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“Iran did not grant permission for this visit to take place.” Sentiment paraded on German streets: A float with papier-mache depicting Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a dynamite in his mouth with the text “Nuclear Programme” parades the Rose...
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Earlier this month, the United States tightened its existing sanctions, freezing U.S. assets of the Iranian government, the Central Bank of Iran, and other Iranian financial institutions. Even as the United States and other nations have imposed...
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While Iran has claimed its nuclear program is for civilian purposes, it's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also rattled sabers by calling for death to Israel and saying the country will be wiped off the map. The Iran issue will also be...
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Stone told O’Reilly he has met with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian officials. “Your association with Iran is interesting, since that country is an enemy to America,” O’Reilly says, as Stone smiles as if he expects to be grilled on...
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The March 2 vote will be the first nationwide poll in Iran since the disputed 2009 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose victory opponents said was claimed fraudulently, sparking unprecedented protests. Among those excluded by the...
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But what makes Iran peculiar is that this evolution was deliberately halted by a younger generation of leaders such as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who rejected the pragmatic approach in favor of reclaiming the legacy of Khomeini. “Returning to the roots of the...
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His colleague Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was even blunter in his criticism of Dempsey. "I admire General Dempsey," he said. "But I don't think it is helpful to say that Iran is a rational actor given their behavior." Anyone who denies the Holocaust, as...
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On Friday, Iran successfully launched its domestically-built Navid-e Elm-o Sanat (Promise of Science and Industry) satellite into orbit following a decree by the country’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The satellite, completely designed and built by...
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"British leaders, for instance, are trying to dissuade Israel from contemplating a military strike at Iran's nuclear facilities, while President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran boasts of enhanced enrichment capabilities. "Over the weekend, William Hague,...
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Dawn quoted the White House as saying that both leaders discussed about the regional support for the reconciliation in Afghanistan. The conversation follows a three-day summit in Islamabad between Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian...
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But experts who have studied the new code questioned claims that the country had fully abolished the death penalty for those convicted under the age of 18 or abandoned its use
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Chavez has angered members of Venezuela’s Jewish community by cultivating ties with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel to be wiped off the map. Chavez broke off diplomatic relations with the Jewish state in 2009 to protest...
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Now Stone objected to the word convert since he claimed he still believes in the same Judeo-Christian god, but regardless of how you phrase it O’Reilly was curious how Stone, whose father was born half-Jewish, could support a leader, Mahmoud...
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They showed the world that they seemed to care more about their popularity with certain eco-activists than about the fact that they were underwriting brutal, belligerent, rights-abusing regimes from Tehran to Caracas. Even now, as a way to wean...
About Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Persian: محمود احمدی نژاد, mæhmuːd-e æhmædiː-neʒɒːd (help·info); born 28 October 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He became president on 6 August 2005 after winning the 2005 presidential election by popular vote, the first president of the Islamic Republic not to be a religious cleric... Full Article
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) wave to the crowd during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Ahmadinejad said that Iran has broken...
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (C) speak during a joint press conference with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on February 17, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for action rather...
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (C) look as Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) speaks during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on February 17, 2012. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he arrives with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (unseen) for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on February 17, 2012. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L), Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (C) and Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) join hands after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on February 17, 2012. President Asif Ali Zardari denied that Pakistan's...
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L), Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (C) and Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) join hands after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad on February 17, 2012. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out...
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (centre L) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (centre R) talk during their meeting with their delegations at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad February 16, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought Pakistan's support on...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on February 16, 2012. Pakistan on February 16 welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key juncture in peace...
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (R) shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upon his arrival at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on February 16, 2012. Pakistan on February 16 welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) listens to Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (R) during a meeting at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on February 16, 2012. Pakistan on February 16 welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key...
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is escorted by Minister of Textile Industries Makhdoom Shahabuddin after arriving in Rawalpindi February 16, 2012.
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Pakistani Textile Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin (R) greets Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) upon his arrival at the Chaklala military airbase in Rawalpindi on February 16, 2012. Pakistan on February 16 welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the prime minister's house in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb 16, 2012. The Presidents of Afghanistan and Iran convened in Pakistan for a three-way summit that is expected...
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A carnival float depicts Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad throwing an nuclear bomb on the UN headquarters during the traditional carnival parade in Cologne, western Germany, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The foolish street spectacles in the carnival center Cologne, watched by hundreds of...
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A carnival float depicting the Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with dynamite in his mouth and a match during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The foolish street spectacles in the carnival centers of Duesseldorf, Mainz and...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures prior to his meeting with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, speaks with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, left, as an unidentified interpreter translates for them, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with Hamas prime minister of Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, as Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, looks on in the background, at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier in the Gaza Strip, (R) as Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (C) looks on during a meeting in Tehran on February 12, 2012.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he deliver his speech at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Ahmadinejad says Iran will...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) flash the victory sign to the crowd during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Ahmadinejad said that...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh gesture at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
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EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) join hands during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of...
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An Iranian boy holds a portrait of supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei as he walks past a replica of the captured US RQ-170 drone on display next to the Azadi (Freedom) tower during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran on February 11, 2012. iranian President mahmoud...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which he said that Iran has broken the 'idol' of the Holocaust underpinning the creation of the Israeli...
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) wave to the crowd during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Ahmadinejad said that Iran has broken...
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