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Members of dissident group summoned to court
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January 11, 2002
BBC Monitoring Service
Tehran, 11 January: Members of the [Heshmatollah] Tabarzadi group will have to appear before the 26th branch of the Islamic Revolution Court which is presided over by Judge Haddad.
In an interview with the legal correspondent of the Iranian Students' News Agency [ISNA], Mohammad Ali Safari said: Those individuals had already received their summonses. However, according to the previous summonses, they had to appear before the court on 19 Farvardin 1381 [7 April 2002]. However, all the members of the Tabarzadi group were summoned to the court over a period of three days and the reasons for their being summoned is not clear.
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Rafsanjani denounces Bush warning over Afghanistan
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January 12, 2002
AFP
TEHRAN, Jan 11 (AFP) - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a leading conservative figure and former president of Iran, denounced Friday US President George W. Bush's warning of Iran over Afghanistan, saying "threats" do not work with the "revolutionary Iranian people."
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Iran builds road link to Afghanistan
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January 12, 2002
The Frontier Post
TEHRAN (Xinhua): Iran has started to build a road in the eastern border for connection with Afghanistan to help the reconstruction of the war-torn neighbor, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday.
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Five killed as flooding hits Fars
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January 12, 2002
AFP
TEHRAN, Jan 12 (AFP) - Five people were killed Saturday and several others hurt after flash floods, caused by heavy rains and snow, hit the southern province of Fars, state television reported.
The official IRNA news agency said Shiraz city, capital of Fars, was faced heavy property damage following the storms across much of the Iranian plateau, which began on Friday.
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Tehran delivered US-built missiles to terrorists
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January 12, 2002
AFP
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (AFP) - Iran purchased US-built Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and turned them over to a Lebanese-based terrorist organization, but the missiles proved defective, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing classified intelligence reports.
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Report Says Iran Gave Terrorists U.S. Arms
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January 12, 2002
The New York Times
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 — Iran purchased American-built Stinger antiaircraft missiles in Afghanistan in 1994 and turned them over to a Lebanese-based terrorist organization, but the missiles proved to be defective, according to United States intelligence reports.
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US wakes up to Iran threat
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January 12, 2002
Asia Times
WASHINGTON - Amid growing reports of Iranian interference in Afghanistan, United States President George W Bush has issued a strong warning to Tehran to stop meddling in the country.
As reported in Asia Times Online on Thursday Iran courts Pakistan to counter US , Iran and Pakistan are deeply concerned over the growing military build-up of the US and its allies in South and Central Asia, and are seeking stronger relations to counterbalance this influence.
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Iran Must Back Off Terror
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January 11, 2002
The New York Daily News
Nine days after the abomination that was Sept. 11, President Bush told a joint session of Congress: "Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." The message was clear. Unfortunately, Iran is choosing to ignore it.
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Iran countering U.S. goals in region
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January 11, 2002
The Colorado Daily
IRAN -- Tehran is seeking to exert political and military influence in border regions in western Afghanistan in ways that challenge the authority of the interim government in Kabul and threaten Washington's long-term goals in the country, the New York Times reported Thursday.
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Man avoids jail term for illegal sales to Iran - Shipped high-tech goods
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January 11, 2002
The National Post
VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver man who shipped sensitive, advanced technology to Iran through shelter companies in the United Arab Emirates was fined $75,000 yesterday but escaped a prison sentence.
Nematollah Helmi, who runs Kanira Trade Inc., could have been fined up to $500,000 and jailed for 10 years for violating Canadian export laws that forbid the trading of sophisticated technology, including goods that have military applications.
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PA says it arrests 3 Palestinians in connection to Karine A arms ship
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January 12, 2002
Ha'aretz
Palestinian officials said on Friday they had arrested three Palestinians accused by Israel of involvement in an attempt to smuggle a ship load of weapons seized by IDF commandos last week in the Red Sea.
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