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  • July 2008

    • Ahmadinejad Upbeat Despite Sanction Threats

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 20, 08 8:52 AM CDT

      Ahmadinejad Upbeat Despite Sanction Threats

      After nuclear talks in Geneva ended in a deadlock yesterday, major powers gave Iran a two-week deadline to halt uranium enrichment or face tougher EU and UN sanctions, Reuters reports. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today presented an upbeat analysis of the discussions. "Any negotiation that takes place is a step forward," the Iranian president told state media reporters. More »

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      Iran  • United Nations  • European Union  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • nuclear enrichment  • uranium enrichment  • Saeed Jalili  • international sanctions  • Javier Solana  • Geneva  • William Burns

    • US Closer to Establishing Diplomatic Outpost in Iran

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 17, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      US Closer to Establishing Diplomatic Outpost in Iran

      The Bush administration is moving forward with plans to establish a US interest section—precursor to a formal embassy—in Iran, the Guardian reports. An announcement will come in the next month about the office, which will put US diplomats in Iran for the first time since the hostage crisis in 1979. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced his support for the project earlier this week. More »

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      Iran  • Bush administration  • Middle East  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • diplomacy  • US Embassy  • embassy

    • In Break With Policy, US to Join Iran Nuke Talks

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 16, 08 12:17 AM CDT

      In Break With Policy, US to Join Iran Nuke Talks

      In a break with long-standing policy, a top US envoy will join European Union talks with Iran concerning its nuclear program, reports the Washington Post. Undersecretary of State William Burns will join the EU's foreign policy chief and Iran's nuclear negotiator in Geneva this weekend. Burns will hold out the possibility of direct talks with the US if Iran ceases enriching uranium. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Tehran  • nuclear proliferation  • Javier Solana  • Saeed Jalili

    • Iran Tests Missile in Gulf in 'Warning' to US

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 9, 08 6:58 AM CDT

      Iran Tests Missile in Gulf in 'Warning' to US

      Iran demonstrated its military might today by firing nine long- and medium-range missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, which 40% of the world's oil passes through. Reports on Iranian television said that one of the weapons fired was the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range of 1,250 miles. The White House reacted by saying that Iran must end missile tests "if they truly seek to gain the trust of the world." More »

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      Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • missile  • Strait of Hormuz  • tests

  • June 2008

    • Lefties Livid Over Obama's Right Moves

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 24, 08 2:28 PM CDT

      Lefties Livid Over Obama's Right Moves

      Barack Obama’s general-election shift to the center is in full effect on issues from spy powers to taxes, and the liberal left is getting a little steamed, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Democrat's support for cutting corporate taxes, an undivided Israeli Jerusalem and—perhaps most importantly to left activists—the domestic spy-bill compromise have introduced "an element of distrust," one says. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Jerusalem  • FISA

  • May 2008

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

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

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

      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

    • Iran's New Speaker May Pose Challenge to Ahmadinejad

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 28, 08 1:02 PM CDT

      Iran's New Speaker May Pose Challenge to Ahmadinejad

      Iranian lawmakers seemingly made their displeasure with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad known today, selecting rival Ali Larijani as speaker of parliament. Larijani ran against Ahmadinejad in 2005, and the two have often clashed since, the Los Angeles Times reports. As Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Larijani was often frustrated by the president’s inflammatory rhetoric, underlining what analysts see as a clash in style rather than substance. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ali Larijani

    • Iran Outsmarting US in New Cold War in Mideast

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 14, 08 12:02 PM CDT

      Iran Outsmarting US in New Cold War in Mideast

      The new cold war is being waged between America and Iran, and Iran is winning hands down, Thomas L Friedman writes in the New York Times . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nation has built up influence from Iraq to Lebanon, with power over Iraq's prime minister, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other militias—and a complicated set of safeguards against attack. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Israel  • Hamas  • Middle East  • Syria  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Hezbollah  • America  • Cold War  • Sunni allies

