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Iran Shows Signs of Resilience Ahead of Potential Bilateral Talks

From On December 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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By Richard Javad Heydarian

A key foreign policy consequence of President Barak Obama’s reelection is the growing possibility of face-to-face talks between the United States. and Iran. Both the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi have expressed, albeit conditionally, their respective governments’ openness [...]

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Sanctions Aiding Limitation of Independent Publications in Iran

From On October 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The University of Pennsylvania’s Iran Media Project and ASL 19, a Canadian non-profit working against censorship in Iran, explain how sanctions are increasing the Iranian government’s censorship capabilities:

It is increasingly difficult for independent publishers of books and print newspapers in Iran: The problem this time is not strict censorship, [...]

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