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Apr. 15, 2014

Iran says it has complained to the United Nations over United States' refusal to grant a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, its choice for ambassador, due to his role in the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran in 1979; UN officials say no such complaint has been received.MORE

Richard Nelson Frye, renowned American scholar of Iran who died in March in Boston at age 94, wanted to be buried on bank of idyllic Zayandeh River in Iran, but his plan has run up against Tehran's small but influential faction of hard-liners.MORE

Trade lawyers and diplomatic analysts say Iran has seen very limited sanctions relief amid temporary deal allowing increased economic ties during negotiations for permanent nuclear agreement; foreign business interest has remained extremely limited.MORE

William J Burns, career diplomat who led Obama administration's back-channel negotiations with Iran, plans to step down as the State Dept's second-ranking official in October.MORE

Lawyer for Amir Hekmati, former American Marine incarcerated in Iran, says Hekmati was secretly retried by a revolutionary court in December 2013 and given a 10-year prison term for collaborating with the American government; Hekmati was sentenced to death previously only to have charged against him overturned.MORE

United States lawmakers vote to deny visa for Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran's choice for United Nations ambassador, because of the role he played in the 1979 American hostage crisis.MORE

Joint statement issued at end of latest round of talks on Iranian nuclear dispute suggests that extensive disagreements remain; asserts that 'intensive work' remains between Iran and the group of six major powers negotiating a permanent agreement in order to complete draft accord by their self-imposed deadline.MORE

Obama administration toughens its objections to Iran's nomination of Hamid Aboutalebi for United Nations ambassador, asserting that choice is 'not viable' because of his role in 1979-81 hostage crisis; move threatens to turn into new confrontation as administration seeks to improve diplomatic climate for talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program.MORE

Senate votes unanimously to bar Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran's newly named ambassador to the United Nations, from entering the United States, charging that he was involved in the hostage-taking at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979.MORE

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