22 March, 2009

Atlas Shrugs: IRAN SUPREMACIST LEADER KICKS PRESIDENT HUSSEIN TO …
By Pamela Geller
Iran supreme leader dismisses Obama overture Meghan form Chicago Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying Tehran does not see any change in US policy under its new …
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/03/iran-
supremacist-leader-kicks-president-hussein-to-the-curb.html

Iran to US: ‘You change, we’ll change’ | Stuff.co.nz
Speaking a day after Obama’s videotaped overture, Iran’s most powerful figure criticized US actions toward Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution and said he did not see any change in practice from the new US administration so far. …
www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/2283102
/Iran-to-US-You-change-we-ll-change

RealClearPolitics – Video – Iran Responds to Obama’s Message
AP: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying Tehran does not see any change in U.S. policy under its new administration. Posted by RCP Staff | Send to a Friend …
www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/03/21
/iran_responds_to_obamas_message_.html

Iran’s Supreme Leader Rebuffs Obama
Washington Post – United States
By Thomas Erdbrink TEHRAN, March 21 — Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday called President Obama’s promise of better ties a “slogan” but said that if the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/
03/21/AR2009032100217.html?hpid=moreheadlines

The Weekly Standard
By Stephen F. Hayes
So there’s no reiteration of the demand—heretofore the position not just of the United States but of its European allies—that Iran stop its program for developing nuclear weapons in return for such constructive ties. …
www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/
2009/03/iran_responds_death_to_america.asp

Iran’s response to U.S. sign of theocracy’s mind-set › Japan Today …
The Iranian leader’s rebuff on Saturday to President Barack Obama’s offer for dialogue was swift and sweeping: Words from Washington…
www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/
irans-response-to-us-sign-of-theocracys-mind-set

Bulgaria Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Prepared to Meet US Half-Way …
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has responded to US President Barack Obama’s offer of a.
www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=102123

US plan for Iran: Talks alongside sanctions
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Barak Ravid Senior US officials are preparing to present President Barack Obama with a plan for dialogue with Iran on its nuclear program, …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072808.html

21 March, 2009

Qatar welcomes Obama’s call for dialogue with Iran
Xinhua – China
DOHA, March 21 (Xinhua) — Qatar welcomed Saturday US President Barack Obama’s call for the Iranian leadership to initiate an honest dialogue based on …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/22/content_11049812.htm

US Navy vessels in Bahrain for evaluation after collision
CNN – USA
(CNN) — A US Navy submarine and a Navy amphibious ship that collided Friday in the Strait of Hormuz south of Iran have arrived in Bahrain to be assessed …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/21/navy.vessels.collide/

Iran, War, and Sanctions
Japan Focus – Ithaca,NY,USA
[We present three articles on Iran in the crosshairs, examining the conflict over Iran in light of moves by the US, UN, Japan, EU and Israel.…
japanfocus.org/-Abbas-Edalat/2110

Iran’s response to US shows mind-set of leadership
The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iranian leader’s rebuff on Saturday to President Barack Obama’s offer for dialogue was swift and sweeping: Words from …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ijvp
LmMqmCD3xTcG5uYQ9HYYe_gAD972KVH00

Iran’s Supreme Leader Rebuffs Obama Message
New York Times – United States
By AP TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rebuffed President Obama’s latest outreach, saying Tehran was still waiting to see …
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/world/middleeast/22iran.html

Iran’s supreme leader dismisses Obama overtures
Mar 21, 2009 … Iran’s supreme leader rebuffed President Barack Obama’s latest outreach on Saturday, saying Tehran was still waiting to see concrete changes …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090321/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_obama

Christopher Holton: Obama Offers Iran Bigger Carrots, but the …
By Christopher Holton
Obama Offers Iran Bigger Carrots, but the Sticks Remain Puny – The
Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-holton
/obama-offers-iran-bigger_b_177588.html

