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Diplomacy best when dealing with IranBY MARK BOWDEN Two days after Iranian students overran the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage 30 years ago this month, Pentagon brass met in a secret briefing room called ``The Tank'' to consider rescue options. Maj.... In this article: Jimmy Carter, Iran, Tehran, Barack Obama, United States, Suicide, U.S. Army, The Miami Herald, and Hezbollah |
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U.S. News & World Report | 5 hours ago
The Big Picture: Tehran
Posted: November 20, 2009 Tehran, Iran's capital, ranks among the world's fast-growing cities. In the early 1940s, Tehran's population was about 700,000. By 1966, it had risen to 3 million, and by 1986-during the Iran-Iraq war-migrants...
In this article: NASA, Iran-Iraq War, Twitter, and U.S. Geological Survey
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washingtonpost.com | 6 hours ago
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
...will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks. He did not give details. On Wednesday, Tehran indicated it would not export its enriched uranium for further processing, effectively rejecting the latest plan...
In this article: Iran, Uranium, Mohamed ElBaradei, International Atomic Energy Agency, U.N., Robert Wood, Geneva, and Berlin
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ElBaradei urges Iran to agree fuel deal by year end
Six world powers met in Brussels on Friday to discuss what to do about Iran's spurning of the draft fuel deal, and Obama warned Tehran it would have to face "consequences," an allusion to broader international sanctions. Under the IAEA...
In this article: Mohamed ElBaradei, Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, Barack Obama, Uranium, Berlin, Cancer, U.N., and Brussels
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Guardian Unlimited | 1 day ago
Tehran starts laughing classes to lift citizens
...clubs in an effort to reach out to people "who have lost the power of laughter", according to the Tehran-e Emrooz newspaper, which is linked to the city's mayor, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. Participants will be urged to guffaw away the blues...
In this article: Islam, Ayatollah Khomeini, Associated Press, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Iran
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
Obama presses Iran on atomic deal, Tehran defiant (Reuters)
Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to lawmakers in the Iranian parliament in Tehran November … By Caren Bohan and Oleg Shchedrov Caren Bohan And Oleg Shchedrov - 17 mins ago SINGAPORE (Reuters) - President Barack...
In this article: Iran, Barack Obama, International Atomic Energy Agency, Uranium, U.N., Dmitry Medvedev, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Obama presses Iran on atomic deal, Tehran defiant
Russia and France, both involved in talks with Iran over what the West fears are its plans for an atomic bomb, also put pressure on Tehran, with French Foreign Bernard Kouchner saying the Islamic republic looked set to reject a U.N.-drafted...
In this article: Iran, Barack Obama, International Atomic Energy Agency, Uranium, U.N., Turkey, Dmitry Medvedev, France, and Singapore
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Tehran (Persian: تهران Tehrān, IPA: /pron/) is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia. The city is famous for its numerous resorts on the Alborz slopes, large museums, art centers, and palace complexes.
Tehran is the largest city in the Middle East and is the 16th most populated city in the world with a population of around 7,800,000 people. Most Iranian industries are headquartered in Tehran, including the manufacturing of automobiles, electrical equipment, military weaponry, textiles, sugar, cement, and chemical products. Tehran is also a leading center for the sale of carpets and furniture. There is an oil refinery located south of the city.
In the 20th century, Tehran faced a large migration of people from all around Iran. Today, the city contains various religious minorities, and has many historic mosques, churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire temples. Contemporary Tehran is a modern and expensive city featuring many skyscrapers, of which the Azadi Tower and the Milad Tower have come to be symbols of Tehran itself.
- Name:
- Tehran
- Local Name:
- تهران Tehrān
- Type:
- Metropolis
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1979
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 265
- Total Area (km):
- 686
- Metro Area (km):
- 18814
- Elevation (ft):
- 3900
- Elevation (m):
- 1200
- Urban Population:
- 7,088,287
- Time Zone:
- IRST
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