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UN chief withdraws invitation for Iran to participate in Syria peace talks - Fox News Tue, 21 Jan 2014 03:20:08 GMT

Washington Post

UN chief withdraws invitation for Iran to participate in Syria peace talks Fox News U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn his invitation for Iran to participate in Syria peace talks, a spokesman said, after the invite spurred objections from the United States and the Syrian opposition. The secretary-general's original ... UN backs down in standoff over Iran, opening way for Syria peace talksWashington Post Talks Over Syria Are Set to Begin; Iran Not InvitedNew York Times UN-invited: Ban Ki-moon withdraws offer for Iran to join Syria peace talksNBCNews.com (blog) Wall Street Journal -BBC News -Reuters all 3,534 news articles »

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Temporary Nuclear Deal With Iran Takes Effect - New York Times Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:17:38 GMT

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Temporary Nuclear Deal With Iran Takes Effect New York Times The first orchestrated rollback in Western antinuclear economic sanctions against Iran took effect on Monday under Tehran's temporary agreement with world powers, as all sides reported that the steps initially promised had been fulfilled. Under the ... US, Europe lift some Iran sanctions under nuclear dealWashington Post Iran says it's implementing interim nuclear dealCNN West, Iran activate landmark nuclear dealReuters USA TODAY -NPR -Fox News all 1,922 news articles »

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US Tells UN to Withdraw Iran Invitation to Syria Talks - New York Times Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:30:20 GMT

US Tells UN to Withdraw Iran Invitation to Syria Talks New York Times WASHINGTON — The much-anticipated Syria peace conference was threatened by diplomatic disarray on Monday, less than 48 hours before the scheduled start, as the United States said it expected the United Nations to withdraw an invitation to Iran to ...

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US eases sanctions after Iran begins to shut down nuclear development - Fox News Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:17:29 GMT

US eases sanctions after Iran begins to shut down nuclear development Fox News The White House says the U.S. will begin easing economic sanctions on Iran after Tehran began shutting down its most sensitive nuclear work Monday. Iran's move was part of a landmark deal struck with world powers to allay concerns over its nuclear ...

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Syrian opposition, US slam UN over Iran invite to talks - CNN Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:20:14 GMT

Syrian opposition, US slam UN over Iran invite to talks CNN (CNN) -- [Breaking news update, 4:10 p.m. ET]. Iran won't attend this week's peace conference on Syria, a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Monday. [Breaking news update, 4 p.m. ET]. Iran won't participate in this week's Geneva ...

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Syria crisis: Iran cannot go to Geneva peace talks - US - BBC News Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:48:30 GMT

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Syria crisis: Iran cannot go to Geneva peace talks - US BBC News The US has urged the UN to drop its invitation to Iran to join peace talks on Syria, due to begin in two days. American officials accused Iran of failing to back the aim of the talks, which is to set up a transitional government in war-torn Syria. Iran ...

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UN disinvites Iran to Syrian peace talks - USA TODAY Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:37:39 GMT

UN disinvites Iran to Syrian peace talks USA TODAY AMMAN, Jordan — A long-awaited peace conference on Syria was in danger of falling apart Monday over Iran's refusal to pull its forces from the country and agree to a new government that wouldn't include dictator Bashar Assad. The main Western-backed ...

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UN rescinds Iran's invite for Syria talks - Aljazeera.com Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:41:43 GMT

UN rescinds Iran's invite for Syria talks Aljazeera.com The UN secretary-general has withdrawn his invitation to Iran to join this week's Syria peace talks, saying he is "deeply disappointed" by Iran's statements on Monday. A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon announced the withdrawal less than 24 hours after Ban ...

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Syrian opposition reportedly blasts UN's Iran invitation to Switzerland talks - Fox News Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:35:12 GMT

Syrian opposition reportedly blasts UN's Iran invitation to Switzerland talks Fox News Iran has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers in Switzerland ahead of internationally brokered peace talks between Syria's warring factions, the United Nations said Sunday, a move that could potentially scuttle the war-torn nation's ... and more »

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Iran sanctions eased as deal sticks - Financial Times Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:40:45 GMT

Iran sanctions eased as deal sticks Financial Times The EU and US have lifted limited sanctions against Iran after the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran had stuck to its part of the landmark deal agreed in November to freeze its nuclear ambitions. In a confidential report sent on Monday ...