Tag Archives: U.S. State Department

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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NPR: Despite Bluster, U.S., Iran, May Be Open To Talks

NPR | August 5, 2010 by Mike Shuster Signals have come from Iran and the U.S. in recent days that suggest a willingness of both nations to return to the negotiating table. This comes as something of a surprise, given the recent economic sanctions imposed on Iran and hostile public remarks from both sides. Amid [...]

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U.S. Shifts Toward Support for Iran’s Dissidents

Wall Street Journalist | June 10, 2010 By Jay Solomon Administration Seeks to Help Counter Tehran’s Jamming of Websites and Western Broadcasting; Some Rights, Democracy Groups Lose Bush-Era Backing WASHINGTON—The U.S. has accelerated its effort to provide dissidents in Iran with computer hardware and software to evade government censors. But it’s a shift that many [...]

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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, [...]

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Feature: Instagrams from Iran (picture compilation)

A few pictures from Iran, taken by ordinary people and posted to Instagram

Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd “The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy”

The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I’m an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran’s regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”

Iran Feature: The Supreme Leader Is Worried — Three Developments You Probably Don’t Know

Our partner, EAWorldView, has published a ground-breaking piece on Iran’s Supreme Leader. This is a must-read.

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Live-blog: Egypt Elections, Day 1

A historic day: The first post-Mubarak elections in Egypt

Journalist Mona Eltahawy’s harrowing ordeal – beating, sexual assault and arrest in Egypt – in her own words and tweets

“The past 12 hrs were painful and surreal but I know I got off much much easier than so many other Egyptians.”