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3 June 2010 (IBT) – The Iranian central bank is said to hold a majority of 85 percent of their currency reserves in euro and some other currencies, and only a small part in U.S. dollar, different to most other central banks. This is mostly for

03 Jun 2010 (AFP) ANKARA — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani pledged “all efforts” to stop surging separatist Kurdish violence against Turkey as he paid a landmark visit to Ankara Thursday after years of animosity.

2 Jun 2010 (AFP) BRUSSELS — Fresh international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme could lead to confrontation, foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned during a visit to Brussels on Wednesday.

2 Jun 2010 – Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said on Tuesday dozens of families had been displaced in days of shelling by Iranian forces pursuing Kurdish rebels in the border region.

31 May 2010 (ANI)Kabul: A top US military official in Afghanistan has said that there is “clear evidence” that the Talibani insurgents are being trained and provided arms by Iran.

31 May 2010 (AP) VIENNA — Iran has amassed more than two tons of enriched uranium, the U.N. atomic agency said Monday in a report that heightened Western concerns about the country developing the ability to produce a nuclear weapon.

27 May 2010 (VOA) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the United States has serious disagreements with Brazil over its efforts to mediate with Iran over its nuclear program. But Clinton stressed the United States desire for good relations with the emerging South American power.

28 May 2010 (AFP) MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced doubt on Thursday about whether Tehran would fulfill the terms of a deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey aimed at resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis.

Despite no calls for an organized protest, the government of Iran felt so threatened that they banned Persian New Year celebrations, only to have them occur anyway. Widespread labor strikes have been launched in Kurdistan, and students have resumed protesting at universities in Tehran where as many as four have died in recent days.

Dodd, Berman Announce Timing on Iran Sanctions Conference Report

25 May 2010 – Washington, DC – Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA), co-chairs of the Iran sanctions conference, released the following