Another view on nukes, bombs, and Iran
Atlantic Online – USA
Earlier today I cited yet another study discussing the real-world folly of contemplating preemptive aerial attacks on Iran’s nuclear-development sites, …
jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives
/2009/03/_i_wonder_why_does.php

Iran Disses Obama: No Change Is Seen
ABC News – USA
By KIRIT RADIA and LARA SETRAKIAN The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for evidence of a substantive shift in US policy toward the …
abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7140290&page=1

Iran’s Khamenei rebuffs Obama overture
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Iran’s supreme leader says Tehran seeks US policy shifts, not merely‘changes in words.’ The US, he says, could begin by lifting economic sanctions and …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-obama-iran22-2009mar22,0,1437314.story

Iran’s Supreme Leader Dismisses Obama Overtures
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Iran’s Supreme Leader Dismisses Obama Overtures – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/21
/irans-supreme-leader-dism_n_177617.html

Iran’s top leader Khamenei shuns Obama overtures | Iran news …
How can he congratulate us on new year when US continues to us of supporting terrorism, top leader asks after Obama issues video address to Iranians.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1237461635813

Stabroek News – Obama offers new start; Iran wants action not talk
By Stabroek staff
Daily News, Sports, Business, Entertainment and more from Guyana.
www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/world/03/
21/obama-offers-new-start-iran-wants-action-not-talk/

Gateway Pundit: Obama Reaches Out to Iranian Regime… Iran Says …
By Gateway Pundit
Unfortunately for the Iranian people who are persecuted daily by the Khameneist thugs, President Obama is unable to differentiate between the people of Iran who want freedom and the murderous regime officials who control their lives. …
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/03/
obama-reaches-out-to-iranian-regime.html

NewsDaily: Iran to U.S.: “You change, our behavior will change”
By Zahra Hosseinian and Fredrik Dahl
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday US President Barack Obama’s offer of better ties was just a “slogan,” but pledged Tehran would respond to any real policy shift by Washington.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/dah128445-us-iran-usa-khamenei/

Foreign Policy: China ignoring Iran sanctions
Examiner.com – USA
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, staff work in the turbine building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant near the southern Iranian port …
www.examiner.com/x-2086-NY-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~
y2009m3d20-Foreign-Policy-China-ignoring-Iran-sanctions

Iran’s Khamenei rebuffs Obama overture
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Reporting from Tehran and Beirut – Iran’s most powerful figure today dismissed President Obama’s extraordinary Persian New Year gesture, insisting that the …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la
-fgw-iran-obama-22-2009mar22,0,2638783.story

Iran’s Khamanei Says Obama Hasn’t Changed US ‘Hostile’ View
Bloomberg – USA
By Camilla Hall March 21 (Bloomberg) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said President Barack Obama’s video message yesterday showed the US …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060
1087&sid=a6wAuwxe8vHg&refer=home

News Roundup: Iran leader dismisses Obama overtures
USA Today – USA
After President Obama’s video message to the Iranian people Friday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures, saying Tehran does not …
blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/03/news-roundup-ir.html

Iran’s Top Leader Rebukes Obama’s Overture
Wall Street Journal – USA
By CHIP CUMMINS DUBAI — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday dismissed President Barack Obama’s New Year greeting to the country, …
online.wsj.com/article/SB1237637633
32603841.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Iran’s Supreme Leader Dismisses Obama’s Appeal – Democratic …
Iran’s supreme leader is dismissing calls from U.S. President Barack Obama for a “new beginning” in relations between the two countries. Speaking in the holy city of Mashhad Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that, …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3793540

Iran’s supreme leader dismisses Obama overtures | Home Other …
TEHRAN (AP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barak Obama on Saturday, saying Tehran does not see any change in US policy under its new administration.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=
450605&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Iran to US: “You change, our behavior will change”
Reuters – USA
By Zahra Hosseinian and Fredrik Dahl TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday US President Barack Obama’s offer of …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSDAH12844520090321