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AFP - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed a "year of perseverance" in his fight against the government, in an Internet message on Friday marking the Persian new year.

AP - An Iranian appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former vice president on a charge of spreading propaganda against the ruling clerical establishment during the postelection turmoil.

AFP - Iran has jailed a top reformist after an appeals court upheld a one-year sentence for spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic, an opposition website said on Friday.

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.

AFP - Iranian opposition activist Amir Jahanchachi unveiled a new project on Friday to provide financial and logistical support to movements opposing the Islamic republic's hardline regime.

Reuters - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized Russia's plans to start up a nuclear power station in Iran, describing them as premature given uncertainty about Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran's new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup.

AFP - The United States and Russia Thursday clashed over Iran's first nuclear plant which Russia is helping build after strongman Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the station would come online this summer.

AFP - Japan and France Thursday pushed Iran to allay international suspicions about its nuclear programme, saying the time has come for Tehran to reject suggestions that it might be developing atomic bombs.

AFP - The families of three US hikers detained in Iran said Thursday they were sending email messages and e-cards to Tehran's UN ambassador, seeking the release of their loved ones on the Iranian New Year.

AFP - US State Department official William Burns has insisted the United States feels a "sense of urgency" towards Iran's nuclear programme, as he headed to Russia for a two-day visit.

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States would pursue "aggressive sanctions" to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon that could potentially spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

AFP - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that thwarting Iran's nuclear program was one of his "highest priorities" and warned of a dangerous Middle East arms race if Tehran obtained an atomic bomb.

AFP - Iran has said it is ready for a one-shot nuclear fuel exchange on its own soil, edging closer to the conditions of a plan drawn up by the UN atomic watchdog last year as major powers mulled a new round of sanctions.