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Bryan Cranston narrates Discovery Channel documentary about real-life “Argo” story
Channel Guide MagazineBryan Cranston, who plays CIA manager Jack O'Donnell in Ben Affleck's Oscar-nominated Argo – which chronicles the CIA's attempt to rescue six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis — will narrate ARGO: Inside Story for Discovery... -
Iran's Middle Class Feels Squeeze Of Sanctions
The Washington PostSaeed, the manager of a corner store in central Tehran, oversees a shop crammed with packaged food, toiletries and paper products. But he said his middle-class customers increasingly pass on imported items such as British-made Ahmad tea, advertised as...Tags: Iran, Small Businesses, Princeton University, Virginia Tech, Malaysia
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'Argo's' Oscar gets a thumbs-down in Iran
TEHRAN -- Since the news from Hollywood flashed early Monday in Iran, text messages have been passing the word: A film widely denounced here as a stereotyped, anti-Iranian caricature won the coveted Oscar for best picture. "I am secular, atheist and not...
Tags: Iran, Entertainment Events, Central Intelligence Agency, Crisis, Ben Affleck
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Iran claims to find uranium deposits, plans more nuclear plants
TEHRAN -- On the eve of international talks about its disputed nuclear program, Iran announced Saturday that it had designated 16 sites for new nuclear power plants and also had discovered substantial new uranium deposits in its territory. The Islamic...
Tags: Iran, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Policy, Mining, Wrestling
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Oscar-nominated 'Argo' showing at Capitol Theatre
A movie about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis probably doesn't sound like it would be a laugh riot — or should be — but that's just one of the many ways in which "Argo" is a glorious, gripping surprise. Directing his third feature, Ben...Tags: Iran, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Central Intelligence Agency, Foo Fighters (music group), John Chambers
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Oscar buzz for 'Argo' has Mendez caught up in promotional whirlwind
dona@herald-mail.comAntonio Mendez has been busy recently with a recent appearance with Ben Affleck on “Good Morning America,” a Fox News crew coming to his home in southern Washington County and a soon to be published feature article in The Washington Post....Tags: Iran, Matt Damon, Entertainment Events, Central Intelligence Agency, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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'Argo' producers show confidence in Affleck, even if Oscar didn't
Producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov had no idea who was going to direct "Argo." "Maybe I was going to, maybe Grant would, maybe somebody else," Clooney said. "We didn't know." But when Ben Affleck called Clooney and Heslov's Detroit hotel in early...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Iran, Entertainment Events, Good Will Hunting (movie), George Clooney
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In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?
NEW YORK (AP) — The scene: Tehran's Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escorts. But suddenly there's a moment of panic in what had been a smooth trip...
Tags: Ben Affleck, The Wall Street Journal, Dan Futterman, Tony Kushner, Jimmy Carter
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Iranians bemoan Olympics cutting treasured sport of wrestling
Dozens of wrestling greats and their agitated fans gathered Thursday in Tehran to lament the elimination from the Olympics of the sport, which has a storied past in Iran. Olympic officials decided Tuesday to cut wrestling from the 2020 Games,...
Tags: Olympic Games, United Nations, Iran, Wrestling, Russia
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Iranian general reportedly assassinated while traveling from Syria
BEIRUT -- A high-ranking member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps was assassinated this week while traveling from Syria to neighboring Lebanon, Iranian media reported Thursday, in the strongest indication to date that senior Iranian military...Tags: United Nations, Reconstruction, Iran, Rebellions, Saudi Arabia
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On Iran, there's time
On Feb. 26, the United States and Iran will once more resume their diplomatic ritual, in the so-called six-party talks, over Iran's disputed nuclear program. As the two perennial adversaries eye one another, there are competing paradigms about how to deal...
Tags: Iran, Defense Equipment, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Policy, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Monkey welcomed back to Iran, but U.S. not thrilled by space shot
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BEIRUT — U.S. officials are not exactly welcoming Iran’s revelation this week that the Islamic Republic has sent a monkey into space and brought the creature back to Earth safely. The report by Iranian media recalled for many the early...Tags: U.S. Department of State, United Nations, Iran, Space Programs, Beirut (Lebanon)
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