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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2186 world World - Iran en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:34 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2186 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_us/un_un_iran_rights ap/20091120/un_un_iran_rights AP us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:34 GMT AP - A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclear ap/20091120/iran_nuclear AP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258710929133-1-0.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=Hm1ZE1cmhguvDPqLuDvF5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers were meeting in Brussels to plot their next move after Iran rejected a nuclear fuel deal, as the UN atomic watchdog's chief warned that Tehran risked losing a "unique" opportunity.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258710929133-1-0.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=Hm1ZE1cmhguvDPqLuDvF5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="photo" title="Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers were meeting in Brussels to plot their next move after Iran rejected a nuclear fuel deal, as the UN atomic watchdog's chief warned that Tehran risked losing a "unique" opportunity.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/wl_nm/us_iran_rights_un nm/20091120/us_iran_rights_un Reuters world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/wl_nm/us_iran_rights_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3168844915.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=FYpsYLEpgXtRyQcDUu.sSA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A man with a cane gestures towards a woman on the ground during protests in central Tehran June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/wl_nm/us_iran_rights_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3168844915.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=FYpsYLEpgXtRyQcDUu.sSA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man with a cane gestures towards a woman on the ground during protests in central Tehran June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/uniranrights afp/20091120/uniranrights AFP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/uniranrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258744089926-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=p9HkFDBkZ00wbSgKY0w7Gg--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi clash with police during a protest in Tehran on June 20, 2009. A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June presidential elections.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June presidential elections.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/uniranrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258744089926-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=p9HkFDBkZ00wbSgKY0w7Gg--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="photo" title="Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi clash with police during a protest in Tehran on June 20, 2009. A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June presidential elections.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/irannuclearpolitics afp/20091120/irannuclearpolitics AFP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258711061088-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Ck9Iyd_Qx7eHFhzDOlMERQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power plant in February 2009. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Major world powers expressed disappointment Friday that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258711061088-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Ck9Iyd_Qx7eHFhzDOlMERQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power plant in February 2009. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/iranturkeydiplomacytrade afp/20091120/iranturkeydiplomacytrade AFP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/iranturkeydiplomacytrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258738438422-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=iR5RhbehYABsfxVsVNPejQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during their meeting in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. Ahmadinejad on Friday urged Davutoglu to increase trade ties between the two countries, the president's office said in a statement.(AFP/INSA/Navid Jadidol-Eslam)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday urged Turkey's visiting Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to increase trade ties between the two countries, the president's office said in a statement.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/iranturkeydiplomacytrade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258738438422-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=iR5RhbehYABsfxVsVNPejQ--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during their meeting in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. Ahmadinejad on Friday urged Davutoglu to increase trade ties between the two countries, the president's office said in a statement.(AFP/INSA/Navid Jadidol-Eslam)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nuclear_iran_offer nm/20091120/us_nuclear_iran_offer Reuters topstories Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nuclear_iran_offer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1321472089.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=1OZ5HfFuLgQHq11f4gNr.g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) welcomes International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei during an official meeting in Tehran October 4, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Senior officials from six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to reconsider.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nuclear_iran_offer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1321472089.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=1OZ5HfFuLgQHq11f4gNr.g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) welcomes International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei during an official meeting in Tehran October 4, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/ts_nm/us_nuclear_iran_powers nm/20091120/us_nuclear_iran_powers Reuters topstories Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:40 GMT Reuters - Senior officials from six world powers expressed disappointment on Friday that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs and urged Tehran to reconsider. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iran_satellite ap/20091120/ml_iran_satellite AP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:20 GMT AP - Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaea afp/20091120/irannuclearpoliticsiaea AFP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258716789399-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=5K0TTHQPnCvj2mvWz4GR6A--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog, is seen here in 2007. ElBaradei said Iran has not yet provided a "final answer" to a "unique" international nuclear fuel offer.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran has not yet provided a "final answer" to a "unique" international nuclear fuel offer, Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog, said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsiaea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258716789399-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=5K0TTHQPnCvj2mvWz4GR6A--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog, is seen here in 2007. ElBaradei said Iran has not yet provided a "final answer" to a "unique" international nuclear fuel offer.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20091120/wl_csm/oconsequence csm/20091120/oconsequence The Christian Science Monitor world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - A closed-door meeting of six world powers signaled growing impatience with Iran's inscrutability on its nuclear program, coming a day after US President Barak Obama in Asia said Iran would face "consequences" if it refused to show good faith. