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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Iran stories: 730 news summaries

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Ahmadinejad: Obama Made 'Big Mistake' Over Nukes

Tehran didn't hide
new facility, he insists

Oct 3, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Iran's president hit back today at President Obama's accusation that his country had sought to hide construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the UN even earlier than required. "The US president made a big and historic mistake," said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • enriched uranium • nuclear arsenal • Qom

 Ahmadinejad Is ... Jewish? 

His family changed names after his birth

Oct 3, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Holocaust denier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be hiding Jewish roots. A close look at his identity card—which he held up to the media during Iran's presidential campaign—reveals that his family changed its name from Sabourjian shortly after his birth, the Telegraph reports. That's a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver—... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Jewish • anti-Semitism • Holocaust denier

(AP) - President Obama today called landmark international talks with Iran on its nuclear program "a constructive beginning" but said Iran must match its promises of cooperation with deeds. Now that Iran has agreed to open its newly disclosed facility to international inspectors, it "must grant unfettered access" to... More »

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Iran, Western Powers Schedule More Nuclear Talks

Inspector may visit Qom site within weeks

Oct 1, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talks in Geneva today over Iran’s nuclear program ended with a firmer commitment from Tehran to allow international inspectors into the newly disclosed enrichment site at Qom and an agreement to continue negotiations by the end of the month. The EU’s foreign policy representative said inspectors may be... More »

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Iran • IAEA • nuclear weapons • negotiation • negotiations • nuclear enrichment • Qom

US, Iranian Diplomats Talk One-on-One

Lunch meeting could signal Washington's willingness to reach out

Oct 1, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(AP) - The US says senior American and Iranian delegates have met one-on-one on the sidelines of a high-stakes gathering on Tehran's nuclear program. US Under Secretary of State William Burns met with Saeed Jalili, Tehran's chief negotiator during a lunch break today in seven-nation talks in Geneva today.  More »

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 Iranian Nuclear Talks Begin 

Officials gather in Geneva villa for critical negotiations

Oct 1, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives from Iran arrived in a secluded villa in the countryside near Geneva to begin a critical round of nuclear negotiations with the Western powers today. In attendance were reps from the five UN Security Council states, Germany, and the EU. The US is looking for “practical steps and... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • Geneva • six party talks • Manouchehr Mottaki • Qom

OPINION

 Obama Cozies Up to 
 Dictators, for Unions' Sake 

Labor-beholden govt. supports oppressors: Henninger

Oct 1, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In his inaugural address Barack Obama pledged to "extend a hand" to America's foes—and he sure has, writes Daniel Henninger. Hillary Clinton is opening "direct dialogue" with the Burmese junta, John Kerry went to Syria, and the president himself has greeted Hugo Chávez and... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Venezuela • State Department • trade unions • Iranian protests

US, Iran May Meet One-on-One on Nukes

Meeting tomorrow could be most direct engagement since the revolution

Sep 30, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - US diplomats will try to meet one-on-one with their Iranian counterparts during tomorrow’s multi-nation negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program. It would be the most significant direct engagement between the two countries since the Iranian revolution. An anonymous official tells the Washington Post that the one-on-one talks would "... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Tehran • nuclear weapons • Washington • diplomat • Geneva

(Newser) - As the US confronts Iran over its nuclear program, many Americans can’t help but flash back to 2003, when Colin Powell made a compelling case before the UN that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Is the uproar over Iran’s Qom facility the same kind of smoke and... More »

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Iran • intelligence • nuclear • nuclear program • WMD • Iraq mess • Qom


 Iran Allows 
 Swiss Envoys 
 Visit With 
 Detained Hikers 

Policy reversal may be gesture of goodwill ahead of nuclear talks

Sep 29, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has changed its policy on three detained US hikers, allowing Swiss diplomats—who represent American interests in Iran—to visit them. Officials have been denied access to the three Americans since they were detained in July after crossing the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran. Tehran’s reversal may... More »

