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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Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Iran's parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, has criticized U.S. President Barack Obama, arguing that his promise to change U.S. policy toward Tehran amounts to nothing.
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Monday, November 9th, 2009 VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States is willing to give Iran time to decide whether to accept a U.N. draft deal meant to allay suspicions it is after atomic bombs but which has drawn Iranian objections, a U.S. diplomat said on Monday.
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama noted Wednesday's 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S.
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Monday, October 5th, 2009 How to proceed in Afghanistan will be among the most difficult and fateful decisions that President Obama ever makes. But he's the one who has to decide, not his generals. The men with the stars on their shoulders -- and I say this with enormous respect for their patriotism and ...
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president said Saturday that President Barack Obama made a big mistake when he accused the country of hiding a newly revealed nuclear site that Iran claims it reported to the U.N. even earlier than required.
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