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Iran Nuclear Talks: No Deal, Except One to Keep Talking

John Johnson — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:54:46 CDT

The talks on Iran's nuclear program that began amid such high hopes didn't exactly succeed, but they didn't exactly fail, either. Instead, both sides have agreed to keep talking, reports the New York Times . The next round will be June 18-19 in Russia, one of six nations including the US...

Ahmadinejad: Israel Just a 'Mosquito'

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:23:06 CDT

With talks on Iran's nuclear program hot on next week's agenda, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is swatting down talk of Israeli-Iranian war, comparing the threat posed by his regional rival to so much buzzing from a pest, reports CNN . "Israel is nothing more than a mosquito which cannot see the broad horizon...

Iran's New Political Flashpoint: Tiny Gulf Island

John Johnson — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:19:05 CDT

Add the island of Abu Musa to those lands whose location and politics makes their importance far greater than their size. As the New York Times explains, the island is only four square miles, but it happens to sit in the Persian Gulf, and both Iran and the United Arab...

Ahmadinejad: We Don't Give a Damn About West's Bombs

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:34:46 CDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at the West today in a televised speech, saying "the Iranian nation will not give a damn for [your] bombs, warships, and planes." Taking an apparent shot at President Obama, he added, "They say all [options] are on the table. Well, let them rot...

Anti-Ahmadinejad Faction Wins Big in Iran Elections

Mark Russell — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:48:20 CST

In a battle of conservative hardliners versus conservative hardliners in Iran's elections on Friday , the winners were ... the conservative hardliners. But in this case, it is the conservatives opposed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who appear to have come out on top, taking upward of 80% of the seats in Iran's...

Iranians Head to the Polls

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:31:37 CST

Iran's supreme leader urged Iranians to vote in large numbers as the country holds parliamentary elections today, saying a high turnout would send a strong message to the enemies of the nation amid the nuclear standoff with the West. The balloting for the 290-member parliament is the first major voting...

Iran to EU: We're Ready for Nuclear Talks

Matt Cantor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:58:16 CST

Following yesterday's display of its nuclear prowess , Iran says it's ready to resume talks over its nuclear program. In a letter to the European Union obtained by CNN , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed re-starting the talks as soon as possible. Yesterday, the country showed off new centrifuges, with the president visiting a...

Iran Touts Its 'Key' Nuclear Achievements

Rob Quinn — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:55:41 CST

Iran today decided it was time to reveal its "key" nuclear achievements, with state TV touting new uranium enrichment centrifuges and reactor fuel made domestically. The Telegraph reports that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will verify the news later today, in a move intended to "demonstrate the scientific capabilities of Iranian scientists...

Ahmadinejad: Iran to Reveal 'Big' Nuclear Progress

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:25:06 CST

Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today. He did not elaborate but insisted that Iran would never give up its uranium enrichment. Ahmadinejad spoke at a rally in Tehran as tens of thousands of Iranians marked the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that...