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Sep. 12, 2014

News Analysis; fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria raises fears that Pres Obama's efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon will slip. MORE

Many Iranians believe that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been concocted by United States to divide and conquer the energy-rich Middle East and to counter the growing influence of Iran in the region. MORE

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's negotiator at nuclear talks, says Iran will not countenance any new economic penalties imposed by United States; Iranians allege that they have been engaged in talks with Russia about economic cooperation in energy, which could undercut the sanctions. MORE

Editorial expresses outrage at continued detention of Iranian-American journalists Jason Rezaian and his wife Yeganeh Salehi by Iranian authorities; contends it is indefensible that Iran's hard-liners are jailing journalists in order to embarrass Pres Hassan Rouhani. MORE

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's highest leader, undergoes operation on his prostate; while rumors have circulated for more than 15 years that Ayatollah Khamenei has prostate cancer, occasion is first time state news media announced that he is undergoing treatment for condition. MORE

Report by International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna finds that Iran has yet to meet two measures to assure Western powers that uranium was not for weapons, dimming prospects for an agreement over Iran's nuclear program. MORE

Charter airplane carrying American military contractors through Iranian airspace is instructed to land in Iran; United States attributes episode to easily corrected bureaucratic issue and not larger political incident between the two countries. MORE

Iranians are now permitted to send and receive photos and videos on their cellphones, marking victory for Pres Hassan Rouhani, who has long called for relaxing Iran's tight grip on the Internet but has had only limited success in the face of stern opposition from hard-liners. MORE

Iran's Pres Hassan Rouhani, in news conference, echoes longstanding Iranian view that the United States can never be trusted; comments mark stark departure from first year of Rouhani's presidency during which hardliners criticized his pursuit of a diplomatic thaw with US. MORE

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