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2008 News updates:

12 December 2008	Newspaper claims Obama to offer Israel "nuclear umbrella"
12 December 2008	Iran summons ambassador after Sarkozy criticizes Ahmadinejad
10 December 2008	Russia says Iran hasn't capabilities to build nuclear bomb yet
08 December 2008	Head of UN nuclear watchdog says Iran sanctions have failed
03 December 2008	Argentina denies suspending trade relations with Iran
02 December 2008	Ahmadinejad in yet another verbal attack against Israel
26 November 2008	In Israel, President Napolitano defends Italian trade relations with Iran
25 November 2008	Iran calls British foreign secretary part of a Zionist conspiracy
25 November 2008	Man hanged in Tehran for spying for Israel
21 November 2008	Iran may have enough enriched uranium to make bomb
17 November 2008	Visit by Iranian delegation to European Parliament criticized
14 November 2008	Meeting on Iranian nuclear program brings few results
27 October 2008	Iranian president admits being in a weak state of health
23 October 2008	Iran's bid to become UN Security Council member fails
06 October 2008	French foreign minister says Iranian nukes won't deter Israel
29 September 2008	In debate, McCain and Obama disagree on best Iran policy
26 September 2008	Bush reportedly vetoed Israeli military strike against Iran
26 September 2008	Ahmadinejad attends dinner hosted by Christian peace groups
25 September 2008	US and Russia struggle to maintain unity over Iran
25 September 2008	Peres calls Iran main obstacle to Middle Eastern peace
24 September 2008	Ahmadinejad's United Nations speech full of anti-Semitic bluster
24 September 2008	At UN Assembly, Kirchner asks Iran to extradite AMIA suspects
23 September 2008	Thousands rally against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York
22 September 2008	Former IDF head: Military strike against Iran could be inevitable
19 September 2008	Sarah Palin uninvited from New York rally against Iran
19 September 2008	Ahmadinejad pours scorn on Israel and UN nuclear watchdog
16 September 2008	Nuclear non-proliferation experts urge resolve in Iranian program
16 September 2008	Iran continuing to block investigation by UN nuclear agency
15 September 2008	Nuclear experts meet in Brussels to discuss Iranian threat
11 September 2008	Survey finds Germans most in favor of sanctions against Iran
10 September 2008	Jews to protest against Ahmadinejad appearance in New York
02 September 2008	US intelligence: Russia might sell missiles to Iran
02 September 2008	Protests at German company’s gas tech deal with Iran
28 August 2008	Iranian general claims Israel is too vulnerable to strike
27 August 2008	Iran boosts spending to promote Islamic revolution
22 August 2008	Turkish-Iranian gas contract put on hold pending changes
21 August 2008	Iran wants to help Belarus with nuclear program
20 August 2008	Iran wants its own satellite system and more nuclear plants
07 August 2008	Condoleeza Rice threatens new sanctions against Iran
06 August 2008	Iran fails to give concrete assurances on nuclear program
04 August 2008	New round of sanctions likely as Iran misses deadline
25 July 2008	Iran wants to end cooperation with UN nuclear inspectors
24 July 2008	Iran attacks Argentina over AMIA arrest warrants
23 July 2008	Ahmadinejad rules out "retreating one iota"
22 July 2008	Iran could face new sanctions as talks stall
18 July 2008	New Iran sanctions bill approved by Senate Banking Committee
17 July 2008	Report: US ponders diplomatic presence in Tehran
16 July 2008	US should help Israel with airstrike against Iran, says John Bolton
15 July 2008	Ahmadinejad open to bilateral talks with US
14 July 2008	Nicolas Sarkozy pushes Middle East peace efforts
11 July 2008	French energy giant Total pulls out of Iranian gas project
08 July 2008	Israel dismisses Tehran claim on diplomats
07 July 2008	Iran wants to negotiate, but not stop uranium enrichment
02 July 2008	Criticism of Ahmadinejad from within Iran increasing
02 July 2008	EJC urges strict enforcement of sanctions against Iran
24 June 2008	European Union freezes assets of largest Iranian bank
20 June 2008	Israeli Air Force reportedly training for military strike against Iran
11 June 2008	Europe and US agree on new round of Iran sanctions
06 June 2008	Obama and McCain both pledge to fight Iranian threat
03 June 2008	WJC condemns Ahmadinejad presence at Rome food summit
03 June 2008	Iranian leaders rant against Israel's existence again
02 June 2008	WJC deplores Ahmadinejad participation at UN food conference in Rome
29 May 2008	US wants UN nuclear watchdog to inspect more Syrian facilities
27 May 2008	IAEA says Iran concealing information on nuclear program
19 May 2008	New offer to be presented to Iran over nuclear program
15 May 2008	Russia says ran must be prevented from getting nuclear bomb
14 May 2008	Australia may take Ahmadinejad to Court over Israel attacks
13 May 2008	Criticism of OMV-Iran deal
12 May 2008	WJC president wants Austrian firm to suspend Iran deals
09 May 2008	Iran's president calls Israel a "stinking corpse"
06 May 2008	Peres calls nuclear Iran a nightmare for the whole world
05 May 2008	Swiss government not invited to Israel’s 60th anniversary
05 May 2008	Iranian leader rejects compromise on nuclear program
23 April 2008	Switzerland freezes assets of Iranian companies and persons
23 April 2008	Clinton threatens to obliterate Iran if it attacks Israel
22 April 2008	Outgoing Italian government supports new Iran sanctions
17 April 2008	Olmert says Iran will not become a nuclear power
16 April 2008	Iranian army threatens to wipe out Israel if attacked
04 April 2008	Iran believed to have more than 3,000 nuclear centrifuges
02 April 2008	US Treasury official calls Iran "central banker of terrorism"
02 April 2008	Israel and Iran most negative players in world affairs
01 April 2008	Russia calls on Iran to drop resistance to nuclear talks
01 April 2008	Swiss foreign minister defends relations with Iran
31 March 2008	Ronald S. Lauder: Switzerland's shabby deal with Iran
31 March 2008	CIA director believes Iran still pursuing nuclear bomb
04 March 2008	UN Security Council adopts new Iran sanctions
03 March 2008	United Nations to impose new sanctions on Iran
28 February 2008	New Iran sanctions probable, but UN vote may be delayed
25 February 2008	Nuclear Agency says Iran continues to defy obligations
22 February 2008	Exiled Iranians say Tehran pursuing nuclear weapons
31 January 2008	Iranian president predicts imminent demise of the "filthy Zionist entity" Israel
23 January 2008	UN Security Council members agree on new Iran resolution
07 January 2008	Iranian Jews deny involvement in emigration drive to Israel