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Iran Bars Social Media Again After a Day - New York Times Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:37:13 GMT

BBC News

Iran Bars Social Media Again After a Day
New York Times
The Internet has long been a battleground in Iran between those pushing for more personal freedoms and hard-liners who feel they must protect society from dangerous influences — a struggle that may have played out on Monday. Iran's new president ...
Iran seesawing on social media, nuclear policy may reflect infightingLos Angeles Times
Iran social media block removed by technical hitchBBC News
Iran restores blocks on Facebook, TwitterUSA TODAY
Aljazeera.com -San Jose Mercury News -The Age
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Netanyahu to Focus on Iranian Nuclear Threat at UN - New York Times Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:08:26 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Netanyahu to Focus on Iranian Nuclear Threat at UN
New York Times
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Tuesday that he would focus on halting Iran's nuclear program in a meeting with President Obama in Washington at the end of the month and in his annual speech before the United Nations ...
Obama open to Iran nuclear talksAljazeera.com
Analysis: Harsher US sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effectReuters
Could Obama, Iran's Rouhani meet 'accidentally' at the UN next week?Christian Science Monitor
The Guardian -Washington Post -USA TODAY
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Leaders of United States and Iran Exchange Letters - New York Times Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:24:05 GMT

Leaders of United States and Iran Exchange Letters
New York Times
TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with President Obama, in what may be a further signal that the Iranian leader's victory in June elections has created a chance for intensified ...


Could Syria showdown lead to US-Iran talks on nuclear program? - Fox News Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:22:19 GMT

The Guardian

Could Syria showdown lead to US-Iran talks on nuclear program?
Fox News
President Obama is acknowledging having exchanged letters with Iran's new president, raising the possibility that diplomatic talks over Iran's controversial nuclear program could be renewed on the heels of the U.S.-Russia effort to strike a chemical ...
Iran signals 'desire' to end nuclear dispute with WestReuters
Iran's president Rouhani responds to Syria weapons dealWashington Post
Barack Obama warns Iran that US is still prepared to take military actionThe Guardian
Haaretz -ABC News -Financial Times
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President's Speech and Online Army Video Point to Iran's Dueling Interests in ... - New York Times Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:52:15 GMT

President's Speech and Online Army Video Point to Iran's Dueling Interests in ...
New York Times
TEHRAN — Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, told Revolutionary Guards commanders on Monday that Iran would support whomever Syrians want as their leader even if it is not the country's staunch ally, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.


US to seize Manhattan skyscraper secretly owned by Iran - CNN Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:49:36 GMT

NPR (blog)

US to seize Manhattan skyscraper secretly owned by Iran
CNN
The U.S. government is set to seize a Manhattan skyscraper that prosecutors say is secretly owned and controlled by the Iranian government. The 36-story tower is located on Fifth Avenue in the heart of New York City, adjacent to Rockefeller Center, and ...
How Iran built a skyscraper in the middle of New York City and held onto it ...Quartz
Court OKs Forfeiture Of New York Building With Ties To IranNPR (blog)
US Atty: Midtown Building With Iran Ties Faces 'Largest-Ever Terrorism-Related ...CBS Local
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Iran, US Letters: Tehran Confirms Direct Communication With Obama - Huffington Post Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:26:54 GMT

Iran, US Letters: Tehran Confirms Direct Communication With Obama
Huffington Post
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with U.S. President Barack Obama, confirming direct communication between the leaders of the two countries. The United States and ...


Iran confirms exchange of letters with Obama - Reuters Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:24:59 GMT

Iran confirms exchange of letters with Obama
Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with U.S. President Barack Obama, confirming a rare contact between leaders of the two nations at loggerheads over Iran's nuclear program, the Syrian war and ...


Israel Calls for New Pressure on Iran - ABC News Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:56:31 GMT

Israel Calls for New Pressure on Iran
ABC News
Israel's prime minister on Tuesday urged the international community to step up pressure on Iran despite signs of possible flexibility from the new Iranian leadership in upcoming nuclear talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet that ...


UN Envoy Asked to Help Free American Held in Iran - New York Times Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:51:58 GMT

UN Envoy Asked to Help Free American Held in Iran
New York Times
Relatives of Amir Hekmati, a former Marine imprisoned in Iran for more than two years on spying charges, asked the United States ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday to press for his release when Iran's presidential delegation visits the General ...