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Iran begins production of cruise missiles (AP)

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, alledgedly shows a Nasr1 (Victory) missile in a factory in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi announced on state TV Sunday a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles capable of evading radar. The missile named Nasr 1 (Victory) will be capable of destroying targets up to 3,000 tons in size according to Vahidi. Iran frequently makes announcements about new advances in military technology that cannot be independently verified.  (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry, Vahid Reza Alaei, HO)AP – Iran announced Sunday that it has started a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles, which would add a new element to the country’s already imposing arsenal.


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Iran nuclear offer falls short of world demands (AP)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A general view shows the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, about 1,215 km (755 miles) south of Tehran, November 30, 2009. REUTERS/ISNA/Mehdi GhasemiAP – Iran has formally set out its terms for giving up most of its cache of enriched uranium in a confidential document, and the conditions fall short of what has been demanded by the United States and other world powers.


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Israel unveils new drone fleet that can reach Iran (AP)

Israeli soldiers look at an Israeli air force  unmanned plane in the Tel Nof base, central Israel, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. Israel's air force has introduced a fleet of large unmanned planes that it says can fly as far as Iran. Air force officials say the Heron TP drones have a wingspan of 86 feet (26 meters), making them the size of passenger jets. They say the planes can fly 20 consecutive hours, and are primarily used for surveillance and carrying payloads. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP – Israel’s air force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting rival Iran within its range.


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Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship (AP)

U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, seen during a press, after holding talks with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, in Doha the capital of the State of Qatar, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Clinton arrived Sunday in Qatar, where she is holding talks with top government leaders and speaking at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum. (AP Photo/Maneesh Bakshi)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters.


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US seeks to shore up support for tough Iran stance (AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, is welcomed by the Qatari Ambassador to U.S. Ali Al Hajri, right, at the Doha International Airport in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Clinton is holding talks with top government leaders and speaking at an international conference called the U.S.-Islamic World Forum. (AP Photo/Maneesh Bakshi)AP – U.S. officials sought to shore up support Sunday for a tougher stand against Iran’s nuclear program by saying Tehran had left the world little choice and expressing confidence that holdout China would come around to harsher U.N. penalties.


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Iran marks revolution with crackdown on protests (AP)

File picture shows demonstrators holding a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in January 1979, in Teheran, during a demonstration against the shah. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered Thursday at a Tehran square to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution amid tight security and reports of opposition protesters massing on the streets(AFP/File)AP – The Iranian security forces unleashed a crushing sweep against opposition protesters on Thursday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution to defy the West and boast his country was now a “nuclear state.”


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Huge rally and protests mark Iran revolution (AP)

File picture shows demonstrators holding a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in January 1979, in Teheran, during a demonstration against the shah. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered Thursday at a Tehran square to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution amid tight security and reports of opposition protesters massing on the streets(AFP/File)AP – Hundreds of thousands of government supporters massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created Iran’s Islamic republic, while a heavy security force that fanned across the city moved quickly to snuff out counterprotests by the opposition.


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