Reporting from Washington — The Obama administration is increasingly concerned about how long Iran may take to respond to its peace overture, and worried that delays will build pressure at home and abroad that could undermine the effort to overcome decades of antagonism through face-to-face talks.
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Clinton warns of Iran sanctions
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that Iran faces “very tough sanctions” if it rejects offers of engagement over its nuclear programme.
Iran Officially Welcomes Nuclear Talks
By NAZILA FATHI
Published: April 22, 2009
TEHRAN —Iran announced officially on Wednesday that it welcomed talks over its nuclear program, and said that it was ready to offer a proposal to resolve the dispute over its uranium enrichment activities, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Ahmadinejad raps Obama for shunning racism meeting
“I should give you, the new US administration, this advice. Mr Obama came to power with the slogan of ‘change’, meaning the American people like the rest of the world want a change in the colonialism policy,” Ahmdinejad told crowds in a speech broadcast live from Varamin, a city south of Tehran.
Jesse Jackson offers to go to Iran to help free journalist
“If our voices are heard in Iran today, I would be anxious to travel with a delegation to Iran, if we are permitted, and make an appeal for her freedom,” said the longtime civil rights activist, according to his Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson, 67, was speaking Tuesday at a peace conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jailed American Gets Support From Obama and Iran’s President
Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had sent a letter to Tehran’s chief prosecutor instructing him to ensure that Ms. Saberi is given the opportunity to present a full defense.
Obama dismayed by Iran sentence
President Barack Obama “is deeply disappointed at this news,” his spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
Correspondents say the case will have serious implications for US-Iranian relations at a time when Mr Obama has reached out to the Tehran.
A New Approach to Iran: The Need for Transformative Diplomacy
MIT CIS Scholar Provides Roadmap and Rationale for U.S.-Iran Relations
CAMBRIDGE, MA April 15, 2009—A months-long study of U.S.-Iran relations concludes that a new diplomatic approach by the United States to transform the relationship with Iran could produce a breakthrough that will boost security and prosperity for the entire region.
Obama’s back door to Iran ties
Obama officials are playing cat-and-mouse these days with Iran’s envoys.
The new administration is eager to catch a meeting in any international forum that might lead to one-on-one talks. Issues range from Iran’s nuclear program to an American journalist charged by Iran with spying.
If US diplomats do snag a secret negotiation, they’d be smart to start with the one issue in which Iran and America share a strong common interest: Afghanistan.
Iran willing to build new relationship with US
“The Iranian nation is a generous nation. It may forget the past and start a new era, but any country speaking on the basis of selfishness will get the same response the Iranian nation gave to Mr. Bush,” Ahmadinejad told thousands in the southeastern city of Kerman.
Iran Says It Plans New Nuclear Offer
By NAZILA FATHI
Published: April 15, 2009
TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran said Wednesday that he was preparing a new proposal to resolve disputes with the West over Iran’s nuclear program, opening the door to talks with the United States, the official I.R.N.A. news agency reported.
What Does Iran Want for Roxana Saberi?
By Robert Mackey
The trial of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American who has been charged with spying for the United States, began on Monday in Tehran, according to a report by the Iranian state news agency IRNA. Ms. Saberi was arrested in January after her press credentials had expired and Iran called her subsequent reports “illegal.”
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