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20091120/wl_csm/oiranview csm/20091120/oiranview The Christian Science Monitor world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Officially, Iran has not yet given a "final answer" to a nuclear fuel proposal from six world powers, the chief of the UN's nuclear watchdog, said on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear nm/20091119/us_iran_nuclear Reuters world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258722452081-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=UOsGBUo6B7wATGnyKI6VmQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/John Macdougall)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - World powers could have a package of measures against Iran "within weeks," U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday, warning Tehran of consequences for its failure to respond to an offer of a nuclear deal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258722452081-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=UOsGBUo6B7wATGnyKI6VmQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog. Major world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded positively" to a plan for resolving the standoff over its nuclear programme or agreed to new talks.(AFP/John Macdougall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/pl_nm/us_iran_usa_clinton nm/20091119/us_iran_usa_clinton Reuters politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:02:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/pl_nm/us_iran_usa_clinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r1996509251.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=IXycMBPrbvsinQ7ImnuK2g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at the Afghanistan's ministry of foreign affairs in Kabul November 19, 2009 for meeting after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Death sentences imposed by Iran over unrest after disputed elections in June were unfortunate and distressing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/pl_nm/us_iran_usa_clinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r1996509251.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=IXycMBPrbvsinQ7ImnuK2g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at the Afghanistan's ministry of foreign affairs in Kabul November 19, 2009 for meeting after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticseu afp/20091119/irannuclearpoliticseu AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticseu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258364389968-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=7dmGwZOv.gou4L8lcM_cZA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An Iranian security guard watches over the nuclear reactor in Bushehr. Major world powers are to meet in Brussels to discuss Iran's rejection of a nuclear fuel deal, a top EU official has said, after US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" for Tehran.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Representatives from major world powers will meet in Brussels Friday to discuss developments with Iran's nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticseu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258364389968-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=7dmGwZOv.gou4L8lcM_cZA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian security guard watches over the nuclear reactor in Bushehr. Major world powers are to meet in Brussels to discuss Iran's rejection of a nuclear fuel deal, a top EU official has said, after US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" for Tehran.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsleadwrap afp/20091119/irannuclearpoliticsleadwrap AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsleadwrap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258632959945-3-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=yGEvd3f4MGFMzUkh36Ggdw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsleadwrap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258632959945-3-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=yGEvd3f4MGFMzUkh36Ggdw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="photo" title="The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsahmadinejad afp/20091119/irannuclearpoliticsahmadinejad AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:42:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsahmadinejad"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258627240289-1-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=1tfujHeW.nfKXLcyY.0PcA--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded world powers respect Iran and release its assets if they want to engage with Tehran, in an apparent reference to archfoe the United States.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Thursday that world powers respect Iran and release its assets if they want to engage with Tehran, in an apparent reference to archfoe the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsahmadinejad"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258627240289-1-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=1tfujHeW.nfKXLcyY.0PcA--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="photo" title="The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded world powers respect Iran and release its assets if they want to engage with Tehran, in an apparent reference to archfoe the United States.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/usirannuclearobama afp/20091119/usirannuclearobama AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/usirannuclearobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258632959945-3-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=yGEvd3f4MGFMzUkh36Ggdw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama warned Thursday that the United States and its partners were working on a package of steps to show Iran the "consequences" of its decision to snub a nuclear deal with world powers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_afp/usirannuclearobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258632959945-3-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=yGEvd3f4MGFMzUkh36Ggdw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="photo" title="The Piaget Building in New York which is owned by a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to the Iranian regime. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warns of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsuninspection afp/20091119/irannuclearpoliticsuninspection AFP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsuninspection"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258618694181-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=TKCeiGjAt7ZvbWxFRUOLEQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors arrive at Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran in October. UN inspectors were expected to visit Iran's controversial second uranium enrichment plant on Thursday, a day after Tehran rejected a Washington-backed nuclear fuel deal(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - UN inspectors were expected to visit Iran's controversial second uranium enrichment plant on Thursday, a day after Tehran rejected a Washington-backed nuclear fuel deal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsuninspection"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258618694181-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=TKCeiGjAt7ZvbWxFRUOLEQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors arrive at Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran in October. UN inspectors were expected to visit Iran's controversial second uranium enrichment plant on Thursday, a day after Tehran rejected a Washington-backed nuclear fuel deal(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama ap/20091119/obama AP politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.ac5a684c0db44d288736a50ed15ca700.obama_mdco101.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=_iz9CN02v1XQbGzldVnZyg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="President Barack Obama waves as he exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama also confronts a difficult choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what he decides.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.ac5a684c0db44d288736a50ed15ca700.obama_mdco101.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=_iz9CN02v1XQbGzldVnZyg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama waves as he exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)