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Iranian Cleric Admonishes Protesters, Foreign Media

In a sermon delivered on June 26 at Tehran University, senior Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami called on his government to harshly punish leaders...

June 26, 2009

U.S. Renews Sanctions Against North Korea

June 25, 2009

In a statement published by the White House on June 24, President Obama, using emergency powers, extended a set of economic sanctions on...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Defies Pressure

June 24, 2009

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced on June 24 to state-run Press TV that he would not yield to pressure generated by...

North Korea Fuels International Tensions

June 23, 2009

North Korea's provocative actions continued to inflame international tensions on June 23, as the Kang Nam, a North Korean freighter that is believed...

Post-election Unrest Continues in Iran

June 22, 2009

Demonstrators protesting what they charge was a rigged election to maintain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hold on the presidency continued to occupy the streets of...

North Korea Tests U.S.

William P. Hoar June 22, 2009

Following North Korea’s latest nuclear test and missile launches, the New York Times said on May 28 that it was “tempting to throw...

Pakistani Fight Against Taliban Continues

June 19, 2009

Pakistan continued its military operations against Taliban strongholds in the rugged part of the country bordering Afghanistan on June 19, as the nation's...

Iran Election Aftermath — Part 3

June 18, 2009

In response to mass protests over allegations of voting irregularities that began the day after Iran's June 12 presidential election results were announced,...

North Korea Responds to Obama Warning

June 17, 2009

North Korea's state-controlled media issued a statement on June 17 warning of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the United States and its allies...

Iran Election Aftermath — Part 2

June 16, 2009

CNN reported on June 16 that Iran's government had banned foreign media from covering rallies in Tehran being held in the wake of...

Iran Election Aftermath

June 15, 2009

Three days after Iran's June 12 presidential election, in which the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected with a reported two-thirds' majority, protests...

United Nations Flexes Muscles at North Korea

June 12, 2009

The United Nations Security Council on June 12 unanimously approved stringent new sanctions against North Korea, in response to Pyongyang's May 25 nuclear...