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • The World's Least Sexy Lads

      newser  |  Boston Phoenix  |  Mar 31, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      The World's Least Sexy Lads

      It takes more than comb-overs and beer bellies to make the world's 100 unsexiest men list. The Boston Phoenix factors behavior into its list of oh-so-fugly gents. A peek at who snagged the top (dis)honors: Roger Clemens: baseball (and steroid?) star. Spencer Pratt: Heidi's smarmy boyfriend on The Hills. Larry Craig: backpeddaling, bathroom-busted congressman. Tom Cruise: movie star turned Scientologist wingnut. More »

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      list  • Eliot Spitzer  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Roger Clemens  • Larry Craig  • Tom Cruise  • Dr Phil  • awards  • Perez Hilton  • Ryan Seacrest  • Lou Dobbs  • attraction

    • Election Victory Emboldens Ahmadinejad

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Mar 17, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Election Victory Emboldens Ahmadinejad

      More complete results from Friday's Iranian parliamentary elections show Islamist conservatives who support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nuclear policy sweeping about 70% of the vote, Bloomberg reports. Pro-democracy candidates, meanwhile, did poorly after clerics blocked many from running. A triumphant Ahmadinejad said the results "stamped a mark of shame and despair on the forehead of Iran's enemies." More »

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      Iran  • election  • Islam  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • nuclear program  • uranium enrichment  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

    • Conservatives Lead 'Cooked' Iran Vote

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 15, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Conservatives Lead 'Cooked' Iran Vote

      Early results in Iran's elections today are no surprise—conservatives will keep power—but they are expected to be more critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reuters reports. Some are teaming with reformists to fight the president's economic policies, which have let inflation rise to 19%. Reformists also picked up seats despite having many candidates disqualified. More »

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      Iran  • election  • Islam  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  • Iranian politics

    • Anti-Semitism on the Rise: Report

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Anti-Semitism on the Rise: Report

      Over 60 years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is on the rise worldwide, warns a State Department report. US embassies across the globe have noted that attacks on Jewish people, their property and institutions have risen in the last ten years. In 2006 more than 100 synagogues were vandalized, hundreds of Jewish people were attacked, and a young French Jew was kidnapped, tortured and murdered, Reuters reports. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • State Department  • Holocaust  • Jews  • anti-Semitism  • synagogue

    • Ruling Conservatives Should Fare Well in Iran Vote

      newser  |  Al Jazeera  |  Mar 13, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Ruling Conservatives Should Fare Well in Iran Vote

      Iranian conservatives are likely to gain seats in tomorrow's parliamentary elections despite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's growing unpopularity, Al Jazeera reports. Iranians may disapprove of the president's economic policies, but the ruling Guardians Council barred 1,700 candidates—mainly reformists—from seeking election to the 290-seat parliament. Government officials and state-run media are urging high turnout after campaigning limited to one week. More »

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      Iran  • election  • inflation  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

    • Iran Is Biggest Threat to Iraq: General

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 4, 08 10:58 PM CST

      Iran Is Biggest Threat to Iraq: General

      Iran is likely the single greatest threat to Iraq's longterm stability, according to a top US commander. The US has "pretty clear" evidence that Iran is training and supplying Shiite militias, said Lt. General Raymond Odierno, who just completed 15 months as second-in-command in Iraq.  Odierno pointed to the relatively uneventful visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Baghdad as evidence of Tehran's influence over terrorists in Iraq, reports Reuters. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Baghdad  • US Army  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Shiite  • Sunnis  • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno

    • Ahmadinejad Calls on US to Quit Iraq

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 3, 08 5:10 PM CST

      Ahmadinejad Calls on US to Quit Iraq

      As he headed home after his historic visit to Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the American occupation, CNN reports. “No one likes them," the provocative Iranian president said of the US-led coalition. "We believe that the forces which crossed oceans and thousands of kilometers to come to this region should leave this region and hand over the affairs to the peoples and government of this region." More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • State Department  • Iraq government  • Iraq Civil War  • Iran war

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