North Korea, Iran open to U.S. efforts to defuse tension

Thursday, January 22, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea and Iran, two nations with nuclear aspirations the U.S. wants to thwart, both signaled Wednesday that they were open to new initiatives from President Barack Obama that could defuse tensions.

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