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Iran Leader Nods to Obama on Health Care
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Why a Lasting Deal With Iran May Not Happen
Momentum in Washington for a new round of sanctions imperils diplomacy between Iran and the U.S. And things won’t get any easier when the two sides resume talks over a nuclear deal.
Forget the Handshake. Here Are Iran President Rouhani’s Real Challenges
So Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will not, it seems, shake hands with U.S. President Barack Obama in a U.N. hallway. As their two delegations arrived on Tuesday morning at the U.N. General Assembly, speculation was rife that a …
Remembering Mahmoud: Iran’s Ahmadinejad Rides Into a Nuclear Sunset
The man who was for a time the bête noire of Israel and the West steps down on Saturday, bringing a tumultuous eight-year presidency to an end
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The Bank of China closes the account of North Korea’s main foreign exchange bank, France struggles to contain radical Islam in its prisons and the hacktivist group Anonymous said it may target Aung San Suu Kyi
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Paraguay’s new president needs to tackle the country’s poverty, continued hikes in food prices could destabilize Iran before its presidential election and North Korea has rejected U.S. calls to show it’s serious about abandoning …
North Korea Under Kim Jong Un: Old Threats and New Worries
North Korea’s fiery rhetoric isn’t new, but the tempo has clearly quickened under Kim Jong Un.
Iran’s Agenda: Why Tehran Plays Hard to Get on Nuclear Diplomacy
“A decade of war in now ending,” President Barack Obama told Americans on Monday, vowing to “show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are naive about the dangers we face, …
Obama’s Iran Policy: Why Diplomacy Remains the Likely Course
The Israelis may be trying to make military action seem more palatable to the Administration, but diplomacy and sanctions will likely remain Washington’s focus well into next year
Protests in Tehran: Will Pain of Sanctions Change Iran’s Nuclear Calculus?
Blame sanctions, says Ahmadinejad, of Iran’s economic chaos. Blame Ahmadinejad, say the protesters — and supporters of the Supreme Leader
Apocalyptic Talk Aside, Israel Has Dialed Down Its Threat to Bomb Iran — for Now
Netanyahu says at present rates of enrichment, Iran’s nuclear program will cross Israel’s red line for military action next spring or summer
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On deck for Monday: Syria to top the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly, another high-profile Burmese guest arrives in America and farming reforms expected in North Korea