Farbod "Fred" Khoshtinat shakes hands with Hillary Clinton

U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton quotes Farbod Khoshtinat 4min. into the video and presents the award to him at 6min 18sec into the video. Khoshtinat's ATTN: Mr. Democrat video is one of six winners in the Democracy Video Challenge.

US does not recognize Ahmadinejad's claims

President Obama has not congratulated Mr. Ahmadinejad, and has not recognized the claims he is making regarding the presidency of Iran.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090805/pl_nm/us_obama_iran

Secretary of State Clinton showed admiration for Iranian resistance to Mr. Ahmadinejad. "We appreciate and we admire the continuing resistance and ongoing efforts by the reformers to make the changes that the Iranian people deserve," Clinton told reporters in Kenya, where she kicked off a seven-nation Africa tour.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gbjzuWoWspzIfvcUXuNH6z8L8ImQ

U.S. briefs Israel on new Iran nuke sanctions

The candor of the "refrain from ranting and raving in public" part of this article is refreshing. Diplomats certainly have their work cut out for them on these issues!
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1104208.html

US Urges Iran to Free Prisoners

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8175702.stm
Hillary Clinton praised the "incredible courage" of Iranian protesters

US 'ready to boost Gulf defence'

"US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US is prepared to bolster the defence of its Gulf allies if Iran develops a nuclear weapons programme."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8162402.stm