Nuclear envoys of two Koreas to meet in Beijing next week: What we're reading
Sep 16, 2011

IRAN
Belarus Seen Aiding Breaches of Iran Sanctions
Global Security Newswire - September 15, 2011
Western nations believe Belarus has assisted Iran in circumventing U.N. Security Council resolutions aimed at halting the growth of the Middle Eastern nation's atomic and ballistic missile activities, Reuters reported on Thursday

Belarus denies violating U.N. sanctions on Iran
Reuters Africa - September 15, 2011
Belarus on Thursday denied news reports that it was helping Iran skirt U.N. sanctions aimed at preventing Tehran from building up its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

Iran's 'damaged' president heads for UN spotlight
Brian Murphy, Associated Press - September 15, 2011
There was a time when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his annual trip to the United Nations for two big objectives: Basking in the attention of America's media hub and personally delivering the views of the Islamic Republic to Western leaders. The spotlight seeking is still there. But what's missing this year is any sense that Ahmadinejad is still a trusted messenger for the ruling clerics after trying to expand the limits of his power and being batted down harshly.

U.S. men in Iran to be freed soon with Talabani help: envoy
Reuters - September 15, 2011
Two U.S. citizens convicted of spying in Iran will be freed soon after Iraqi President Jalal Talabani negotiated their release with Iranian officials, an Iranian daily quoted an Iraqi envoy to Tehran as saying.