Obama: Iran, N. Korea face greater isolation: What We're Reading Now
Sep 22, 2011

IRAN
Obama: Iran, N. Korea face greater isolation
AFP - September 21, 2011
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned that Iran and North Korea would face even deeper isolation if they failed to bring their nuclear programs under international law.

Britain warns Iran over nuclear programme at UN meeting
AFP - September 21, 2011
Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday warned his Iranian counterpart that Britain would resist any increase in Iran's nuclear capabilities, during a meeting at the UN in New York.

A Few Words With Iran’s President
Nicholas D. Kristof, OP-ED NYT - September 21, 2011
Interview with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran: “If they were willing to sell us the 20 percent enriched uranium, we would have preferred to buy it,” he said. “It would have been far less expensive. It’s as though you wish to purchase a vehicle for yourself. No one is willing to sell it to you, then you must set up your own production line to produce your own vehicle.”

NORTH KOREA
North Korea says wants to more talks with U.S.
Jeremy Laurence, Reuters - September 22, 2011
North Korea wants to hold a second round of dialogue with the United States, possibly next month, as part of renewed efforts to restart talks on disabling the North's nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said on Thursday.


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