Having missed a July deadline for reaching an agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, the six world powers party to the talks — the United States, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany — have set November 24 as their new deadline. Iran says there will be no extension if a deal isn’t reached. […]
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Austin Bay: Better U.S. response needed in Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s bloody media foray into northern Iraq adds another international dimension to Syria’s thoroughly internationalized civil war. It is also a direct political challenge to the Obama administration, one so stark that unless the administration acts decisively, nations world wide that rely on U.S. security support will severely […]
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Auburn woman returns to Iran after fleeing revolution
AUBURN — After fleeing revolution and religious persecution in Iran 35 years ago, Parivash Rohani returned to Iran this year to tend to her ailing mother. Rohani knew that her mother’s health was failing but had no idea why. Her parents, both in their 80s, had not seen their daughter since they came to the […]
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In rare rebuke, Obama administration blocks Iran’s choice as UN envoy from entering the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare diplomatic rebuke, the United States has blocked Iran’s controversial pick for envoy to the United Nations, a move that could stir fresh animosity at a time when Washington and Tehran have been seeking a thaw in relations. The Obama administration said Friday that the U.S. had informed Iran it […]
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U.S. to begin easing economic sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States will begin easing economic sanctions on Iran after it began shutting down its most sensitive nuclear work on Monday, the White House said. Iran’s move was part of a landmark deal struck late last year with the U.S., five other world powers and the European Union to ease concerns over […]
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Carrots, sticks and sanctions: The Iranian nuclear deal examined
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potentially history-shaping choice of diplomacy over confrontation, the U.S. and other world powers agreed Sunday to give Iran six months to open its nuclear sites to possible daily inspections in exchange for allowing Tehran to maintain the central elements of its uranium program, in a multi-layered deal to test Iran’s […]
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Iran nuclear deal reached in 5th day of talks
GENEVA (AP) — Iran struck a historic nuclear deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, in the most significant development between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement between the two nations. The agreement commits Iran to curb its nuclear activities in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions […]
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Obama emphasizes diplomacy at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed the new Iranian government’s pursuit of a “more moderate course,” saying it should offer the basis for a breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear impasse with the United Nations and the U.S. He signaled a willingness to directly engage Iran’s leaders, tasking Secretary of State John Kerry with […]
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Iranian leader formally endorses Rouhani as president
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officially endorsed Hassan Rouhani as president in a ceremony here Saturday on the eve of his swearing-in by parliament, acknowledging the challenges that he faces and asking the country to support him. Rouhani, the moderate cleric who won an unexpected victory in the June 14 election and […]