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Iran building software to control networking sites

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

**FILE** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media at Hakirya military base in Tel Aviv on Nov. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

Israel ex-spy chief blasts PM ahead of election

By Daniel Estrin - Associated Press

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KAHLILI: Obama’s engagement with mullahs has only bought them time

By Reza Khalili

**FILE** This image taken from the Iranian state TV's Arabic-language channel Al-Alam, shows what is purported to be an intact ScanEagle drone aircraft in an exclusive broadcast on Dec. 4, 2012. Iran authorities claimed it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf and showed the image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV, but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for." (Associated Press/Al-Alam TV)

Iran says it captured 2 more U.S. drones in past

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** FILE ** A Ghader missile is launched from the area near the Iranian port of Jask, on the shore of the Gulf of Oman, during an Iranian navy drill on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jamejam Online, Azin Haghighi)

Iran warns foreign planes near Strait of Hormuz

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Illustration Hostage by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

BOMS AND ARYA: New hostage crisis in Iran

By Nir Boms and Shayan Arya - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center right) walks across the apron with Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III (center left), commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, after arriving in Baghdad on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Mr. Panetta was participating in ceremonies marking the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Army gets geographical command, at last

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Chuck Hagel, a potential nominee for defense secretary, called the 2007 troop surge in Iraq a “blunder” and advocated talks with Iran with no strings attached. (Associated Press)

Hagel’s foreign policy record could doom chances for top Pentagon post

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hasan Qashqavi (Associated Press)

World Briefs: Iran may open military site to U.N. nuclear watchdog

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Silent scream: Media deaf to Christian outcry

By Michal Conger - Special to The Washington Times

** FILE ** Iranian technicians work at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Iran's nuclear chief said on Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010, that a malicious computer worm known as Stuxnet had not harmed the country's atomic program and accused the West of trying to sabotage it. Iran earlier confirmed that Stuxnet had infected several personal laptops belonging to employees at the Bushehr plant but that plant systems were not affected. (AP Photo/International Iran Photo Agency, Ebrahim Norouzi)

Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm

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World Briefs: New cyberattack in Iran by Stuxnet worm

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Middle East Briefs: 942 homes to be built in East Jerusalem

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm

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** FILE ** The Iranian navy patrols in the Sea of Oman, which is near the strategic oil shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo)

Report: Iran plans naval maneuvers in Strait of Hormuz

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Challenges await Hagel if nominated as defense secretary

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Iranian Minister of Petroleum Rostam Ghasemi speaks to journalists before the start of the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran claims it has circumvented oil sanctions

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

Iran leader gets the clicks with Facebook rumor

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Iran seems to understand it cannot hang its entire strategy on the survival of Syrian President Bashar Assad (wearing sash next to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) and needs to build new alliances as contingencies. Iran has proposed a plan for elections in Syria for parliament and president. (Associated Press)

Iran preparing for a Syria without Assad

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

A North Korean Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

North Korea may see few buyers despite rocket success

By Matthew Pennington and Sam Kim - Associated Press