Obama sticks with careful response to Iran crisis; GOP critics push for stronger reaction

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he does not want to become a scapegoat for Iran’s leadership amid that country’s postelection upheaval, but Republicans are nevertheless saying the new president is being too cautious.

Republicans demand stronger Iran response, while Obama maintains cautious approach

WASHINGTON — Republicans intensified their criticism of President Barack Obama’s handling of his first major test of international leadership, saying Sunday that he has been too cautious in response to Iran’s postelection upheaval.

Obama sticks with careful response to Iran crisis, while GOP critics push for more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama stuck to his carefully tailored response to Iran’s internal crisis Sunday despite pressure from Republican critics, as he continued to speak up for protesters’ rights without making specific demands on Iran’s hard-line leaders.

Obama struggles for right tone in first international crisis; GOP calls response on Iran timid

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama stuck to his carefully tailored response to Iran’s internal crisis Sunday despite pressure from Republican critics, as he continued to speak up for protesters’ rights without making specific demands on Iran’s hard-line leaders.

Republican senator calls Obama ‘timid and passive’ in response to protests in Iran

WASHINGTON — Republican senators criticized President Barack Obama on Sunday for not taking a tougher public stand in support of Iranians protesting the outcome of the country’s contested presidential election, with one saying the president had been “timid and passive.”

White House sticks to cautious Iran approach in face of House vote to step up US criticism

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday stuck to a measured response to the uprising in Iran over a disputed presidential election, even as both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly to condemn an official crackdown on mostly peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Tehran.

Senate condemns Iran’s crackdown on demonstrators, following similar vote in House

WASHINGTON — Both houses of Congress have voted to condemn Iran’s crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.

House condemns Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators, gov’t interference with Internet

WASHINGTON — In the strongest message yet from the U.S. government, the House voted 405-1 Friday to condemn Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators and the government’s interference with Internet and cell phone communications.

House to condemn Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators, gov’t interference with Internet

WASHINGTON — Responding to the increasingly volatile situation in Iran, the House is set to vote on a resolution condeming Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators and its interference with Internet and cell phone communications.

Clinton says US will continue seeking talks with Iran regardless of who emerges as president

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will pursue talks with Iran on nuclear and other issues regardless of who emerges as president in the aftermath of Iran’s disputed election, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.

Obama says he won’t ‘meddle,’ Iranian election shows change among voters seeking more openness

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed “deep concerns” Tuesday about the legitimacy of Iran’s presidential elections and post-voting crackdowns but declined to term hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election a fraud. His spokesman said the U.S. offers to talk with Iran’s government over its suspected nuclear weapons program would not change regardless of the victor.

Sen. Lugar endorses cautious stance by Obama administration in reacting to disputed election

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain charged Tuesday that President Barack Obama is not talking tough enough on the disputed presidential election in Iran.

Obama says he’s troubled by situation, votes should be respected

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the world is inspired by the outpouring of Iranian political dissent, but Sen. John McCain said Obama isn’t speaking out strongly enough.

Obama says it’s up to Iran to determine its own leaders but says he’s troubled by situation

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says it’s up to Iran to determine its own leaders.

State Department says US is ‘deeply troubled’ by reports of postelection violence in Iran

WASHINGTON — The State Department says the U.S. is deeply troubled by reports of violence and arrests in Iran following the disputed outcome of its presidential election.

Election crisis in Iran complicates Obama’s effort to renew ties and block its nuclear track

WASHINGTON — The crackdown on dissent following the disputed elections in Iran puts the Obama administration in a tougher spot, as it sticks with diplomacy as the best way to end that country’s nuclear weapons program.

Biden has doubts about Iran’s presidential vote; says US focused on Tehran’s nuclear program

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he had doubts about whether Iran’s presidential election was free and fair, though the U.S. must accept “for the time being” Tehran’s claim that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a resounding re-election.

Clinton rejects victory claim by Iran’s Ahmadinejad, wants to know Iranians’ choice

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.

Clinton says US hopes Iranian vote reflects ‘genuine will and desire’ of Iranian citizens

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.

Clinton welcomes Iran’s decision to release American journalist accused of spying

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is welcoming the release of an American journalist who had been jailed in Iran for four months.

US envoy on Iran policy to make his first round of visits in Persian Gulf

WASHINGTON — The State Department is sending its special envoy for the Persian Gulf to the region to discuss international diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected quest for nuclear weapons.