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    Iran Touts Nuclear Advances, Threatens to Cut European Oil Exports

    Iran today announced some advances in its nuclear program, in defiance of international pressure. But it also responded for the first time in five months to demands that it return to talks with the Western powers. James Blitz is defense and diplomatic editor for the Financial Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Iran today announced some advances in its nuclear program, in defiance of international pressure. But it also responded for the first time in five months to demands that it return to talks with the Western powers. James Blitz is defense and diplomatic editor for the Financial Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      James Blitz

      Financial Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is It Time to Intervene in Syria?
    1. 0:00Iran Touts Nuclear Advances, Threatens to Cut European Oil ExportsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:26Syria's Civil War
    3. 43:53The New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin and 'Linsanity'
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