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Iran Accuses West Of Instigating Protests

Posted 12.29.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Sms, Ashura, White House, West, Shirin Ebadi, Khameini, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Protests, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran, Censorship, Ahmadinejad, World News

(AP) TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian security forces made a wave of new arrests Tuesday, including Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's sister and a relative of...

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U.S. Seeks New Iran Sanctions

AP | Posted 12.28.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Iran, Iran Sanctions, Unites States, World News

HONOLULU — A top national security official says the United States is reaching out to international partners in an effort to build support for a...

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Guinea: UN Verifies Atrocities -- Murder, Rape, Torture (update)

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 12.23.2009 | World

Read More: France, Sanctions, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Human Rights Watch, Colonel Moussa Dadis Camara, Guinea, Abubakar "Toumba" Diakite, UN Security Council, Guinea Coup, World News
Evelyn Leopold

A 59-page UN inquiry determined that the junta leader of the West African nation of Guinea "had direct responsibility" for killings, rapes and other atrocities against peaceful protesters.

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Nothing Says Lack of Imagination Better Than Sanctions

Russ Wellen | Posted 12.17.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Uranium Enrichment, World News
Russ Wellen

Sanctions, the coercive weapon of choice in the international arena, vary in effectiveness. While they are never ideal, Iran may give us no alternative.

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House Votes To Expand Sanctions On Iran, Focuses On Oil

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sanctions, Gasoline, Kucinich, h.r. 2194, Ron Paul, Pelosi, Iran, Petroleum, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Crude Oil, Hr 2194, House, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Basij, State Department, Oil, #Iranelection, Iran Sanctions, Tehran, House Bill, Levin, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions on Iran as lawmakers cast doubt on Iran's willingness to respond to diplom...

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North Korea Weapons Siezure Raises More Questions

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 12.15.2009 | World

Read More: Weapons, Iran, North Korean Weapons, Siezed Plane, Don Muang, United Nations, Sanctions, Thailand, North Korean Arms, North Korea, World News

The seizure at Bangkok's airport of 35 tons of North Korean arms being shipped by plane raises a disturbing question: How many weapons is North Korea ...

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Will Congress Undo Obama's Diplomacy?

Jamal Abdi | Posted 12.14.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama Iran, Congress, John Kerry, Iran Sanctions, Iran, Obama Foreign Policy, World News
Jamal Abdi

Congress' newest incarnation of sanctions, just like the Iran sanctions of the past two decades, will be meaningless in changing Iranian behavior but will contribute immensely to the suffering of innocent Iranians.

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5 Pitfalls for Congress' Iran Sanctions

Patrick Barry | Posted 12.09.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Sanctions, Iran, Chris Dodd, Howard Berman, World News
Patrick Barry

While sanctions are a useful diplomatic instrument and congressional pressure can send an important signal that U.S. patience with Iran is not limited, now is not the time for unilateral action.

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Waking the Sleepy Nuclear Watchdog

Sam Black | Posted 12.04.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Mohamed ElBaradei, Npt, Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, Iaea, Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Syria, North Korea, World News
Sam Black

The former head of the international nuclear watchdog, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, has left his successor, Yukiya Amano of Japan, with an underfunded and politically charged agency.

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Iran's Economic Vulnerabilities

Daniel Wagner | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Sanctions, Iran Economy, Iran Sanctions, Iran Nuclear Program, World News
Daniel Wagner

The impact of Iran's economic plight on the nuclear negotiation process is likely to be severe. As the government reckons with its unfolding economic reality, its inclination will be to reject any meaningful nuclear oversight.

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As Obama Scores an Iran Breakthrough, Congress Fumbles

David Elliott | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Barack Obama, Sanctions, Mehdi Karroubi, Iran Opposition, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
David Elliott

Just like June 12 and the weeks that followed changed our notions about the Iranian people, it's time for the U.S. Congress to change its approach to Iran.

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For Iran--Think Long Term, Not Immediate Self-Gratificaton

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sanctions, Iran, Iraq, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Middle East, Iran Sanctions, Desert Storm, Obama Cairo Speech, Gulf War, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics News
Salam Al Marayati

Implementing sanctions against Iran would play right into the hands of the theocracy. By imposing sanctions, the US will hand the Iranian government a card it does not have at this time--blaming the increase of prices on foreign powers.

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IAEA Report: Iran Has Data To Make Nuclear Bomb

New York Times | William J. Broad And David E. Sanger | Posted 12.03.2009 | World

Read More: ElBaradei, Nuke, Negotiations, Pakistan, Un Report, Sanctions, Obama, Iran, IAEA Report, Nuclear Weapons, Tehran, Diplomacy, Nuclear Bomb, Un, Iaea, World News

Senior staff members of the United Nations nuclear agency have concluded in a confidential analysis that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to ...

