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Pentagon Is Prepping Defenses Against Iran, 'Wall Street Journal' Reports
July 17, 2012 Officials tell the newspaper that the U.S. is building a missile-defense radar station in Qatar and will hold its "biggest-ever minesweeping exercises in the Persian Gulf." Also, a second aircraft carrier is being sent to the region.
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No iPads Or iPhones For You, Apple Store Clerk Tells Iranians
June 20, 2012 Sahar Sabet of Alpharetta, Ga., says that when she was in a local Apple store last week to buy an iPad and an iPhone, she was told by a clerk that he couldn't sell the company's products to her. He'd overheard her speaking Farsi.
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Obama 'Sped Up Wave Of Cyberattacks Against Iran,' Says 'NYT'
June 1, 2012 Even after the existence of the Stuxnet virus was revealed, the administration kept to its plan to use cyberweapons against Iran, the newspaper reports. It accelerated an effort begun under President George W. Bush.
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'Flame' Malware Said To Be Targeting Iran: Huge Deal Or Huge Hype?
May 29, 2012 Word from the antivirus experts at Kaspersky Lab that "we've found what might be the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed," and that this Flame spyware is targeting Iran and some places in the Middle East, is getting lots of attention.
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U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Finds Traces Of More Highly Enriched Uranium In Iran
May 25, 2012 Tehran explained this happened because of technical reasons beyond its control.
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Talks With Iran To Reconvene Next Month
May 24, 2012 Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program may not have made any obvious progress, but diplomats at least agreed to keep talking.
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Word Of Deal To Inspect Iran's Nuclear Program Raises Hopes For Broader Talks
May 22, 2012 Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said today that Iran has agreed to steps that will let international inspectors learn more about its nuclear program.
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Diplomat: U.S. Has Military Option Ready, If Needed, To Deal With Iran
May 17, 2012 President Obama has said "all options are on the table." The U.S. ambassador to Israel said this week that military options are ready, if necessary, but that diplomacy is still the preferred solution.
NPR Ombudsman
Mideast Report: January – March 2012
April 18, 2012 An independent review of NPR's Mideast coverage by former foreign editor John Felton. Coverage focused on Iran's nuclear program and he found it to be generally accurate and fair. Some minor errors and a Robert Siegel interview with an Israeli ambassador were exceptions.
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Violence In Syria Reportedly Continues; Annan Seeks Help From Iran
April 11, 2012 Forces loyal to President Bashar Assad continue to attack those who oppose the regime, activists say.
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Iran Seeks To Set Record Straight On Intranet 'Hoax,' Cites April 1
April 10, 2012 Iran isn't ready to cut off the Internet, its communications ministry says. Iranian officials are rebutting stories about the nation turning off access to the Internet — in part by suggesting that the original story, which came out April 1, was a hoax.
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On Persian New Year, Obama Tries To Pierce Iran's 'Electronic Curtain'
March 20, 2012 "I want the Iranian people to know that America seeks a dialogue to hear your views and understand your aspirations," he says in video marking Nowruz.
It's All Politics
Friday Political Grab Bag: Obama To Israel, Iran - 'I Don't Bluff'
March 2, 2012 Obama told The Atlantic that he doesn't "bluff" as president of the U.S. when he says he's willing to use the military to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon... Maryland became the eighth state to legalize gay marriage... Virginia approved a controversial anti-abortion bill requiring ultrasound which the governor says he will sign.
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On Iran, Obama Says 'I Don't Bluff' And 'All Options Are On The Table'
March 2, 2012 With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due at the White House on Monday, President Obama has some pointed messages for Iran in an interview with The Atlantic.
