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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, recently warned that Iran may be prepared to make a nuclear weapon within a period of one to three years. He believes that time is running out for diplomacy. In an interview, he said that if the assumptions with which they work are confirmed, Iran is ‘moving in this direction clearly, and [...]

It is indeed welcome to see US President Barack Obama reaching out to the so called adversaries’ nations with his impressive speeches stressing on peace and meaningful dialogue. First he sent out a tape to people of Iran on the eve of Nawroz extending conditional US cooperation and attempted to open new dialogue. Next he talked about nuke free world [...]

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian supreme leader, has responded to the message of peace sent by US President Barack Obama. The response after the offer of dialogue via a video: The Islamic Republic of Iran will change only if the US president changes his country’s position towards Iran. “In practice we have not seen changes,” says Ayatollah Khamenei, [...]

In good faith, Iran receives US President Barack Obama’s conciliatory message to the Iranian people but the country feels that any reconciliation needs ‘a concrete step forward.’ This is according to Ali Akbar Javanfaker, one of the closest advisers to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Javanfaker said, “We receive the message in good faith, [...]

Iranian President Ahmadinejad and his press adviser have sent a clear message to US in their response to Obama’s message. They made it clear that the relations which broke down after Islamic revolution in 1979 can be mended only if there were mutual respect in the first place. It is US which much stop in meddling in Iran’s affair and stop suspecting [...]

US President Barack Obama has sent a direct video message to the people of Iran on the eve of Nowruz, an Iranian festival which celebrates arrival of spring. This message from US President to Islamic Republic of Iran is unprecedented and a total diplomatic U-turn as well. George Bush had many issues with Iran and its nuclear programme and often called [...]

While still president-elect, Obama promised to visit the capital of a Muslim country within his first 100 days in office. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confirmed that Obama will visit Turkey within one month. Turkey is, of course, the safest Muslim country right now that is conducive for Obama’s ceremonious initial effort to directly connect [...]