Iran US Relations

Tehran and Baghdad: Changing the Nuclear Dynamic

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.30.2012

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Abraham H. Foxman

The Baghdad meeting enhanced the credibility of the Israeli position that the Iranians see diplomacy as merely a stalling tactic to enable it to move forward on its nuclear program.

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Human Rights: Lost in the Midst of Negotiations?

Fariba Amini | Posted 05.30.2012

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Fariba Amini

Is the nuclear program more important in Islamic Republic's quest for status and power than overcoming the economic malaise, the terrible pollution gripping its capital and the growing suffocation of civil liberties?

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Five Principles for a Nuclear Deal With Iran

Joel Rubin | Posted 04.21.2012

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Joel Rubin

If policymakers can find the political will to adhere to these five principles, they just might help to provide the political support needed for a nuclear deal that will constrain Iran's ability to ever acquire a nuclear weapon -- and have a political win to crow about.

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Iranian Cinema: Acclaimed Abroad, Under Siege at Home

Hadi Ghaemi | Posted 04.30.2012

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Hadi Ghaemi

It was momentous that an Iranian artist reflected the voice of so many Iranians at a venue as important as the Oscars, where millions of people watched his speech.

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New Book: Iran Sanctions, But Only Alongside Diplomacy

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.01.2012

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MJ Rosenberg

News on the Iran front gets more and more complicated. I am not referring to the situation on the ground, but in Washington where Congress, deep into election year fundraising with the AIPAC conference looming, is about to pass another sanctions bill.

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Hormuz-Mania

Michael T. Klare | Posted 04.01.2012

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Michael T. Klare

Oil, the prestige of global dominance, Iran's urge to be a regional power, and domestic political factors are all converging in a combustible mix to make the Strait of Hormuz the most dangerous place on the planet.

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Obama Reportedly Sends Secret Letter To Iran, Proposes Talks

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 03.19.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian lawmaker claimed Wednesday that President Barack Obama called for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter to the Isl...

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Iran's Morality Police Crack Down On Barbie Dolls

Reuters | Posted 03.17.2012

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By Mitra Amiri TEHRAN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public ...

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PHOTOS: Ahmadinejad Tours Latin America

AP | IAN JAMES | Posted 03.10.2012

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CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez defended his close ally Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, saying Iran is facing "U.S. war...

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Iran Reportedly Begins Uranium Enrichment At Underground Site

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 03.09.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site built to withstand possible airstrikes, a leading hard-line newspaper...

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Iran Welcomes Rescue Of Iranian Ship By U.S. Navy

AP | By ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 03.08.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's government on Saturday welcomed the U.S. Navy's rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates, calling it a positive humanitar...

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Bombing Iran's Nuclear Facilities: Shortsighted or Resolute?

Paul Heroux | Posted 03.05.2012

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Paul Heroux

In what may be one of the most outrageous comments about resolving the Iranian nuclear standoff, Rick Santorum said that he would bomb Iran's nuclear facilities if they do not open up for IAEA inspectors. Is this prudent or foolish?

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Iran Holds Hearing For American Accused Of Spying

AP | Posted 02.26.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — An American man accused by Iran of working for the CIA could face the death penalty, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported T...

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Despite Lost Drone, Panetta Says Intel Operations Will Continue

AP | By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.14.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. will continue to conduct intelligence operations like the recent one that led to th...

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Iran May Move Nuclear Facilities

AP | By ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 12.15.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran may move its uranium enrichment facilities to safer locations if this becomes necessary, a senior military commander said Wednesd...

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Iran Says Obama Should Apologize For Sending Drone

Reuters | Posted 02.12.2012

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* Tehran rejects U.S. request to return spy plane * Wants apology for violation of air space * Washington source says dr...

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Iran News Agency: 'American And Zionist' Spies Indicted

AP | Posted 02.12.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's official news agency says the country's judiciary has issued indictments against 15 'American and Zionist' spies. IRNA on...

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"Preoccupy" the Atomic Ayatollahs

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.08.2012

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The atomic ayatollahs are about to reach the end of the road in their showdown with the west. This moment of reckoning has come far more quickly than anyone had contemplated.

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Virtual U.S. Embassy In Iran Blocked

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 02.06.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — A web-based U.S. "embassy" to Iran has been blocked by Tehran less than a day after it went online, residents said Wednesday. Th...

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German Prosecutors Reportedly Investigate Possible Iranian Attack On American Targets

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 01.31.2012

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BERLIN — German prosecutors are investigating information authorities received that Iran has been planning attacks on American targets inside th...

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Iran Plans To File Complaint Against U.S. 'Terror' Operations

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 01.04.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to complain Friday to the United Nations about alleged U.S. "terror" operations, including assassination of its nuclea...

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Iran Puts University Of Texas Student On Trial For U.S. Ties

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 12.04.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A lawyer says an Iranian graduate student studying at the University of Texas has gone on trial in Tehran on charges of having "r...

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Ahmadinejad Comes to Town, Don't Let Him Off the Hook!

Hadi Ghaemi | Posted 11.13.2011

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Hadi Ghaemi

Ahmadinejad's presence at the UN General Assembly provides the international community an opportunity to hold him accountable for gross human rights violations committed by the Iranian regime.

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Iranian Diplomat Says U.S. Hikers Held In Iran Will Soon Be Free

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 10.04.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iran's ambassador to Iraq said Thursday he expects two Americans who have been charged with espionage and held in Tehran for more than...

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Ruling On Detained Americans In Iran By Late August

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 08.14.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran expects to make a final decision in the case of three Americans charged with espionage by late August, Iran's official news ...

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