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Senators urge Obama to toughen Iran sanctions as new president takes office - Fox News Mon, 05 Aug 2013 21:04:43 GMT

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Senators urge Obama to toughen Iran sanctions as new president takes office Fox News As newly elected Iranian President Hasan Rouhani takes office, dozens of U.S. senators are urging the Obama administration to increase sanctions on the country -- to sustain pressure over Iran's nuclear program even as the U.S. tests the new diplomatic ... White House to Iran president: Resolve nuclear disputeUSA TODAY New Iran leader offers glimmer of hope to moderates and the WestNBCNews.com (blog) Senate majority urges Obama to press Iran over nuclear programReuters Bloomberg -CNN all 1,147 news articles »

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Moderate cleric Rowhani sworn in as president of Iran - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:47:06 GMT

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Moderate cleric Rowhani sworn in as president of Iran NBCNews.com (blog) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was officially replaced on Sunday by Hassan Rouhani, who is promising big changes for the country and talking about more dialogue with Western nations. NBC's Ann Curry speaks to young voters who helped ...

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Iran's new president takes oath of office, asks West to abandon 'language of ... - Washington Post Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:31:55 GMT

Iran's new president takes oath of office, asks West to abandon 'language of ... Washington Post “If you seek a suitable answer, speak to Iran through the language of respect, not through the language of sanctions,” the president said in a speech broadcast live by Iranian state television. He later added that any negotiations would require ...

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Iran's Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act - Reuters Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:38:53 GMT

Iran's Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act Reuters Rouhani's presidency has raised hopes in diplomatic circles that the moderate cleric with links to all of Iran's often-feuding factions can be someone the West can talk to and at least defuse tensions over the nuclear dispute. Perhaps wanting to take ...

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Iran's 'Moderate' New President Still Supports Assad - The Atlantic Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:53:23 GMT

Iran's 'Moderate' New President Still Supports Assad The Atlantic In Iran and abroad, the election of President Hassan Rouhani has created an atmosphere of optimism not seen since Mohammad Khatami's presidency, which ended in 2005 in disappointment for Khatami, who was politically emasculated by Iran's Supreme ...

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Pro-Israel Group Attacks New York Times Times' Iran Correspondent - Daily Beast Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:04:36 GMT

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Pro-Israel Group Attacks New York Times Times' Iran Correspondent Daily Beast The story of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani's misquote—which Benjamin Netanyahu ran with, even after it was corrected, to build a case against Iran—deserves a coda. I thought the most curious response by a Washington pro-Israel group came from the ... Can Iran and Israel's ancient collaborations in science be revived?Jerusalem Post all 2 news articles »

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How much influence will Iran have in post-US Afghanistan? - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:05:37 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

How much influence will Iran have in post-US Afghanistan? Christian Science Monitor Those who speculate that Iran will somehow absorb western Afghanistan into its sphere of influence when US and NATO forces drawdown in 2014 have not been through the doors of the threadbare “Public Library and Cultural Center” in Herat. Skip to next ... and more »

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White House: New President Means 'Opportunity' for Iran - ABC News (blog) Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:41:54 GMT

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White House: New President Means 'Opportunity' for Iran ABC News (blog) Iran has a new president, and the White House is greeting him with cautious optimism. President Hassan Rouhani was sworn in on Sunday, officially succeeding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the outgoing Iranian president who was term-limited this year. Rouhani ...

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Ahmadinejad appointed to top Iran council - Aljazeera.com Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:21:22 GMT

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Ahmadinejad appointed to top Iran council Aljazeera.com Iran's supreme leader has appointed former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Expediency Council, the country's top political arbitration body headed by an avid critic of the outgoing president. In announcing the appointment on Monday, Ayatollah Ali ...

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Iran's new president vows support for Assad regime - Fox News Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:41:40 GMT

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Iran's new president vows support for Assad regime Fox News BEIRUT – Iran's new president expressed his country's support to Syria's embattled leader Bashar Assad's regime Sunday, saying no force in the world will be able to shake their decades-old alliance. Hasan Rouhani's comments came as Syrian troops and ... Iran's new president has vowed to stand by Syria's embattled leader Bashar al ...Metro Iran's new president vows support for Assad, calls alliance unbeatableSan Jose Mercury News all 157 news articles »