North Korea and Iran Crises May Force  the U.S. to Choose
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Analysis: The Bush Administration has never resolved the regime-change vs. engagement debate in its own ranks. But as multilateral diplomacy falters in each diplomatic standoff, the days of having it both ways may be ending
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Though uncertainty still surrounds prospects for a fourth session of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, the United States appears to be making greater efforts toward
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Two announcements Sunday appeared intended to enforce Iranâs refusal to back down in the face of stepped-up pressure from the United States.
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A major new alliance is emerging between Iran and China that threatens to undermine U.S. ability to pressure Tehran on its nuclear program, support for extremist groups and refusal to back Arab-Israeli peace efforts.
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In the showdown between Iran and the United States, both sides are bluffing. But that doesn't make it any less dangerous.
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The United States wants a diplomatic initiative to end the crisis over North Korea&#39;s nuclear program. However, a US official has dismissed any idea that Washington is about to soften its stance.
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Next weekâs meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Iranâs nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals.
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South Korea urged the United States to try talking to North Korea instead of taking a hard line over its nuclear plans, while Pyongyang said it would be "quite possible" to solve the crisis if Washington changed its stance.
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Reconsidering its hard line on Iran, the United States is weighing the idea of rewarding the Islamic republic if it gives up technology that can be used for nuclear arms, diplomats and U.S. officials said Tuesday.
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The United States on Tuesday held out as a model for Iran a deal under which North Korea will take steps toward giving up nuclear arms, and analysts said it might bolster Iranians who favor talks with the West.
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The debate is delaying a decision about whether to use a strategy of diplomacy or isolation in dealing with Iran.
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While talks between the U.S. and North Korea seem to be progressing, Tokyo and Pyongyang are at an impasse
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If all goes according to plan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will sit down next month with the foreign ministers of Iran and North Korea -- two "axis of evil" nations that the Bush administration has long shunned. And after criticizing her predecessors for pointless diplomatic shuttling in the...
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The United States is waiting to see a draft European Union resolution on Iran&#39;s nuclear program before deciding whether to back off a call for possible UN sanctions against Tehran for what Washington says is covert atomic weapons development, diplomats
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With North Korea&#39;s nuclear tension in a 22-month impasse, Seoul is seeking to take on a more active role to resolve the issue.
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Iran loomed as the second Bush administration&#39;s most urgent foreign policy challenge yesterday, as Colin Powell, the outgoing Secretary of State, warned that the country was
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The gulf between the U.S. and North Korean positions complicates the art of the deal in Beijing. But their mere presence suggests neither has a good alternative to compromise