Syria chemical weapons: UN adopts binding resolution (click here)
At a session in New York, the 15-member body backed the draft document agreed earlier by Russia and the US.The deal breaks a two-and-a-half year deadlock in the UN over Syria, where fighting between government forces and rebels rages on.The vote came after the international chemical watchdog agreed on a plan to destroy Syria's stockpile by mid-2014.....
Excellent. We have come such a long distance in such a short period of time; the peace must have been a priority for the entire time.
This conversation between two Presidents may be viewed as decades a part, however, this is the very first time they have spoken in recognition of a Shi'ite lead nation. It is a first. This has been an absolutely an amazing day.
Obama, Iran’s president discuss nuclear deal (click here)
By Nedra Pickler and Lara Jakes
Associated Press
September 27, 2013
WASHINGTON — Breaking a third-of-a-century diplomatic freeze, President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday and, in a historic shift from years of unwavering animosity, agreed to work toward resolving their deep dispute over Tehran’s nuclear efforts.
Rouhani, who earlier in the day called the United States a ‘‘great’’ nation, reached out to arrange the 15-minute call. The last direct conversation between the leaders of the two countries was in 1979 before the Iranian Revolution toppled the pro-U.S. shah and brought Islamic militants to power.
‘‘While there will surely be important obstacles to moving forward, and success is by no means guaranteed, I believe we can reach a comprehensive solution,’’ Obama told reporters at the White House. Iran’s nuclear program has been a major concern not only to the United States but to other Middle Eastern nations — especially Israel — and to the world at large....
