[THS] Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran: Stories

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Iran to enrich fuel only on needs-basis:

Mottaki reiterated Tuesday that the 20-precent enrichment will only take place based
on fuel needs of the Tehran Research Reactor which produces radio medicine for
cancer patients, IRNA reports.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=132512&sectionid=351020104

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If CIA has new info on Iran's nuclear plans, Russia interested in details - Lavrov:

"If the CIA has information proving that Iran has actually started to enrich its
uranium to a weapon-grade level, this information is new and we are interested to
look into it in detail."
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15274214&PageNum=0

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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Iran:
G8 condemns Iran, North Korea as "serious threats" to global security:

The communique states that nations "cannot be complacent about the grave threat
posed to the security of present and future generations by the proliferation of nuclear
weapons."
http://tinyurl.com/36woxud

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Israel and US allegedly preparing military strike on Iran:

According to Egyptian sources, an American fleet made its way through the Suez
Canal. Eyewitnesses say the fleet had eleven frigates and an air carrier. They add
there was also an Israeli frigate among the ships.
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-28/iran-us-military-preparations.html

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Military strike on Iran will destabilize region: Mullen:

The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said it would be "incredibly dangerous" for
Iran to achieve nuclear weapons, and that there's "no reason to trust" Iran's
assurances that it is only pursuing a peaceful nuclear program, especially after the
discovery of the secret nuclear facility in Qum
http://tinyurl.com/37x98nq

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US Military Chief: Doesn't Trust Iran but Israel, US "in Synch":

He shot down the idea that Israel would stage a military strike to delay or destroy
Iran's nuclear development, saying that Israel is "in synch" with the American
thinking. He acknowledged that the biggest problem for the United States is how
much it does not know about Iran's nuclear program.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138318

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7 Potential Economic Effects Of A War With Iran:

Are you ready to pay 8 or 10 dollars for a gallon of gasoline? What do you think that
would do to the U.S. economy?
http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/29-06-2010/114054-war_iran-0

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Leader promises Iran is ready to retaliate:

Iran is ready to retaliate if its vessels are searched and will postpone nuclear talks
with major powers until the end of August in response to new international sanctions,
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday.
http://tinyurl.com/3y5hp7z

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Western oil firms stop business with Iran:

Iran faced growing economic pressure on Monday after two Western oil firms halted
business with it, and the UAE, seen as a trade lifeline for Tehran, moved to freeze
some Iranian-linked bank accounts.
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=INTBIZ&artid=182165

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Total halts petrol sales to Iran:

In taking the decision, Total was following action by BP, Royal Dutch Shell and all the
major global oil traders, it said.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=144582

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Russia complains about German seizure of Iran items:

 Russia had previously told members of the council's Iran sanctions committee it was
furious about Germany's seizure of technology bound for the Russian-built Bushehr
nuclear reactor in Iran and the questioning of several men connected with the deal,
U.N. diplomats told Reuters.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100628/pl_nm/us_nuclear_iran_germany_russia

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Iran's Intelligence Ministry Urges Moving Away From Russia:

He said lawmakers favor reducing ties with Russia as well as China because of their
support for the June 9 UN resolution that imposed new sanctions on the Islamic
Republic over its sensitive nuclear activities
http://www.payvand.com/news/10/jun/1257.html