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"the US-backed overthrow of Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh in 1953"

"US support for Saddam Hussein during the 1980s Iran-Iraq War"

"the United States has led the imposition of broad international sanctions of unprecedented severity"

"The IAEA tried for years without success to get answers to a growing list of questions about the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear progra"

"Hassan Rouhani... won a majority among six presidential candidates"

"a personal friend of the Supreme Leader for forty years"

"In 2011, Hamas abandoned its longtime allies Syria and Hezbollah"

"In 2011, Hamas abandoned its longtime allies Syria and Hezbollah"

"His first step was to appoint Iran's most talented diplomat as foreign minister. Javad Zarif"

"On November 24 came the announcement of a first-phase, six-month nuclear deal"

"the US Congress... under intense pressure from Israel, seems ready to shatter the agreement"

"cyberattacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, such as the malware program Stuxnet... slowed the program's progress"

"Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are funding the proxy war in Syria"

"Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are funding the proxy war in Syria"

"personnel from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Qods Force, who have been advising and supporting the Assad regime"

"Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarifs verbal commitments to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon"

"Zarif and Syrian foreign minister Walid Mouallem's recent collective visits to Moscow"

"UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has privately and publicly lobbied Western and Arab countries to allow Iran into the Geneva proces"

"candidates must first be approved by the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is appointed by Assad"

"the Guardian Council, under the direction of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei"

"Rouhani has powerful enemies, the Revolutionary Guard among them"

"If a peace agreement is reached when Hamas and Fatah are cooperating"

"thinking that Egypt's ascendant Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies such as Turkey and Qatar would provide badly needed aid"

"Cairo has openly said it is cracking down not only on the Brotherhood, but Hamas as well"

"appoint Iran's most talented diplomat as foreign minister. Javad Zarif"

"The bill's authors, Senators Robert Menendez and Mark Kirk"

"The bill's authors, Senators Robert Menendez and Mark Kirk"

"the loopholes inherent in the Geneva Communique give Assad room to force a political settlement on his terms... these loopholes tactically and strateg"

"With the Supreme Leader's blessing, Rouhani then transferred the nuclear portfolio"

"Those like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who insist that the only acceptable level is zero enrichment in Iran"

"Iran could retaliate in many ways—through direct military action and by using Hezbollah and other proxies"

"By doing this, Israel is not only harming Hamas, but also the common people who are being impoverished by the blockade"

"Senators report that AIPAC's advocacy of the bill has been intensive"

"Senators report that AIPAC's advocacy of the bill has been intensive"

"Netanyahu warned that Rouhani was a 'wolf in sheep's clothing'"

"Jessica Tuchman Mathews is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace"

"Andrew J. Tabler is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute"

"He is also a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine"

"Remnick quotes Obama as saying, bluntly"

"Mukhaimer Abu Saada, professor of political science at Gaza's Al Azhar University"

"Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh also announced that his government would allow Fatah members to return to Gaza"

"Faisal Abu Shalha, a Fatah legislator in Gaza"

"Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas"

"From: Office of Terje Rod-Larse Subject: January 22 update Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014"

"the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, issued a last-minute invitation for Iran to attend"

"Iran, which along with Russia is Syria's main ally, providing President Assad with arms and other military support"

"Iran, which along with Russia is Syria's main ally, providing President Assad with arms and other military support"

"Syria's U.N. food and agriculture representative, Abdullah bin Yehia"

"Sent on Nov. 8, 2008, from the U.S. Embassy in Damascus to the State Department, the cable details"