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President Ahmadinejad said that Western pressure on Iran’s nuclear program has had no impact. Iran and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of constructing a an alternative passage to the Panama Canal. Tehran was denied a seat on the new UN agency for woman’s rights.

Tehran proposed two dates for resumed nuclear negotiations. Iran will test-fire a domestically-manufactured version of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system. A UN report demonstrated North Korean support for the Syrian, Iranian, and Burmese nuclear programs.

Tehran suggested resuming nuclear talks this month in Turkey. The foreign minister announced that Iran supports the formation of an Asian Union. Iran is turning to China for help in continued development of petroleum reserves.

US Defense Secretary Gates rebuffed Israeli calls for credible threats of military force against Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran signed a visa-free travel agreement with Georgia.

Iran said it suspended the trial of three Americans hikers captured near the Iran-Iraq border last year. One of the Americans has been released and returned to the US. Iran has accelerated the construction of a natural gas pipeline to Pakistan.

Cuba and Iran criticized the human rights record of the United States at the UN. Tehran arrested four Kurds who are alleged to have the support of the British government. Tehran blocked public access to former President Khatami’s website.

The US Treasury designated Jundallah, which is also known as the People’s Resistance Movement of Iran, as a terrorist organization. Jundallah has carried out several suicide attacks against the IRGC.

Tehran postponed the trial of three US hikers imprisoned in Iran. Opposition leader Mousavi criticized President Ahmadinejad over energy and food subsidy plans. THe Chinese foreign minister called for a resumption of nuclear talks with Iran.

The Iranian Embassy in Nigeria refused to comment on the recent arms seizure in Lagos. The Russian foreign minister called on Iran to resume nuclear talks. President Ahmadinejad congratulated Rousseff on her presidential election win in Brazil.

Nigerian authorities confirmed that a shipment of weapons seized in Lagos originated from Iran. Israel claimed the weapons were destined for Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Europe has doubled petroleum imports from Iran since 2008, despite UN sanctions.

The EU announced that Iran is ready to resume talks about its nuclear program. General Petraeus called Tehran’s payments to Afghan government “disingenuous.” Singapore agreed to enforce shipping sanctions on Iran.

The US and the EU are preparing a new offer to Iran over its nuclear program. Tehran applied for a position on the new UN initiative for women. Nigerian law enforcement seized 13 containers of Iranian weapons at the port of Lagos.

Iran has begun loading nuclear fuel into the core of the Bushehr reactor. The Bushehr plant will be connected to Iran’s electrical grid by February, officials said.

Tehran has expanded its economic influence in Iraq. The Israeli military is developing plans to respond to a nuclear-armed Iran.

Feda Hussein Maliki, Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, has passed along millions of dollars in bribes to Umar Daudzai, Afghan President Hamid Karzai™s chief of staff, in an effort “to advance Iranian interests.” Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei lauded the Basij for “defusing complex enemy plots during the post-vote unrest.”

Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said UN sanctions are dead. The Iranian representative to the UN urged all nations to disarm their nuclear weapons. Security forces detained four Jundallah members involved in the July mosque bombing in Zahedan.

Demand for Iranian crude oil increased despite sanctions. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Iran and Syria, and won Russian support for Venezuela’s planned nuclear program. An Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran for more than two years returned to California.

President Ahmadinejad and Argentinian President Hugo Chavez vowed to form a “new world order.” Turkey’s deputy prime minister said Iran sanctions will not serve to further negotiations.