Tension Growing Between Iran, U.K.- U.S.

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Nothing like a high-stakes game of he said, she said, the Mullah said to force the hands of the Doomsday Clock from its current setting at 11:53 to a little closer to midnight.

Since this morning when I began collating articles for this particular entry, more accusations have been flying and the story is building.

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"Traces of the occupiers of Iraq is evident in the Ahvaz events. They should take responsibility in this regard," state television quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.

The comments by Prime Minister Tony Blair are an insult to the intelligence of people around the world," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said in statement carried by the ISNA news agency Tuesday.

"For half a century, the defenders of the Holocaust have used every tribune to defend their position, and now have to listen to others."

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Iran Blames Bombings on U.S., Britain
TEHRAN, IRAN (AP) -- Iran's president on Wednesday blamed "the occupiers of Iraq" -— inferring the United States and Britain -— for two bombings that killed at least nine people in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

Tehran claims Britain behind bombings in Ahvaz
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran directly accused Britain of of equipping and directing those behind a twin bomb attack in the oil city of Ahvaz that killed eight people and wounded dozens more.

Iran accuses UK of bombing link
Iran has accused the UK of co-operating with bombers who killed eight people in attacks in the restive south-western city of Ahwaz on Tuesday.
(BBC) -- "Britain must respond to the doubts of Iranians concerning the events," said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

Iran accuses Britain over bombing
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran on Wednesday accused Britain of cooperating with bombers who killed eight people in the southern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Tuesday.

Britain rejects Iran claim it equipped Ahvaz bombers
LONDON (AFP) - The British government rejected as "completely without foundation" Iran's claim that British soldiers in Iraq were behind a twin bomb attack in the Iranian oil city of Ahvaz.

Iran defends plan for Holocaust conference
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran defended its plan to stage a conference questioning the Holocaust and accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair of "intolerance" for criticising the event.

Iran blocks BBC Persian website
BBC Persian.com usually gets 30 million page views a monthThe Iranian authorities have started to block the BBC's Persian language internet site, for the first time.
(BBC) -- The BBC says the level of traffic to the site from within Iran has dropped sharply over the last three days.

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