Monday, May 17th, 2010 WASHINGTON — These days, when Senator Jon Kyl denounces efforts to muffle a strong response to Iran’s rush toward nuclear weapons, his prime target is not the Chinese or Russians, but Barack Obama.
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Monday, April 12th, 2010 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday urged Israel and the Palestinians to launch indirect peace talks soon, and Obama called for further pressure on Iran, including sanctions, over its nuclear program.
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — The Chinese and five other major powers have started talks on possible new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and start talks on its suspect nuclear program.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 (Reuters) - The idea of international sanctions on Iranian oil exports is a joke, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, adding Iran would not abandon its disputed nuclear work despite mounting international pressure.
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States would pursue "aggressive sanctions" to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon that could potentially spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded sanctions against Iran, adding four subsidiaries and a person all connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard to the list of those facing business limitations.
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 President Barack Obama on Tuesday left the door open for the Iranian regime to avoid new U.N. sanctions, but said the measures were the "next step" to counter its nuclear ambitions.
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 President Obama has a once-in-a-generation opportunity over the next few months to help make the world a dramatically safer place. It's not by negotiating an arms deal with Russia, or strengthening the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or by making that elusive climate-change deal with the Chinese, worthy though those initiatives may ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 A violent Iranian government crackdown on protesters this weekend has reportedly resulted in multiple deaths, as well as the arrests of hundreds of demonstrators, including several political figures and human rights activists. The continued government suppression since the contested June presidential elections has drawn sharp international criticism. The ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009 SHANGHAI — President Obama, fresh from making progress in his efforts to get Russia on board for possible tough new sanctions against Iran, arrived in China on Sunday, where he will attempt the even more difficult task of prodding China’s leaders to get tough on Iran.
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