Middle East
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Author: NYTimes.com - David Sanger
5 Nov 2011
The Secret War With Iran
Iran may be the most challenging test of the Obama administration s focus on new, cheap technologies that could avoid expensive boots on the ground; drones are the most obvious, cyberweapons the least discussed. It does not quite add up to a new Obama Doctrine, but the methods are defining a new era of nearly constant confrontation and containment.
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Author: Iran Briefing
27 Oct 2011
US reaches out to Iranians, warns Iran government
The Obama administration is setting up an Internet-based embassy to reach out to Iranians hoping to broaden their understanding of the United States, while at the same time studying new sanctions to raise the pressure on Iran s government over its disputed nuclear program and alleged ties to terrorism.