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Israel has remanded in custody a man who it says was caught while spying for Iran. Tel Aviv says Ali Mansouri was planning to reside in israel for the purpose. Who is Mansouri, and does he have any links to Iran at all. We will explore these questions in this report.

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US President Barack Obama has told Congress his country should not impose new sanctions on Iran if it is serious in negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear energy program. Obama-- who has been speaking to reporters in his last press briefing of the year-- has refreshed his warnings that any new sanctions against Iran could derail the current diplomatic efforts to resolve the differences with Iran. Obama says he understands why some US lawmakers want to \\\"look tough\\\" on Iran. But he says the US must give diplomacy a chance. Obama has further repeated threats that the US keeps all options on the table regarding Iran if it fails to comply to the terms of the nuclear deal that Tehran signed with the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany last month.

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An Egyptian opposition coalition-- led by the Muslim Brotherhood-- has said in a statement that it will boycott an upcoming referendum on the new constitution. The so-called National Alliance Supporting Legitimacy cited political and legal reasons to boycott the referendum scheduled for January 2014. The coalition also says it will use peaceful methods to persuade Egyptians to join the boycott. The new constitution was amended by the military-backed interim government which came to power after former president Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the army. The interim authorities have launched a massive crackdown on Morsi\'s supporters. The former president has called for demonstrations during the referendum.

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As a planned peace conference on Syria draws near, calls are growing on the US to drop its opposition to Iran\\\'s participation in the event. Tehran has said it\\\'s ready to play a constructive role if it\\\'s invited to the Geneva-Two talks.