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No comment from White House on Iran ops
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- The White House Monday refused comment on whether U.S. President George Bush has requested funds for covert operations in Iran.

Iran prepping graves in case of attack
TEHRAN, June 30 (UPI) -- Iran is preparing hundreds of thousands of graves along border regions in case the country is attacked, an Iranian military official said.

Iran poised for counter-strike on Israel
TEHRAN, June 29 (UPI) -- Iran has missiles aimed at the site where the Israeli nuclear program is believed to be based, The Times of London reported Sunday.

Crocker denies U.S. operations in Iran
WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker denied Sunday the United States is conducting cross-border operations in Iran.

Iran threatens Persian Gulf shutdown
TEHRAN, June 29 (UPI) -- An Iranian military leader says he will shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil supply line bottleneck, if the United States or Israel attacks the country.

Iran says it has missiles to hit Israel
TEHRAN, June 28 (UPI) -- Iranian leaders say they have missiles capable of striking Israel, which will deter an attack.

Iran cleric calls West 'inconsequential'
TEHRAN, June 27 (UPI) -- One of Iran's top clerics says that Western powers are "too inconsequential" to threaten Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.

Iran warns against Western strike
TEHRAN, June 25 (UPI) -- The speaker of Iran's Parliament warned other countries Wednesday not to provoke Iran over its nuclear program.

Washington mulls sending envoys to Iran
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. government is considering sending envoys to Iran for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution to boost contact between the two nations.

Official: Iranians back nuclear program
TEHRAN, June 22 (UPI) -- Iran has pursued a civil nuclear program with the support of its people, the Islamic republic's top nuclear negotiator says.

Iran, Russia ink airliner production deal
TEHRAN, June 21 (UPI) -- Iran says it has signed an agreement with Moscow for a joint venture to build passenger airliners in the Middle East nation.

Iran says no again to nuke moratorium
TEHRAN, June 21 (UPI) -- Iranian negotiators say they won't discuss a moratorium on their uranium enrichment activities in exchange for a package of incentives from the West.

Iran says it will retaliate if attacked
TEHRAN, June 20 (UPI) -- Iran will retaliate with a "united roar" if Israel conducts air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, a senior cleric said Friday.

U.N. ex-inspector: Iran has nuke blueprint
TEHRAN, June 16 (UPI) -- Iran has blueprints and technology to make nuclear warheads that could fit could fit onto Shehab-3 missiles, a former U.N. weapons inspector claims.

Iran's assets in Europe to be frozen
LONDON, June 16 (UPI) -- European leaders will agree to freeze Iran's financial assets to pressure Iran to end its nuclear enrichment effort, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.

Iran says 'no' to nuke program halt
TEHRAN, June 14 (UPI) -- Iranian leaders say they won't negotiate away their uranium enrichment activities in exchange for benefits being offered by Western nations.

Hosseini: Bush Iran approach has no impact
TEHRAN, June 13 (UPI) -- An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says U.S. President George W. Bush's opposition will have no effect on Iran's nuclear program.

EU offers Iran incentives to end nuke work
TEHRAN, June 13 (UPI) -- The European Union's foreign policy leader traveled to Iran Friday to present a proposal of incentives in an effort to resolve Iran's nuclear aspirations.

Drought prompts Iran to import grains
TEHRAN, June 12 (UPI) -- Iranian officials say they are preparing to import several types of grains to compensate for losses caused by a serious drought across the country.

Ahmadinejad blasts new sanctions
SHAHR-E KORD, Iran, June 11 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the West "cannot do a damned thing" to stop the country's nuclear ambitions and that all its plans "have failed."

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