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The Iranian government briefly lifted their blocks of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday of this week - only to put them back the following day. These Iranian blocks of websites came about after the 2009 riots that were the direct result of social networking sites. - These types of social networking sites promote so much networking, knowledge and idea sharing and communication that they must be accessed by those with the technology - not blocked by a fearful government.

Do you agree with Reza that the Iran government may have turned off the block to catch more people using these prohibited sites? Why would a government like Iran want to limit this access? How does this reinforce the importance of the basic American First Amendment right to a free press?

this article is about this guy Amir Hekmati who was an american soldier that was convicted for espionage by Iran even though his case was over turned. he has been there for two years now

this article is about negotiations between the us and Iran, the us doesn't want the Iranians having nuclear weapons and the Iranians want to be able to sell their oil around the world

An article from The Wall Street Journal containing interviews from US Senators - and their opinions on the recent deal struck between Iran, the US and five other countries.