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Iran will never discard the use of crude oil as a weapon against the U.S. so long as the U.S. doesn't denounce the use of force in its standoff with Iran over the latter's nuclear program, a senior Iranian oil official said Tuesday.

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From Information Clearing House

U.S. President George W. Bush said Tuesday that "all options are on the table" with regard to Iran's nuclear issue and warned that Iran must face consequences for its actions.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/19/content_6264859.htm


From Information Clearing House

THE US actor and former senator widely seen as the Republicans' best hope for keeping the White House has called for a blockade of Iran.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/06/20/1182019197725.html


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The United States will not release five Iranians detained in a U.S. military raid in northern Iraq until at least October, despite entreaties from the Iraqi government and growing behind-the-scenes pressure from Iran, according to U.S. officials.

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From Information Clearing House

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6333/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

Tom Engelhardt wrties: "Just when you think the roiling relations between the US and Iran might be quieting down - they heat up again. In the last week, while two US aircraft-carrier strike forces continued to patrol the Persian Gulf (after 'exercises' that took the carriers directly through the Straits of Hormuz and off Iran's coast), American accusations against the Iranians have only escalated."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061907F.shtml



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The survival of Iran's fragile pro-democracy movement is being threatened by the US administration's continuing attempts to fund the country's civil society, leading activists have warned.

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From Information Clearing House

http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/6310/


Informant: jensenmk

From ufpj-news

A year after President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced a new strategy toward Iran, a behind-the-scenes debate has broken out that has pitted Ms. Rice and her deputies against the few remaining hawks inside the administration, especially those in Vice President Dick Cheney's office who, according to some people familiar with the discussions, are pressing for greater consideration of military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/061607Y.shtml



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