We are at a particularly sensitive, and difficult, stage with Iran, one that calls for a thoughtful, nuanced approach vice simply defaulting to policies of the past. So, where do we go from here?

We in the West, and particularly in the United States, feel compelled to honor the bravery...

It is time to step back, take a deep breath and evaluate. The great unknown in the lead-up to the Iranian presidential election was the regime's willingness -- in effect that of the Supreme Leader -- to allow dissenting voices within Iran to be heard. That question has clearly been...

The Iranian Presidential elections are imminent. The main challenger, former Prime Minister Mir Hussein Mousavi, is increasingly seen as a candidate who could defeat incumbent Ahmadinejad. This would certainly result in a change in the tone and tenor, if not the substance, of the messages coming out of Tehran. That...

Since my recent post, "Democracy in Iran: Change Begins at the Ballot Box" there have been numerous points raised which are very valid and certainly need to be part of any calculus in the U.S. administration's approach to Iran. For a variety of reasons, these are very difficult issues...

America is at its best when it leads by example. This will be particularly important as the U.S. administration strives to fashion a new policy towards Iran. President Obama has made a very public offer to the Islamic Republic and while their response so far is not encouraging, it was...

President Obama's first official interview was not with a U.S. outlet, but, instead, with the popular Arabic cable TV network Al-Arabiya. This is a message meant to signal that change is coming to a host of critical foreign policy issues facing the nation. While domestic issues -- notably the economic...