A senior commander from Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says his country will not return an American surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces but also indicated willingness to reach a deal.
The family of American Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran in 2007, has publicly released a video, which they said they received a year ago. The tape shows Levinson, looking haggard, talking about his captivity, and asking the U.S. government for help. More than four years after his disappearance, Levinson’s wife, Christine, says his captors have still made no demands.
European Union leaders have called for more sanctions against Iran by the end of January, in an effort to increase pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
The family of an ex-FBI agent who vanished in Iran more than four years ago has issued a plea to his kidnappers and, for the first time, released a hostage video they received from his unidentified captors.
President Barack Obama repeats that the United States is considering all options regarding Iran, and will work with U.S. allies, including Israel, to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that efforts to restrict the Internet within national borders would be "disastrous" for freedom online, and urged technology firms to guard against their products being used to stifle voices in cyberspace.
Iran airs video of what it claims is a U.S. drone it brought down through high-tech tactics on its territory. U.S officials admit the loss of an unmanned aircraft with top-secret technology aboard but dispute the circumstances.
The Committee to Protect Journalists says the number of journalists jailed around the world has increased to its highest level since the mid-1990s and that Iran is "the world's worst jailer."
Gay-rights activists have welcomed a U.S. move to call on government agencies to lead the fight to combat antigay discrimination abroad. But others have warned it may make the struggle for gay rights even harder in parts of the world where anti-American sentiment is rising.
Washington says it hopes the virtual embassy will be a bridge for communication between the American and Iranian people. Iranian officials, however, see things differently.
Iranian Internet users say the country's authorities have blocked a web-based U.S. "embassy" to Iran, less than a day after it went online.
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi, who has been under house arrest for some 10 months, met with his family over the weekend.
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