![]() Voice of America | Obama and Israeli leader make taped appeals to Iran International Herald Tribune, France By Helene Cooper and David E. Sanger WASHINGTON: The groundbreaking message to Iran that President Barack Obama delivered by videotape on Friday was part of a strategy intended to emphasize a positive message to Iran in the prelude to that nation's ... Video: Obama Reaches Out To Iran Obama's Iran gesture may take time to show results Iran seeking change in US policy |
![]() CTV.ca | US Navy vessels collide near Iran CNN (CNN) -- A submerged US submarine hit a Navy warship early Friday in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, damaging both vessels and causing minor injuries, Navy officials said. The submarine USS Hartford and amphibious ship USS New Orleans are shown in Navy ... Video: US Navy: 2 Vessels Collide in Strait of Hormuz US navy vessels collide near Iran US navy vessels collide off Iran |
![]() BBC News | IRAN: Crackdown on cyber-dissidents continues Los Angeles Times, CA But two concurrent incidents shed light on Iranian authorities’ crackdown against blogs and opinion websites. On the same day, international human rights groups said that a young blogger -- Omid-Reza Mirsayafi -- had died in jail, where he was serving ... Iranian Blogger Dies in Prison Jailed Iranian Blogger Dies; Others Arrested Iran blogger dies in Evin prison |
The Associated Press | Iran now on the brink of making the bomb United Press International By ARIEL COHEN WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- On March 1, 2009, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, said Iran has stockpiled enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb. This is the first such definitive commentary from a ... Report: Iranian defector tipped Syrian nuke plans Iran remains an explosive issue Report: IDF commandos infiltrated alleged Syria nuke facility |
![]() TVNZ | Medvedev 'Counting On a Reset' With US Washington Post, United States Obama has previously expressed reservations about the technical feasibility of missile defense, and he said in a recent letter to Medvedev that there would be less need for the shield if the threat of Iran developing nuclear weapons could be diminished ... Video: Russia hopes the reset will work Kissinger meets with Russians, echoes Obama's line Russia says Iran’s nuclear program remains peaceful |
![]() Women on the Web | US journalist held in Iran in 'dangerous' state AFP CHICAGO (AFP) — A US journalist who was supposed to have been freed from an Iranian jail has been reduced to a "dangerous" mental state by her continued imprisonment, her family said Thursday. "She is under great psychological pressure and her ... Father of Detained Journalist Sends Letter to Iran's Ayatollah Iranian Imprisonment Straining Journalist Roxana Saberi's Mental ... ND House backing imprisoned Fargo journalist |
![]() GulfNews | Report: Syria's Assad ready to mediate with Iran The Associated Press ROME (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad told an Italian newspaper that he is ready to act as a mediator between the West and Iran, and would like to meet US President Barack Obama. Rome daily La Repubblica this week quoted Assad as saying that Syrian ... Syria Offers to Mediate With Iran 'Syria ready to mediate Iran-West talks' Syria Offers to Mediate Iran Nuclear Crisis |
![]() CBS News | Day 60: Obama Appeals To Iran’s People CBS News, NY He also issued a direct video appeal to the people of Iran, saying his “administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties among the United States, Iran and the ... |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | Khatami: Iranian opposition must unite to replace Ahmadinejad Ha'aretz, Israel By DPA Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has called on all opposition groups to unite in order to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the upcoming elections, the ISNA news agency reported Thursday. "The society has reached a juncture in ... Reform Candidate Withdraws in Iran Iran's presidential candidate vows to follow Khatami's reformist path Khatami Withdrawal Shakes Up Iran Presidential Race |
![]() BBC News | AIG bonus plan history...Obama's apology...Reaching out to Iran... Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is reaching out to Iran today. In a video with Farsi subtitles, he says the US is prepared to end years of strained relations if the government of Iran tones down its rhetoric. The message is timed to coincide ... Video: The Tonight Show: Special guest Obama A tale of two messages Obama and Leno click...Obama appeals to Iran...Cash in the road ... |