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Obama: Window For Iran Diplomacy Is 'Shrinking'

AP | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning Iran that the window for dealing with its nuclear program through diplomatic channels is "shrink...

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The 0% Doctrine

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.12.2012

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Whether he meant to or not, in his latest version of Iran war policy President Obama has built on the Bush precedent. His represents, however, an even more extreme version, which should perhaps be labeled the 0% Doctrine.

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Obama's Split Views on Iran's Atom Bomb

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.08.2012

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If Israel believes it can set back the Iranian program substantially and if it perceives Western efforts to pressure Iran are not progressing fast enough to stop the Iranian program, Israel would be acting first to defend itself. But it also would be serving the interests of the Middle East, the U.S. and the wider world.

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Israel and Iran Need Diplomacy, Not Destruction

Qasim Rashid | Posted 05.08.2012

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When our arrogance makes us ignorant to the horror that is war -- WWIII will have begun. Recall with humility, then, that WWI and WWII killed 20 million and 60 million respectively and wounded many millions more.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Lauds Obama

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's top leader Thursday welcomed comments by President Barack Obama advocating diplomacy and not war as a solution to Tehran's...

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Casual Talk of War

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.06.2012

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Republicans candidates see Iran as an issue that can be exploited, especially among their conservative base. But recent polls show a majority of Americans are not interested in another war.

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Obama Stresses Diplomacy Ahead Of Netanyahu Meeting

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.05.2012

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WASHINGTON — Taking sharply different stands, President Barack Obama on Monday urged pressure and diplomacy to prevent Iran from getting a nucle...

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Top Army General Cautions Against War With Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 02.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Anticipating continued trouble in the Middle East and a possible conflict with Iran, the Army got permission from the Obama administrat...

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Are We on the Brink of War With Iran?

Trita Parsi | Posted 04.11.2012

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It is lack of political courage that has permitted this looming confrontation. Only courage and will can bring us out of it. The question is whether Obama can muster that will in an election year when any compromise is bound to be cast by Republicans as a betrayal of Israel.

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Lobby Has Obama's Back to Wall on Iran

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.20.2012

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The nuclear-free option is worth pursuing, as is every possible alternative to war. President Obama should start the process by reaching out to Iran quietly, with the single goal of avoiding war, reducing tensions, and ending the threats and counter-threats.

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Another War That Nobody Wants

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 03.10.2012

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Reports that members of the European Union (EU) were planning to impose an embargo on Iranian oil as part of a U.S.-led strategy to force Teheran to end its alleged nuclear military programme should not have come as a major surprise.

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Miscommunications With Iran

George Kenney | Posted 03.05.2012

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The Iranians clearly have no idea of the danger they have provoked. The situation thus resembles a classic case of two states slipping accidentally into a war neither wants.

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Republican Candidates Attack Obama On Key Issue

AP | By BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 11.16.2011

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're revi...

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GOP 2012's New Foreign Policy Weapon

Salon | Posted 11.20.2011

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Though their campaigns will center on the economy, there are four factors that will drive the GOP to make Iran one of its main foreign policy issues....

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Gates on Iran: Who's Crying Now?

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Gate's leaked memo expressing distress at the lack of viable options for dealing with Iran's nuclear plans is the first official admission that the Obama administration's approach has come up short. That is no great revelation.

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Ahmadinejad Mocks Obama: Iran President Blasts Nuclear Strategy, Calls Obama 'Cowboy'

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away ...

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Obama May Be Smiling, But Holding A "Dagger" Behind His Back

washingtonpost.com | Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN -- Iran's supreme leader, spurning what he described as several personal overtures from President Obama, warned Tuesday that negotiating with t...

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Iran's Ahmadinejad Mocks Obama, 'Meaningless' Deadlines

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. president had been a disappointment to the world, Ahmadinejad said in an interview with Britain's Channel 4 News, a full transcript of which ...

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Iranian Protesters: "Obama, Are You With Us Or Against Us?" (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A video on Youtube appears to show protesters in Iran chanting, "Obama: Are you with us or against us?" Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the U.S. ...

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Time To Talk To Iran Is Now: Analysis

CFR | Greg Bruno | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Greg Bruno Perhaps it was not surprising that after thirty years of diplomatic stalemate, expectations for a major breakthrough between Tehran a...

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Obama: Iran Must Let Inspectors Into Nuclear Plant, "Our Patience Is Not Unlimited"

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark nuclear talks with Iran a constructive beginning, then challenged Tehran to matc...

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A Nuclear Deadline Looms For Iran -- And For Obama

TIME | Tony Karon Thursday, Sep. 03, 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama took office promising to pursue a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, but so far, he's gotten litt...

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Iran To Fund Research Into U.S. Human Rights Violations

washingtonpost.com | Thomas Erdbrink | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Aug. 23 -- Iranian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Sunday for a bill creating a $20 million fund intended in part to expose human rights vio...

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Iran: One Revolution at a Time

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today's protests are different. This is not about the West. It is about which revolutionary political camp will prevail in 2009 and a path that rejects the "secularism versus political Islam" dichotomy.

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Obama's July 4 Invites To Iranian Diplomats Rescinded

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has rescinded an offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties as the violent cra...

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