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North Korea and Iran Will Dominate Nuclear Summit Meeting in Seoul

North Korea Missile Test Protest

President Obama will join the leaders of more than 50 countries in Seoul, South Korea, next week for a nuclear security summit.

 

U.S. exempts 11 states from Iran sanctions; China, India exposed

Iran Sanctions

The United States exempted Japan and 10 EU nations from financial sanctions because they have significantly cut purchases of Iranian crude oil, but left Iran's top customers China and India exposed to the possibility of such steps.

 

Iran cut off from global commerce

Iran Sanctions

The body that handles global banking transactions says it will cut Iran's banks out of the system on Saturday to enforce EU sanctions.

 

Iran's UN fact sheet: Weapons track not confirmed

Iran

Nine years ago, the United States invaded Iraq after telling the world that Saddam Hussein had covert weapons programs that could build nuclear arms. In the end, nothing was found. Today, acting on similar fears, Israel is threatening to attack Iran.

 

Obama blasts GOP hopefuls over comments on war with Iran

President Obama sharply criticized his Republican presidential rivals Tuesday for talking “casually” about going to war with Iran, saying that when such decisions are made for political reasons, “we make mistakes.”

 

U.S. and 5 other nations offer to resume Iran nuclear talks

The offer to restart talks came in a letter from EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

 

Obama, Netanyahu give no sign of narrowing gap on Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu & Barack Obama

President Barack Obama appealed to Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to give sanctions time to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, but the Israeli prime minister offered no sign of backing away from possible military action, saying his country must be the "master of its fate."

 

Obama: Not bluffing on Iran nukes

Barack Obama

President Barack Obama says he isn't bluffing when he says Iran shouldn't have a nuclear weapon, but he cautions against a premature Israeli strike against the Islamic republic.

 

Wikileaks emails indicate Stratfor discovered Israel already destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities

Growing concerns over Iran’s nuclear facilities may prove to be all for naught. Officials from the global intelligence company Stratfor allegedly discussed that Israel may have already destroyed the Iranian nuclear facility, according to one of the emails released by Wikileaks Monday.

 

AP source: Israel won't warn US before Iran strike

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Israeli officials say they won't warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions.

 

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