IranÂs Leader Relishes 2nd Chance to Make Waves
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IranÂs president sparred with the Council on Foreign Relations, exasperating his questioners and angering the Bush Administration and Jewish groups.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the international incentive offer to curtail his nation&#039;s nuclear program was a &amp;quot;step forward&amp;quot; that would be carefully considered.
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The rejection of his candidates in municipal elections highlights the domestic weaknesses of Iran's fiery president
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While his statements often rile the West, Iranians say the attention drawn by their president abroad exaggerates the extent of his power at home.
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Iran's president has reminded Iranians that matters such as nuclear policy are ultimately decided by the supreme leader not him, words analysts say may be aimed at deflecting criticism and denying a leadership rift.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday his overall experience at Columbia University was a good one, even though he was introduced as a "petty and cruel dictator."
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Iranâs increasing economic and political isolation is helping leaders to hold back what they see as corrupting foreign influences.
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Clerics picked Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday to lead a powerful Iranian government body, in a boost for the former president who wants better ties with the West and a blow to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is due to meet Iran's supreme leader in Tehran on the second day of a key visit.
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Iran's hardline president maintained a defiant tone Saturday ahead of talks with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on the country's suspect nuclear program.
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Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack U.S. forces.
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Iran's president praised Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez for his firm opposition to the United States on Sunday, promising to deepen an alliance that is helping Tehran fight U.S. moves to rein in its nuclear program.
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Two announcements today appeared intended to enforce Iranâs refusal to back down in the face of stepped-up pressure from the United States.
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Iran stepped back from its tough rhetoric of recent days on Thursday, saying there was a "not small" chance Tehran would reach a deal with European Union negotiators on its nuclear program.
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TEHRAN - Iran's leaders issued dual defiant statements yesterday, with the president announcing that the nation had 3,000 active centrifuges to enrich uranium, and the top ayatollah appointing a new Islamic Revolutionary Guards commander who once advocated military force against students.
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TEHRAN -- Nineteen months after an upset election victory catapulted him to a controversial role on the world stage, firebrand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is facing criticism from both the left and right, much of it from Iranians who believe he hasn't delivered on his populist economic promises.
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Sure he was baited and berated by many in the hall, but the Iranian leader's Columbia appearance was a national media event that gives a major boost to his domestic political game