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President Barack Obama is at last signaling that he may be ready to reverse one of his most foolish and perplexing stances. That is his refusal to strike against ISIS in Syria because it would aid the Assad regime in continuing to exist.

She lived to the ripe old age of 87. She who Iranians lovingly called the Lioness of Iran. She who chronicled her people's politics, their beauty, their mundane and their extraordinary, their oppression and their plastic surgery, the landscape of their lives.

Shermin Kruse

Lawyer, activist, artist, photographer and mother of three who recently published her first book, "Butterfly Stitching." http://www.butterflystitching.com

The world must welcome fruitful and sustained negotiations between Tehran and Washington to assuage concerns over Iran's nuclear program, prevent an unnecessary and utterly destructive conflict in the Middle East, and test the power of diplomacy in resolving international crises.

Richard Javad Heydarian

Academic, policy advisor, and author of "How Capitalism Failed the Arab World: The Economic Roots and Precarious Future of the Middle East Uprisings"

If Obama is serious about effectively containing Isis, much less ultimately defeating it, he's going to have to let go of some very non-serious thinking.

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If travel is most rewarding when it surprises, then Iran might just be the most rewarding destination on Earth. If you fancy travelling somewhere neither East nor West, and exotic and fascinating yet perfectly comfortable, read on...

Before you come to Iran, you might be thinking the main reasons to visit the Islamic Republic are because its a bit adventurous and theres a lot to see from the years when Persia was a great world power. At some levels youd be right. Walking around the sublime, turquoise-tiled domes and minarets of Esfahans Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Square, the awesome power and beauty of the Achaemenids ancient capital at Persepolis, the mud-brick alleys and rooftops in Yazd, and the wonderfully immense Elamite ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil will put you in the footsteps of some of historys most outstanding figures. And certainly you wont find yourself crowded out of any sights. Which is fun.

These highlights, together with the atmospheric teahouses, bustling bazaars, deserts punctuated by historic oases and rugged mountain ranges, gives Iran more than its fair share of fantastic places to see. But to think of Iran only in terms of sights is to miss the real story.

If you like people, youll like Iran. The Iranians, a nation made up of numerous ethnic groups and influenced over thousands of years by Greek, Arab, Turkic and Mongol occupiers, are endlessly welcoming. For those who have grown up on an endless diet of images depicting Iran as a dark, dangerous place full of fundamentalist fanatics, discovering the real Iran is the most wonderful surprise. Before long youre asking yourself: how can somewhere supposedly so bad be so good?

Beyond the stereotypes is a country desperate to been seen for what it is, rather than what it is depicted to be. Sure, not every Iranian you meet is going to invite you around to dinner. But if youre open to the idea, you probably will be, and through it experience the ancient and sophisticated Iranian culture first-hand. Its these experiences that will live longest in the memory.

If you make your travel decisions based on what your friends and family say, youll probably never make it to Iran. This is a country whose politics are impossible to escape. For most travellers that will mean little more than some pre-departure questions about their sanity, but it can make getting a visa a challenge. Except for Americans, who must be accompanied, once in Iran independent travel is easy and, through the people you meet, rewarding and sometimes sobering. However you chose to plan your travel, a journey in Iran will change the way you see this part of the world.

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By Ray Sanchez, CNN

August 30, 2014 -- Updated 2129 GMT (0529 HKT)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in the capital Tehran earlier this summer.

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(CNN) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called new U.S. penalties against firms violating sanctions against Iran illegal and a crime against humanity, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

"We should resist such an aggression with all might and power," Rouhani said at a news conference in Tehran, according to the news agency. "We consider some of the sanctions crimes against humanity. Definitely, we will resist any sanction."

His remarks come one day after the United States imposed new penalties against more than 30 individuals and companies, including banks, accused of providing U.S. dollar banknotes to Iran, supporters of Iran's missile and nuclear programs and sellers of Iranian oil, according to a U.S. officials.

Several overseas airlines also were targeted for allegedly ferrying weapons and personnel to Syria in support of the Assad regime there.

A senior U.S. administration official said the actions were meant to demonstrate that the U.S. and partner countries were active in ongoing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and will aggressively enforce existing sanctions.

"The message that we have conveyed has been very clear, which is that Iran can only obtain the sanctions relief, the comprehensive sanctions relief that it so desperately needs, by addressing the concerns with its nuclear program at the negotiating table," the senior administration official said.

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