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- Ahmadinejad reportedly wants talk with Obama
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in "negotiations" before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday.
- [HARDCOVER: US] When affairs of the heart require courage
ge 14 In what now reads like an eerie echo of the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young Iranian woman cut down by a bullet during this months election protests and captured on video, the Iranian author of this new novel foresees the possible death of his
- Syria mends US, Arab ties as ally Iran in turmoil
Syrias leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to US President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria X the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Middle East politics, warming up to its rival the US at a time when its longtime
- A July 4 Message for President Obama
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- Iran, Brazil to hold Futsal Grand Prix final
Iran defeated Czech Republic at the Goiania Arena on Saturday and qualified for the final game of the 5th edition of Futsal Grand Prix. Iran was held to a 4-4 draw against Czech Republic but defeated its rival 4-1 in a penalty shootout and advanced to
- The Honduras Predicament
Help me out here. President Obama immediately 'meddles' in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country's constitution, but when it comes to Iran's fraudulent election and the violent repression of
- Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation (Reuters)
2:20 am Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs July 4, 2009, 11:04 pm Marines in 'hell of a fight' in Afghanistan: commander July 4, 2009, 2:33 am Iran mulls trials as it steps up crackdown July 4, 2009, 11:24 pm BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq
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Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces subsequently crushed westernizing liberal elements. Militant Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1979 and held it until 20 January 1981. During 1980-88, Iran fought a bloody, indecisive war with Iraq over disputed territory. The key current issue is how rapidly the country should open up to the modernizing influences of the outside world.
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