May.12 |
Shiite Muslims cheer Iran's president |
|
| May.25 |
U.S. to consider destabilizing Iran |
|
| May.27 |
US steps up pressure on Iran Senior officials have issued new warnings to Iran not to interfere in the Iraq reconstruction
|
| May.28 |
Iran hits back at U.S. pressure |
|
| Jun.11 |
Thousands protest for second night |
|
| Jun.13 |
Thousands in Tehran street battle |
|
| Jun.13 |
Militia attack Tehran protesters| Security forces and hardliners have clashed with large crowds who were protesting against clerical rule | |
|
| Jun.14 |
Crack down on vigilantes |
|
| Jun.14 |
Tehran sees fifth night of protest
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| Jun.15 |
Dissidents issued declaration
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| Jun.15 |
6th night of protests Thousands of demonstrators calling for political reform have taken to the streets of Tehran
|
| Jun.16 |
Iran protests U.S. 'interference' |
|
| Jun.17 |
Protests keep heat on Iran leaders |
|
| Jun.18 |
MPs slam Bush 'interference' |
|
| Jun.18 |
Iranian fire protests in Paris, London |
|
| Jun.19 |
Iran urged to be 'fully transparent'
|
| Jun.19 |
U.S., Iran argue over nuke report
|
| Jun.20 |
Putin: Iran gave N-power assurance
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| Jun.30 |
U.N.'s nuclear chief to visit Iran |
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| Jul.9 |
Pitched street battle
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| Jul.12 |
Twins laid to rest
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| Jul.12 |
Khatami offers to quit |
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| Jul.16 |
Photojournalist died after interrogation |
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| Jul.21 |
Bush cautions Iran and Syria
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| Aug.24 |
Iran escalates envoy arrest row
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| Sep.12 |
Protest over nuclear deadline
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| Sep.15 |
Iran 'committed' to nuclear treaty |
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| Oct.10 |
Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel Shirin Ebadi has won the 2003 Peace Prize for her focus on the struggle to improve the status of women and children
|
| Nov.18 |
Iraq leaders 'get' Iran support
|
| Dec.10 |
Nobel winner blasts rights abuses Shirin Ebadi, 56, has criticised states for infringing human rights 'under the cloak of the war on terrorism'
|
| Dec.15 |
Iran praise Saddam's capture
|
| Dec.17 |
Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war' The head of Iraq's Interim Governing Council al-Hakim says Iran should be paid reparations for the war
|
| Dec.18 |
Iran agrees to snap nuclear checks
|
| Dec.23 |
Iran nuclear link probed Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has admitted that some of the top scientists possibly passed information to Iran
|
| Dec.27 |
Aid flows in quake's aftermath Rescue workers are searching into the night for survivors in the city of Bam
|
| Dec.29 |
Khamenei pledges to rebuild quake city Map of Bam Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is inspecting extensive earthquake damage in Bam
|
| Dec.29 |
25,000 quake victims buried Most of the bodies so far discovered in the rubble have been buried in mass graves on the outskirts of the city of Bam
|
| Dec.31 |
U.S. medics join quake effort U.S. aid workers have joined teams from more than 20 countries in the earthquake-devastated city of Bam
|
| Dec.31 |
U.S. eases Iran aid restrictions The administration eased restrictions on assistance in response to the Iran's devastating earthquake
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