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Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions Into Law : NPR
The bill targets exports of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran. It also bans U.S. banks from doing business with foreign banks that provide services to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
07-02-2010 by barneythompson Tags into, iran, obama, sanctions, signs

U.S. Shifts Iran Focus to Support Opposition - WSJ.com
The Obama administration is questioning the long-term stability of Tehran's government and moving to find ways to support Iran's opposition Green Movement.
04-24-2010 by bridgetdanahu Tags focus, iran, opposition, shifts, support

Hikers' moms plead to Iran in letter
In a heartfelt letter to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the mothers of three American hikers held in Iran said they have applied for visas to visit Iran and ask to meet with him in Tehran.
02-15-2010 by billygallo Tags iran, letter, moms

Obama sticks to cautious script (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — At first blush, it seems like a godsend for U.S. foreign policy: a tenacious Iranian opposition, democratic in name at least, is challenging a regime that has caused the U.S. no end of headaches over the last 30 years
02-10-2010 by darbyshaw Tags cautious, iran, looms, mcclatchy, newspapers, protest, sticks

Oil near $72 amid US cold snap
AP - Oil prices rose near to $72 a barrel Monday in Asia after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and persistently cold weather in the U.S. northeast.
02-08-2010 by jamesmorse Tags amid, cold, iran, near, snap, tensions

Russia: No agreement on Iran sanctions
A Russian diplomat says officials from six key powers meeting in New York did not reach any agreement on how to punish Tehran over its nuclear program.
01-16-2010 by darbyshaw Tags agreement, iran, russia, sanctions

Mom pleads with Iran to free daughter
Saying that the bond among families "unites us as children of God," a mother pleaded Friday with Iran's supreme leader to release her daughter and two other hikers detained in the country.
12-20-2009 by bridgetdanahu Tags daughter, free, iran, pleads, with

Iran MPs urge government to reduce IAEA cooperation (Reuters)
Reuters - Lawmakers urged Iran's government on Sunday to prepare a plan on reducing cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), after the U.N. body rebuked Tehran for secretly building a uranium enrichment plant.
11-29-2009 by jasonrandall Tags government, iran, reuters, urge

Iran lawmakers reject UN-drafted uranium plan (AP)
AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday a U.N.-backed plan to ship much of the country's uranium abroad for further enrichment, raising further doubts about the likelihood Tehran will finally approve the deal.
10-31-2009 by judithbaldwin Tags iran, lawmakers, plan, reject, uranium

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