Obama Rips Iran in Tactical Shift

President Barack Obama delivered his sharpest criticism of Iran's election and political crackdown, throwing into question his plan for diplomatic outreach to Tehran that stands at the center of his broader Middle East security strategy. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Iran, Media and Politics, Obama Administration, Democracy In the Middle East
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 23, 2009 - 11:14 PM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 23, 2009 - 11:14 PM PDT
Kaizar Campwala
3.5
by Kaizar Campwala - Jun. 24, 2009

Conveys the key points made in Obama's press conference, as well as some minimal analysis.

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Fabrice Florin
3.4
by Fabrice Florin - Jun. 27, 2009

Factual report on Obama's criticism of Iran in his recent press conference. This short article looks into a possible shift in the White House's Middle East strategy, and cites perspectives from U.S. officials and lawmakers.

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Derek Hawkins
3.7
by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 24, 2009

The political crisis inside Iran is playing into a tight diplomatic time frame that the U.S. and its European allies have established to assess Tehran’s position on ... More »

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Samuel W.  Velsor IV
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by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jun. 25, 2009

Shares a great light from many sources on the troubles that the current Iran election bring to the front none the least of which are sanctions and nuclear weapons.

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James Canning
3.2
by James Canning - Jun. 24, 2009

This reporting follows the editorial position of the WSJ which is strongly hostile to Iran and equally strongly pro-Zionist (and anti-Palestinian).

The editors of the WSJ would give us yet another unnecessary elective war in the Middle East if their viewpoint were followed by Obama. Ahamdinejad won the election and the Russia and Turkey both correctly recognize this fact.

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