EAWorldView: Egypt Special: Your 4-Point Guide to US Plans for Mubarak Out, New Government In
EAWorldView | February 1, 2011 By Scott Lucas Here’s an interesting fact about Frank G. Wisner, Jr., the former US Ambassador to Egypt and now President Obama’s special envoy, as he starts talks in Cairo today with the Egyptian Government…. His father Frank G. Wisner, Sr., was quite the specialist in regime change. Frank [...]
Live-blog: Ashura in Iran – December 16, 2010
This is a live-blog report on events in Iran on December 16, 2010, during the Shia mourning day of Ashura. As reports come in, they will be placed at the top of this page. To read this in chronological order it must be read from the bottom up. [8:30AM Tehran Time - December 17, 2010] [...]
WP: European oil companies pledge to end oil investment in Iran over nukes program
Washington Post | September 30, 2010 The United States announced Thursday that four of Europe’s five biggest oil companies would end their energy investments in Iran, a significant advance in the Obama administration’s efforts to pressure the Iranian government to enter negotiations over its alleged nuclear weapons program. At the same time, U.S. officials said [...]
Reuters Africa: Obama meets with U.S. woman freed by Iran
“We remain hopeful that Iran will demonstrate renewed compassion and do the right thing by ensuring the safe return of Shane, Josh and all the other missing or detained Americans in Iran,”
L.A. Times: U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions
L.A. Times | September 29, 2010 By Paul Richter Tribune Washington Bureau The Obama administration Wednesday sanctioned eight senior Iranian officials for alleged human rights violations, as it sought to sharpen pressure on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime while reaching out to his opponents in Iran. The eight, who include the head of the Iranian Revolutionary [...]
DipNote: New Executive Order Focuses on Human Rights Abuses by Iranian Officials
This is the first time the United States has imposed sanctions against Iran based on human rights abuses. We would like to be able to tell you that it might be the last, but we fear not.
Iranian leader accuses US of plotting against Iran
(BBC) | March 21, 2010 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has used a televised Iranian New Year address to accuse the US of plotting against the country. He said the US government could not “talk about peace and friendship and at the same time plot and plan sedition”. His words come a day after [...]
Iran’s Opposition Seeks More Help in Cyberwar With Government
(The New York Times) | March 18, 2010 Nazila Fathi At a time when the Obama administration is pressing for harsher sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, democracy advocates in Iran have been celebrating the recent decision by the United States to lift sanctions on various online services, which they say only helped Tehran [...]
U.S. Hopes Internet Exports Will Help Open Closed Societies
(The New York Times) | March 7, 2010 By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — Seeking to exploit the Internet’s potential for prying open closed societies, the Obama administration will permit technology companies to export online services like instant messaging, chat and photo sharing to Iran, Cuba and Sudan, a senior administration official said Sunday. On Monday, [...]
Farsi Translation of President Barack Obama’s Address to the Iranian People – پیغام رئس جمهور امریکا به مردم ایران ِ28/12/2009
پیغام رئس جمهور امریکا به مردم ایران ِ28/12/2009 امریکا به همراه جامعه بین المللی شدیداسرکوب غیر عادلانه و وحشیانه مردم بی گناه ایران را محکوم میکند. این سرکوب ها باعث زندانی و مجروح شدن و حتی کشتن مردم شده است. در ماهای اخیر مردم ایران فقط در جستجوی حقوق انسانی خود بوده اند و هر [...]
President Barack Obama clearly Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Protesters
BREAKING NEWS: In a speech today, President Barack Obama, expressed solidarity with the protesters in Iran. Watch the video: Here is the full transcript. The United States joins with the international community in strongly condemning the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens, which has apparently resulted in detentions, injuries and even death. For [...]
Iran opposition urges targeted sanctions against Tehran
(WashingtonTV) Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009 Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf said on Thursday that US President Barack Obama should increase his public support for Iran’s democratic movement, and intensify sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps. Makhmalbaf, who has become a spokesperson outside of Iran for the main opposition movement, said that the movement supports [...]
As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed
(New York Times) By STEVEN ERLANGER Published: November 20, 2009 PARIS — Senior officials from Western powers discussed the possibility of new sanctions on Iran on Friday for flouting the United Nations Security Council’s demands and expressed disappointment that Iran had not yet accepted a draft agreement to export most of its enriched uranium for [...]
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