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The IAEA named a new nuclear inspector for Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei issued a fatwa to kill those who burn the Koran. Tehran criticized a $60 billion US arms deal to Saudi Arabia. The Iranian diplomat who resigned is seeking political asylum in Finland.

A senior Iranian diplomat in Finland resigned and joined the opposition. Tehran will release a female American hiker from jail if a $500,000 bail is posted. Police detained several suspects in the July bombing of the Zahedan Grand Mosque. Iran claimed that supplies of foreign gasoline have increased despite sanctions.

The chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said the Bushehr nuclear reactor would go online in the next month. Bahrain’s interior minister said Iran had no links to recently arrested “spy cells.” Tehran canceled the release of a female American hiker accused of spying.

Tehran denied claims of the existence of a second secret enrichment site. Iran will free a woman held on espionage charges. Supreme Leader Khamenei said Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are a Zionist cover-up.

The non-alignment movement published a statement in support of the Iranian nuclear program. US Secretary of State Clinton described “a new moment” for US leadership in the Middle East. Police detained an Iranian opposition leader.

South Korea imposed new sanctions on Iran. Beijing urged Tehran to cooperate with the IAEA. Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized President Ahmadinejad’s anti-Seminism.

Iran claimed the right to choose UN inspectors to oversee nuclear efforts. South Korea is ready to impose modest new sanctions on Iran. Tehran criticized a Palestinian spokesman for speaking out against Ahmadinejad.

President Ahmadinejad said any attack on Iran “would be tantamount to the elimination of the Zionist regime from the political geography.” Iran is reportedly paying Taliban fighters $1,000 for every US soldier killed in Afghanistan. Bahrain has accused Iran of involvement in a plot to overthrow the government.

Japan approved tighter economic sanctions against Iran. General Hasan Firouzabadi said Tehran could strike Israel’s nuclear reactor if attacked. A pro-government militia attacked the home of Mahdi Karroubi.

Former British Prime Minister Blair called for the West to use force if Iran “continues to develop nuclear weapons.” The Iranian media called for France’s first lady to die.

Ali Akbar Salehi announced that Tehran will produce medical reactor fuel by next year. Iran’s foreign minister said a partial withdrawal of US troops from Iraq is “unacceptable.” Fidel Castro announced a plan to stop an Israel-Iran nuclear war.

An Iranian official said Tehran will strike Israel’s Dimona reactor if attacked. The Iranian state media called Mrs. Sarkozy “first prostitute.” Tehran unveiled 4,000 new telecom projects.