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Iraq • Iran • United Nations • Tehran • Kurdistan • Switzerland • United States • detainee • UN Security Council • hikers • Shane Bauer • Joshua Fattal • Sarah Shourd

US Spies Are Voice of Caution in Iran Debate

Israelis, Europeans believe Tehran is developing warheads

Sep 29, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global intelligence community is at odds over whether Iran is developing nuclear warheads, with US spies insisting it isn’t, and European and Israeli spies begging to differ. In what the New York Times calls a “mirror image” of the Iraq debate, the US say documents found... More »

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Iran • intelligence • nuclear program • National Intelligence Estimate • nuclear sites • spies • intelligence agencies • Qom

Obama to Tighten Bush's Iran Sanctions

White House will apply pressure unilaterally
on world trading

Sep 29, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration’s plan to sanction Iran looks a lot like that of his predecessor. Officials say that if nuclear talks with Iran fail, they will likely tighten enforcement of Bush sanctions rather than impose new ones, the Washington Post reports. Obama has even retained the top architect... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • nuclear proliferation • economic sanctions • nuclear program • UN sanctions • Obama administration

OPINION

Erratic Obama Cheapens the Presidency

Time for leader of free world to stop acting like a candidate: Cohen

Sep 29, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has been in office for nearly a year, but for Richard Cohen, he's still "the candidate-in-full," unaware that he is already president. Watching Obama alongside Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy last week, the Washington Post columnist perceived "a faux Cuban missile crisis"—and a... More »

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US Scrambles for Support for Iran Sanctions

Hopes to build coalition even if Russia and China kill UN move

Sep 28, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is rushing to assemble support for tougher economic sanctions against Iran ahead of talks scheduled for Thursday. With Russia and China looming as potential spoilers in the UN Security Council, the administration hopes to assemble a coalition that could independently enact sanctions. But the US’ European allies oppose... More »

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China • Iran • Russia • United Nations • United States • economic sanctions • nuclear program

 Iran Test Launches Its 
 Longest-Range Missiles 

Weapon with 1,200-mile range could strike Israel, US military bases

Sep 28, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(AP) - Iran claimed to have test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal today—weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel or US military bases in the Middle East. It was the third round of missile tests in two days of drills by the power Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iran's... More »

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(Newser) - Defiant over the revelation of its secret nuclear facility, Iran today test-fired two short-range missiles and announced it plans to test a long-range missile tomorrow, state media reports. The missiles tested today have a range of 90 to 100 miles, and experts believe Iran is developing them to carry nuclear... More »

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(Newser) - The US will tell Iran next week that it must open all its nuclear sites for inspection within 3 months, turn over any related documents, and make scientists available for questions. Tehran also may be ordered to allow inspectors into its newly revealed uranium-enrichment plant within days. The revelation of... More »

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updated

Iran Will Allow UN Inspectors
at Nuke Site

But official brags
it will 'blind the eyes'
of enemies

Sep 26, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some typically mixed messages out of Iran today: The nation's nuclear chief says UN inspectors will be allowed to visit a newly revealed uranium-enrichment facility. Ali Akbar Salehi says he's "astonished" by the controversy, insisting that Iran has done nothing wrong. Meanwhile, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear • International Atomic Energy Agency • enriched uranium

(Newser) - Yesterday's surprise announcement at the G20 summit of the existence of a hidden Iranian nuclear enrichment facility wasn't the way President Obama planned to handle the information, Politico reports. His hand was forced by a reporter who learned of a letter in which Iran notified the UN's nuclear watchdog agency... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • Gordon Brown • nuclear facilities

 Obama Demands Inquiry 
 Into Iran Nuke Plant 

US, France, Britain threaten sanctions

Sep 25, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(AP) - President Obama and the leaders of France and Britain demanded today that Iran fully disclose its nuclear ambitions "or be held accountable" to an impatient world community. They threatened new sanctions after the disclosure of a secret Iranian nuclear facility. "Iran is breaking rules that all nations must... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Nicolas Sarkozy • Gordon Brown • uranium enrichment • nuclear arsenal • President Obama

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