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...With the U.S. being the focus of the bulk of Iran's ire over the past three decades, why is Iran picking on the U.K. now? Long a hot spot for anti-regime Iranian opposition and a font of support for human rights and reform in Iran, Britain has enjoyed little favor from Tehran in recent years. The launch in January of a BBC Persian-language TV service, thanks largely to funds from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has further riled authorities in Iran. The news channel - beaming images of the recent protests via satellite from London, despite efforts...
...Afghanistan. A key element of his quarrel with Mehsud was a difference in militant priorities: While Mehsud and his allies in the Swat Valley were principally fighting against the Pakistani military and attacking Pakistani territory, Zainuddin believed that it was wrong to attack fellow Muslims and wanted to focus their fire on Western forces in Afghanistan...
...next month or two, Jaeger said, the Union will focus on continuing to explore alternatives to layoffs and then turn its energies to questions of staff placement...
...It’s been very hard to focus on work…The morale is in the toilet,” said Kelley, who decided not to take the early retirement package this spring. “I’ve worked here for 28 years, and I’ve been here in the good times and the bad times—this, to me, is the worst of all times...
...ever again have a Shah - especially one who resides in Maryland and isn't allowed to cross the Iranian border. But he would like to return home as a welcomed citizen and share his roots with his wife and his three Iranian-American daughters. (Read "State Television Becomes a Focus for Iranian Anger...