Iran Bakes a Yellowcake

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2010 Iran has officially declared that it has created its first domestically produced piece of raw uranium, otherwise deceptively known as non-edible yellowcake, and has subsequently delivered that uranium to a plant for enrichment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Restart It Up

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2010 In one of the world's most troubling on-again-off-again relationships, Iran has announced that it is open to resuming stalled multilateral talks over its nuclear program after irreconcilable differences shut down negotiation channels between Iran and six other nations last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel and Palestine Talks, Take 154*

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2010 For the first time in 20 months, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to resume direct negotiations, scheduled for Sept. 2 in Washington, to talk about such thorny things as Israeli settlement activity, the borders of a future Palestinian state, and the right of Palestinian exiles to return to their homeland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Diplomacy of Our Lives

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2010 In a response fit for a wronged lover, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a renewed effort from the US to engage diplomatically, saying that President Barack Obama's call to talks contained "three or four beautiful words" but that the U had yet to change its ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Diplomacy by Proxy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2010 A new round of "proximity talks" between Israel and the Palestinians may be announced as early as Monday, with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expected to arrive in Israel on a mission to get indirect negotiations going between the two sides. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Talking With the Taliban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 News coming out of Afghanistan claims that a United Nations envoy has held secret talks in Dubai with Taliban leaders to discuss peace terms. If confirmed, the meeting would be the first ever between the U.N. and senior Taliban members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras Talks Fall Apart

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2009 Despite overwhelming international support and the fact that he was removed in an illegal coup, Manuel Zelaya is still having problems winning reinstatement as Honduras' president: Talks between the interim government and his ousted administration collapsed Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry: U.S., Iran Have Plenty to Talk About

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2008 Sen. John Kerry (remember him?) has penned an Op-Ed for The Washington Post, taking issue with President Bush's -- and by extension, John McCain's -- argument that engaging in talks with Iran would constitute a dangerous gesture of "appeasement." The No. 1 reason Kerry thinks the GOP leaders' stance is wrong? Well, "In short, not talking to Iran has failed. Miserably." Above, Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Progress Made’ in North Korea Talks

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 Diplomats at six-party talks were cautiously optimistic that North Korea will take initial steps toward disarmament. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Charm School’ Helps Men Perfect the Pickup

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 Read about a day and night in the life of a guy who paid $1,600 to learn how to interact with women. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Readers Shocked, SHOCKED at Magazine’s Breast Cover

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2006 Puritanism is reigning supreme once again as many readers of BabyTalk magazine were offended en masse by the sight of -- horror of horrors -- a breast offering sustenance to an infant on the magazine's cover. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Ray of Hope From Iraqi Insurgents?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 Several Sunni-led insurgent groups have begun talks with the Iraqi government in hopes of starting cease-fire negotiations. The talks began in the wake of the reconciliation plan that the Iraqi prime minister presented on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )