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Iran says it wants to resolve nuclear row within months - Reuters Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:32:44 GMT

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Iran says it wants to resolve nuclear row within months
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's new government, stepping up a campaign to project a more moderate image abroad, said on Wednesday it wants to jump-start talks with world powers to resolve a decade-long dispute over its nuclear program and hoped ...
Iran's New President Preaches Tolerance in First UN AppearanceNew York Times
Iran wants nuclear deal in months, says President RouhaniBBC News
Obama, Iranian president open door to better relationsWashington Post
Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian -NPR (blog)
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Iran's New President Condemns Holocaust as a Crime - New York Times Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:42:24 GMT

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Iran's New President Condemns Holocaust as a Crime
New York Times
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, visiting the United Nations this week for the first time, intensified efforts on Wednesday to dispel suspicions about his country's intentions, asserting in a CNN interview that he condemned the Holocaust and that he ...
Iran's Rouhani on Holocaust: 'A massacre that cannot be denied'NBCNews.com
Iran's new president: Yes, the Holocaust happenedCNN (blog)
Rouhani Condemning Nazi 'Crime' Is New Face of Iran Seeking ThawBloomberg
FrontPage Magazine -Politico (blog) -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Iran nuke talks: The real deal or buying time? - USA TODAY Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:05:07 GMT

Iran nuke talks: The real deal or buying time?
USA TODAY
Newly energized nuclear talks with Iran starting Thursday could be an Iranian scam to stave off a military attack, lift economic sanctions and play for time while putting the finishing touches on its nuclear program, or to cut a deal that will leave in ...

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Ailing American dad asks Iran to free son - USA TODAY Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:58:39 GMT

Ailing American dad asks Iran to free son
USA TODAY
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The ailing father of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran is pleading for the release of his son in a letter delivered Wednesday to Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, in New York to attend a meeting of world leaders. Ali Hekmati ...
Jailed American's family appeals to visiting Iranian presidentCNN
Father of Iran prisoner appeals to RouhaniFRANCE 24
Ailing father in US to Iran president: Free my sonU-T San Diego

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Handshake With Iran Might Say Much More - New York Times Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:33:50 GMT

Handshake With Iran Might Say Much More
New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — It has become the diplomatic big tease of the year, a rumored geopolitical rendezvous that, if not quite as momentous as Nixon and Mao in 1972, would still rank as a landmark encounter for two countries that have been estranged for ...


As the New Iranian Leader Gets a Warm Reception, Israel Calls for Caution - New York Times Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:30:50 GMT

As the New Iranian Leader Gets a Warm Reception, Israel Calls for Caution
New York Times
JERUSALEM — With the United States and other nations extending an increasingly warm welcome to the new president of Iran at the United Nations this week in New York, Israel finds itself in a bind: eager to unmask what it sees as an empty charm ...


Seizing Iran's Slice of Fifth Avenue - New York Times Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:58:10 GMT

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Seizing Iran's Slice of Fifth Avenue
New York Times
For years, tenants have worked uneasily inside the Manhattan skyscraper formerly known as the Piaget Building, as federal prosecutors tried to wrest the prime real estate from Iranian-related partners. The office tower at 650 Fifth Avenue, built in the ...

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France Sets Conditions for Including Iran, an Assad Ally, in Syria Peace Talks - New York Times Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:18:33 GMT

France Sets Conditions for Including Iran, an Assad Ally, in Syria Peace Talks
New York Times
In a softening of the Western stance on Iran, France's foreign minister said on Monday that Iran could be included, under certain conditions, in a Geneva conference that would seek to negotiate an end to Syria's bloody civil war.


After Syria, Congress wary of Obama's Iran thaw - Reuters Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:27:37 GMT

After Syria, Congress wary of Obama's Iran thaw
Reuters
Congress imposed sanctions that are damaging the Iranian economy and, according to U.S. officials, are responsible for a moderate tone from Iran's new leadership, which will restart talks this week over its nuclear program. U.S. lawmakers have the ...


Iran's Charm Offensive Has Diplomats Asking Themselves: Is It Real? - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:01:09 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Iran's Charm Offensive Has Diplomats Asking Themselves: Is It Real?
Foreign Policy (blog)
Iran, the perennial bad boy of the international community, has suddenly become the diplomatic darling at this year's U.N. General Assembly session, mounting a charm offensive that has many U.N. diplomats asking themselves: Can this be real?