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Iranian Crisis: Progress, Problems

William Bradley | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Qom, Britain, Nuclear Weapons, Geneva, Barack Obama, France, Germany, Iran, European Union, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iraq, Iaea, Mohammed ElBaradei, China, UN Security Council, Revolutionary Guards, Dmitri Medvedev, Sanctions, John McCain, Diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, Bibi Netanyahu, World News
William Bradley

There was some good progress in Thursday's international negotiation sessions with Iran. But anyone who imagines the problem is solved is quite delusional.

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Dishonest Intelligence

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran Sanctions, Sanctions, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
Alan Dershowitz

It seems clear in retrospect, as it seemed clear to me at the time, that those who released the deeply flawed 2007 report of Iran abandoning its nuclear weapons program had a political agenda.

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The Iran and Obama Dance

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Nuclear Negotiations, Sarkozy, Nuclear Program, US-Iran Relations, War With Iran, Afghanistan, Iranian, President Obama, p5 +1, Gordon Brown, Iran, Barack Obama, Gang Rape, Political Prisoners, Iraq, Pittsburgh, Dissidents, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

It's not Obama's fault that Iraq and Afghanistan happened, but it will be his fault if he rushes into a threat-laden, pseudo-engagement with Iran at this historical crossroads in US-Iran relations.

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China, Iran and Sanctions: What's a Rising Power to Do?

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Gasoline, Obama Administration, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Oil, Nuclear, China, U.N. Security Council, Britain, France, Iran, U.K., U.N., Russia, Gas, Mid East Trade, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

Why is China so hesitant to support sanctions against Iran? History, geo-politics and economic ties are what set China apart from its Security Council brethren.

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North Korea Warns Against Sanctions, Says It Will Strengthen Arsenal If They're Imposed

AP | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: White House, Trade, Seoul, United Nations, Sanctions, Obama, Pyongyang, Nukes, Nuclear Weapons, South Korea, Diplomacy, Trade Sanctions, Un, Pak Kil Yon, North Korea, Talks, Home News

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea says it will strengthen its nuclear arsenal if new sanctions are imposed because of its weapons program. Pak Kil Y...

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U.S. Seeking Tougher Sanctions Against Iran

The New York Times | MARK LANDLER | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

Read More: Khamenei, Qom, Trade, Sanctions, Obama, Oil, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ahmadinejad, Embargo, Robert Gates, Nuclear Weapons, U.N., Tehran, Israel, Un, Iaea, World News

The Obama administration is scrambling to assemble a package of harsher economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program that could include a ...

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To Defend Democracy, U.S. Must Call the Coup

Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Honduras, Coup D'etat, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, State Department, Hillary Clinton, Costa Rica, World News
Laura Carlsen

The U.S. State Department has not issued a formal statement to Congress acknowledging the military coup in Honduras. Millions in U.S. money continue to flow to the coup regime.

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Germany, France reinforce Iran sanctions threat

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Germany, Berlin, Iran Sanctions, Sanctions, U.S., Atomic Bomb, China, Britain, France, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, U.N., Tehran, Russia, Iran Nuclear Program, United Nations General Assembly, World News

BERLIN — Germany and France on Monday reinforced a call for Iran to respond to concerns about its nuclear program in September or face tougher s...

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Iran: Entainment -- A Way Forward

Mark Fowler | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Sanctions, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Opposition, Iranian Revolution, Iran Election, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, World News
Mark Fowler

The only real chance for success in reaching out to Iran is to implement a carefully crafted strategy of engagement and containment. Call it a policy of "entainment," if you will.

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An Open Letter to President Obama on "Hypocrisy"

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Hypocrisy, Sanctions, Honduras, Obama, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Laura Carlsen

The coup-controlled Honduran press is having a heyday with the Obama remarks. La Tribuna has a picture of Obama on the front page with the headline "Hypocrisy to Call for Intervention in Honduras"

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US North Korea Financial Noose Tightens

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

Read More: North Korea, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Sanctions, North Korea Sanctions, North Korea and UN Sanctions, Treasury Department, North Korea Nuclear Program, North Korea Missile, North Korea Missile Test, World News

-+ WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday imposed financial sanctions on a North Korean firm accused of involvement in the country's ...

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The Future of Burma Cannot Be Tied to Aung San Suu Kyi

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 08.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Burma Human Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, Sanctions, Burma Junta, Myanmar Junta, Burma Trial, Myanmar, Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar Trial, National League for Democracy, Un-Sanctions, Home News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

By maintaining that the regime must be isolated and that Burma must be the target of stringent sanctions only helps the junta reverse further into mad "behind-the-wall" strategies.

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