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Iran to Challenge US on Visa Denial for Envoy Pick - TIME Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:32:02 GMT

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Iran to Challenge US on Visa Denial for Envoy Pick TIME “We do not have a replacement for Mr. Aboutalebi and we will pursue the matter via legal mechanisms anticipated in the United Nations,” said Abbas Araghchi, a senior Foreign Ministry official, as quoted by Iran's official IRNA news agency. White House ... Iran Rejects Naming New UN Envoy After US RefusalABC News Iran rejects US ban on pick for UN envoy, vows legal actionReuters US blocks Iran's pick as envoy to UN, setting up new confrontationWashington Post CBC.ca -CNN -Wall Street Journal all 881 news articles »

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Former US Marine's family asks Iran to reconsider prison term - Reuters Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:04:12 GMT

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Former US Marine's family asks Iran to reconsider prison term Reuters The family of Amir Hekmati, whose previous espionage conviction and death sentence in Iran were overturned in 2012, said he was retried in secret, convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison on a charge of "practical collaboration with the American ... Family: Ex-US Marine convicted in Iran, sentenced to 10 years prisonCNN Iran Secretly Convicted Former Marine, Lawyer SaysNew York Times Lawyer: Former Marine held in Iran secretly retriedUSA TODAY The Guardian all 105 news articles »

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White House: US won't issue visa for Iran's newly named UN envoy - CNN Sat, 12 Apr 2014 02:07:46 GMT

White House: US won't issue visa for Iran's newly named UN envoy CNN (CNN) -- The United States has told Iran that it will not issue a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, the Islamic republic's choice for ambassador to the United Nations, the White House says. Press secretary Jay Carney made the announcement at Friday's White ...

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Are Iran and Israel Trading Places? - New York Times Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:21:01 GMT

Are Iran and Israel Trading Places? New York Times STANFORD, Calif. — Although the Israeli and Iranian governments have been virtually at war with each other for decades, the two countries have much in common. Both are home to some of the oldest civilizations on earth, and both are primarily non-Arab ... and more »

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White House: No visa for Iran's UN ambassador pick - Fox News Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:03:37 GMT

White House: No visa for Iran's UN ambassador pick Fox News The White House announced Friday that the U.S. will not issue a visa to Iran's choice for U.N. ambassador, over concerns about his involvement in the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis in Tehran. The decision comes after Congress earlier this week ...

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Iran's Culture Wars: Who's Winning These Days? - NPR (blog) Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:12:16 GMT

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Iran's Culture Wars: Who's Winning These Days? NPR (blog) In Iran, hardline critics are waging a campaign against President Hassan Rouhani to limit his campaign pledge of opening Iran to more social and cultural freedoms. The "culture wars" are as old as the Islamic revolution that swept conservative clerics ... Iran Continues to Rub America's Nose in 1979 Hostage DramaPJ Media all 11 news articles »

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US refuses visa for Iran's UN envoy choice Hamid Aboutalebi - BBC News Sat, 12 Apr 2014 02:48:41 GMT

US refuses visa for Iran's UN envoy choice Hamid Aboutalebi BBC News The White House has refused to issue a US visa to Iran's nomination for UN ambassador, who was involved in seizure of the US embassy in 1979. The decision in effect bars Hamid Aboutalebi from taking up the role at the UN, which is based in New York.

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Iran steps up pace of executions as it courts West - Fox News Fri, 11 Apr 2014 03:24:39 GMT

Iran steps up pace of executions as it courts West Fox News Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during a ceremony celebrating the Persian New Year, Nowruz at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 27, 2014. In his first visit to Afghanistan as Iran's president, Rouhani has called for ... and more »

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Iran Has No Plans To Substitute Hamid Aboutalebi As UN Envoy Pick - Huffington Post Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:48:50 GMT

Iran Has No Plans To Substitute Hamid Aboutalebi As UN Envoy Pick Huffington Post TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran rejected naming a new diplomat Saturday to represent it at the United Nations, with one lawmaker urging the Islamic Republic to stand up to "bullying" from the U.S., which has rejected granting its pick a visa. The standoff ...

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Diplomat Who Led Secret Talks With Iran Plans to Retire - New York Times Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:50:24 GMT

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Diplomat Who Led Secret Talks With Iran Plans to Retire New York Times WASHINGTON — William J. Burns, a career diplomat who led the Obama administration's back-channel negotiations with Iran, plans to step down as the State Department's second-ranking official in October, administration officials said on Friday. Mr ... William Burns, Diplomat Who Led Negotiations With Iran, Will RetireNPR (blog) all 98 news articles »