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  • May 2008

    • Preconditions or Not, Iran Doesn't Want to Talk to Us

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 28, 08 2:42 PM CDT

      Preconditions or Not, Iran Doesn't Want to Talk to Us

      (Newser) - Barack Obama can berate President Bush for refusing to "sit down with" Iran, and John McCain can beat up Obama for proposing to do just that, but the fact is that every administration in the past 30 years has tried talking to Iran—without preconditions—and been rejected. Including Condoleezza Rice, who worked in the White House at the time and has written a book about Iran, writes Amer Taheri in the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Israel  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Tehran  • nuclear  • negotiation  • Ayatollah Ali Khameni

  • October 2007

    • Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 16, 07 6:18 AM CDT

      Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

      (Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran continued yesterday with a regional summit and a not-so-veiled warning against American action in Iran. A day after dismissing reports of an assassination plot against him during the trip, Putin met with leaders from Iran and other nations on the Caspian Sea. "We should not even think of making use of force in this region," Putin cautioned. More »

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      Russia  • Iran  • Vladimir Putin  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • uranium  • Ayatollah Ali Khameni

  • April 2007

    • Iran Frees Murderous Vice Squad

      New York Times  |  Apr 19, 07 4:12 PM CDT

      Iran Frees Murderous Vice Squad

      (Newser) - Iran's Supreme Court has exonerated a group of Islamic hardliners earlier convicted of the vigilante killing of Iranians they considered "morally corrupt,"  the Times reports. Six members of the Basiji force, an elite paramilitary group, were originally convicted of murdering five people, including an engaged couple walking together in public. More »

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      Iran  • Islam  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • fundamentalism  • Ayatollah Ali Khameni

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