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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Move: Iran and Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/10/04/obamas-move-iran-and-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=1093</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By George Friedman
During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, now-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that like all U.S. presidents, Barack Obama would face a foreign policy test early in his presidency if elected. That test is now here.
His test comprises two apparently distinct challenges, one in Afghanistan and one in Iran. While different problems, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Government&#8217;s Iran dilemma</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/05/09/new-governments-iran-dilemma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 14:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amitabh Tripathi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[General Elections in India are in last leg and next week peopleâ€™s verdict will be wide open. In wake of an anticipated fractured verdict the deadlock for the formation of new government could extend for few weeks but it seems quite clear that it would be either Congress led government or BJP led government at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad in Response to Obama: &#8220;Any Hand Outstretched to Attack Us Will Be Cut Off&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/04/06/ahmadinejad-in-response-to-obama-any-hand-outstretched-to-attack-us-will-be-cut-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an April 1 speech in the Khuzestan region in southern Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responded to U.S. President Barack Obama&#8217;s videotaped message on the occasion of the Iranian New Year. Following are excerpts from Ahmadinejad&#8217;s speech:
Ahmadinejad to the West: Mind Your Manners
&#8220;â€¦In order to take control of the [world's] people, the arrogant ones, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel launches covert war against Iran</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/18/israel-launches-covert-war-against-iran/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/18/israel-launches-covert-war-against-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Israel has launched a covert war against Iran as an alternative to direct military strikes against Tehran&#8217;s nuclear programme, US intelligence sources have revealed.
It is using hitmen, sabotage, front companies and double agents to disrupt the regime&#8217;s illicit weapons project, the experts say.
The most dramatic element of the &#8220;decapitation&#8221; programme is the planned assassination of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranâ€™s Women Fight for Rights</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/14/iran%e2%80%99s-women-fight-for-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/14/iran%e2%80%99s-women-fight-for-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By NAZILA FATHI
Womenâ€™s rights advocates say Iranian women are displaying a growing determination to achieve equal status in this conservative Muslim theocracy, where male supremacy is still enscribed in the legal code. One in five marriages now end in divorce, according to government data, a fourfold increase in the past 15 years.
And it is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaza victory was a miracle: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/14/gaza-victory-was-a-miracle-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/14/gaza-victory-was-a-miracle-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN â€“ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, likened the victory of the Palestinian resistance movement against Israel in the 22-day war to a â€œmiracleâ€.
â€œWhat really happened in Gaza was truly like a miracle,â€ the Leader noted in a meeting with visiting Palestinian Islamic Jihad chief Ramadan Abdallah.
â€œThe Gaza events were in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Ahmadinejad &#8216;ready&#8217; to talk with America</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/12/irans-ahmadinejad-ready-to-talk-with-america/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/12/irans-ahmadinejad-ready-to-talk-with-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tehran, Iran &#8211; Determined chants of &#8220;Death to America&#8221; rang out in city after city in Iran Tuesday, even as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a mass rally in Tehran that Iran was &#8220;ready&#8221; to talk to its arch-enemy if the US showed &#8220;real change.&#8221;
Speaking as Iranians marked the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian mob attacks moderate ex-president Mohammed Khatami</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/12/iranian-mob-attacks-moderate-ex-president-mohammed-khatami/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/12/iranian-mob-attacks-moderate-ex-president-mohammed-khatami/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Iranâ€™s former president was set upon by an angry stick-wielding mob today amid celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on the streets of Tehran.
The attack on Mohammed Khatami came just two days after the reformist cleric announced he would be running against the hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June&#8217;s presidential elections.
Mr Khatami, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Concerned Over Iranian Satellite Launch</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/05/us-concerned-over-iranian-satellite-launch/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/05/us-concerned-over-iranian-satellite-launch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ongoing efforts to develop its missile delivery capabilities remain a matter of deep concern. Recently, Iran&#8217;s development of a space launch vehicle (SLV) capable of putting a satellite into orbit establishes the technical basis from which Iran could develop long-range ballistic missile systems. Many of the technological building blocks involved in SLVs are the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas rules out permanent truce with Israel</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/02/hamas-rules-out-permanent-truce-with-israel/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/02/hamas-rules-out-permanent-truce-with-israel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN (AFP) â€“ The political supremo of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, on Sunday ruled out any &#8220;permanent ceasefire&#8221; until Israel ends its crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Iran&#8217;s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meanwhile, in talks with Meshaal urged him to be prepared for new hostilities with archfoe Israel.
&#8220;The resistance is against a [...]]]></description>
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