German foreign minister urges Iran to show full transparency regarding its nuclear program

Germany: Iran has to come clean on nuclear program

US presses Arab nations to back Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite settlement dispute

US seeks Arab support on Mideast peace talks

Gunmen attack patrol in Iran’s Kurdish area, killing 4 policemen and bystander

Gunmen kill 4 police in Iran’s Kurdish area

Prominent Iranian opposition lawyer goes on hunger strike to protest detention

Jailed Iranian opposition lawyer on hunger strike

Sestak calls on Obama to assess war on al-Qaida as 9th anniversary of Afghan war approaches

Sestak calls on Obama to assess war on al-Qaida

Syrian president says Mideast peace talks only aimed to boost Obama

Syrian leader: Mideast talks only to help Obama

9 years on, despite the record, conspiracy theories 9/11 rife in Muslim world

9/11 conspiracy theories rife in Muslim world

US lawmakers urge penalties for Chinese oil company over investments in Iran despite sanctions

US lawmakers urge penalties for Chinese company

Omani mediators visit Iran to try to secure release of 2 Americans accused of spying

Oman mediators in Iran to seek release of 2 US men

Israeli foreign minister calls for intermediate peace agreement with Palestinians, land swaps

Israeli calls for intermediate peace agreement

Iranian court orders 2 pro-reform parties dissolved, says state TV

Iran dissolves pro-reform parties

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state TV says a court has ordered the dissolution of two major pro-reform political parties.

Weakened gov’t, US troop withdrawal make Iraq wary of neighbor and uneasy ally Iran

Fortified border: Iraq on guard against Iran

Iranian leader says Tehran would consider halting higher enrichment if it gets nuclear fuel

Ahmadinejad says Iran may end higher enrichment

Sudanese diplomats scuffle at Iranian delegation hotel during UN General Assembly

Sudanese diplomats scuffle at Iranian NYC event

Iranian leader says Tehran would consider halting enrichment if it gets nuclear fuel

Ahmadinejad says Iran may end enrichment

NEW YORK — Iran would consider ending uranium enrichment, the most crucial part of its controversial nuclear activities, if it world powers send Tehran nuclear fuel for a medical research reactor, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters Friday.

UN chief hits radicals for fostering tension between West and Islamic world

UN chief hits radicals for fostering tension

UN nuke agency assembly narrowly votes against Arab bloc move to censure Israel

Arab move to censure Israel stymied at UN meeting

Ban hits radicals for fostering tension between West and Islamic world

Ban hits radicals for fostering tension

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon railed on Friday against radicals fostering tensions between the Western and Islamic worlds, saying the international community should stand together against those seeking to demonize “the other.”

Iraq’s prime minister opens political talks with militant Iraqi cleric in Iran

Iraqi leader sends envoys to exiled cleric in Iran

US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech, Iranian says most people think US staged 9/11 attacks

US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech

UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traded accusations about their nations’ nuclear programs, but both left the door open to further negotiations about the nuclear impasse.

Stop wasting time, Obama says at UN, the time is now to drive for Israeli-Palestinian peace

Obama challenges the world: Time for Mideast peace

UN chief urges tolerance to combat growing social inequalities and political polarization

UN chief urges tolerance to combat polarization

Obama, in UN address, challenges world to unite in pursuing Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

Obama presses for Mideast peace in UN address

Diplomats: Iran ends seat bid on decision-making International Atomic Energy Agency board

Diplomats: Iran ends seat bid on UN nuclear board

Diplomats: Iran seeks a seat on the decision-making International Atomic Energy Agency board

Diplomats: Iran seeks seat on UN nuke agency board

World powers renew offer of negotiations to settle dispute over Iran’s nuclear programs

World powers renew offer of nuke talks with Iran

Official says Iranian diplomats who defected chose to stay abroad for ‘personal interests’

Iran criticizes its diplomats’ defections

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has criticized the country’s two diplomats who defected this month in Europe, saying they chose to stay abroad for “personal interests.”

US says Iran sanctions are working, but experts doubt they will stop Iran’s nuclear work

US hails Iran sanctions, but experts doubt results

Clinton urges China to implement Iran, NKorea sanctions ahead of Obama meeting with premier

US presses China on Iran, NKorea sanctions

Group protests Iranian president’s visit to NYC, denounces regime as oppressive

Group protests Iranian president’s visit to NYC

On way to UN, Iran’s president stops in Syria for talks with ally in standoff with the West

Iranian president stops in Syria on way to UN

Oman says no plans to free 2 other Americans held in Iran, but it wants to help mediate

Oman: No plans to free 2 other Americans in Iran

Turkey says trade with Iran must be tripled over next five years within sanctions limits

Turkey seeks closer trade ties with Iran

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister on Thursday said his country was seeking closer commercial ties with Iran and aims to triple trade volumes in the next five years while still respecting the limits set by UN sanctions.

Freed American woman stays out of public eye in Oman after release from Iranian prison

Freed American stays out of spotlight in Oman

Ahmadinejad rebukes threat of new Iran sanctions a week before UN appearance

Ahmadinejad rebukes threat of new Iran sanctions

Western powers increasingly concerned that Iran is pursuing nukes and missiles to deliver them

New Western concerns over Iran’s nuclear program

APNewsBreak: Top US envoy meets Arab nations, warns pressure on Israel endangers Mideast talks

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