Iran
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The Iranian situation has brought new light to the role of technology. Without cell phones and their cameras, the world would have a lot less information about the protests. But the government is starting to…
June 24, 2009 -
The whole world is watching the events unfolding in Iran, wondering just how far the protests can go. But, as we learn from HSToday editor David Silverberg, some intelligence experts are worried about where terrorist…
June 22, 2009 -
Iranians here and abroad continue to protest the results of last weekend’s election. At the same time, Iran is accusing the United States of meddling in its affairs. The National Geographic Channel takes a look…
June 18, 2009 -
Opponents of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election are using Twitter to help organize their protests. Now President Ahmadinejad’s team is trying to shut down twitter, facebook and other social networking tools. Daniel Terdiman is a…
June 17, 2009 -
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says the possibility of a U.S.-Russian partnership on missile defense have improved because Moscow is becoming more concerned about Iran. The defense secretary told senators Tuesday that U.S. offers to put radar or data exchange centers in Russia are among the options being discussed. Russian and U.S. officials are working intensively on a successor deal to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START I, which expires in December. Negotiators are aiming for some results by the time Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosts President Barack Obama July 6-8 in Moscow.
June 10, 2009 -
The Obama administration it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over its suspect nuclear program. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the United States would be at the table “from now on” when…
April 08, 2009 -
You may have heard that Iran has launched its first satellite, but how will this affect President Barack Obama’s foreign policy and defense agendas? And what does it mean for the international community? James Lewis…
February 10, 2009 -
Iran’s successful launch of its first satellite into orbit suggests a strong desire to become both a space and nuclear power. One element of the launch: It has shifted focus away from Iran becoming a…
February 05, 2009 -
While the world watches the conflict in Gaza, everything going on in Iraq and Iran, and future relations with North Korea…there is ONE area of the world that appears to be overlooked. Mexico. We learn…
February 02, 2009