Iran War

Rand Paul's Gets Amendment Barring War With Iran Added To Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.17.2012

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NEW YORK -- The Senate is poised to consider updated legislation stepping up sanctions on Iran on Thursday, and due to persistence from Sen. Rand Paul...

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Rand Paul's Anti-Iran War Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Presidents of both parties, over the past several decades, have shown a willingness to interpret Senate resolutions in the broadest imag...

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Former Intel Chief: Netanyahu's Judgement Clouded By 'Messianic Feelings'

AP | DAN PERRY and DIAA HADID | Posted 04.29.2012

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JERUSALEM — The former head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency has accused the country's political leaders of exaggerating the effectiveness o...

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Elizabeth Warren Issues Hawkish Iran Statement, Contradicts U.S. Intelligence

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 04.24.2012

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Two of the nation's most high-profile Democratic candidates for Senate seats have parted ways over U.S. policy on Iran, which is a top national securi...

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Online Petition Battles NYT's 'Peddling Iranophobia'

Posted 04.19.2012

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An online petition by Just Foreign Policy, an organization that calls itself "an independent and non-partisan membership organization dedicated to ref...

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Immaturity and Denial on Iran

Michael Brenner | Posted 04.12.2012

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If the United States is not ready for all-out war and its aftermath, then it should make the necessary intellectual, emotional, political and diplomatic adjustments.

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New Details Emerge On Covert War Against Iran

Nico Pitney | Posted 04.11.2012

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On Tuesday, Iran's state media declared that government authorities had arrested a group of Israel-backed "mercenaries" who were planning to carry out...

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U.S. To Demand Dismantling Of Iran Nuclear Facility

New York Times | Posted 04.07.2012

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The Obama administration and its European allies plan to open new negotiations with Iran by demanding the immediate closing and ultimate dismantling ...

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Israeli Foreign Minister: Iran War 'Will Be A Nightmare'

Posted 04.03.2012

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In little-noticed remarks last month, Israel's foreign minister declared that a war with Iran would "be a nightmare," drawing in countries from around...

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Major U.S. Ally Sounds Alarm Over 'Disastrous' Iran Attack

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 06.02.2012

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned over the weekend that an Israeli strike on Iran would have "disastrous" consequences for the Middle...

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Iran and the Non Proliferation Treaty

Renee Parsons | Posted 05.28.2012

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Soon after President Obama's speech before AIPAC's annual convention, the potential attack on Iran, which just a few weeks earlier had seemed so imminent, faded quietly into the background.

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Kristof: The False Debate About Attacking Iran

nytimes.com | Posted 03.25.2012

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I wonder if we in the news media aren't inadvertently leaving the impression that there is a genuine debate among experts about whether an Israeli mil...

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Peter King Says Hezbollah Agents In U.S. Pose Major Threat

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 03.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Iranian-backed Hezbollah agents, not al Qaeda operatives, may pose the greatest threat on U.S. soil as tensions over Iran's suspected nu...

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Obama Directs Nowruz Video At Iranian People, Decries 'Electronic Curtain'

Nico Pitney | Posted 03.20.2012

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A four-minute video message from President Obama directed at the people of Iran was released by the White House on Tuesday. "There is no reason for...

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Liveblog: The Drumbeat Towards War With Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.20.2012

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The prospect of a high-profile military conflict looms again in the Middle East. National security analysts believe Israel's government is giving seri...

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Hawks Dominating Iran War Debate

nytimes.com | ERIC LICHTBLAU and MARK LANDLER | Posted 03.19.2012

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With Israeli leaders warning of an existential threat from Iran and openly discussing the possibility of attacking its nuclear facilities, pro-Israel ...

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The Vice Tightens: Crucial Global Banking Hub Cuts Off Iran

AP | DON MELVIN and JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted 05.15.2012

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BRUSSELS — Dozens of Iranian banks were blocked from doing business with much of the world as the West tightens the financial screws on a countr...

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Britain To Join Obama In Discouraging Strike On Iran

New York Times | Posted 05.13.2012

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Britain will add its voice to President Obama's in discouraging an Israeli military strike on Iran when Prime Minister David Cameron begins a three-da...

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Abandoning "Israel Firster" to Fight a Battle to Win

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.12.2012

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I have been fighting to help achieve a secure Israel, at peace with its neighbors, for more than 43 years. I continue to do that by fighting against a war that could eradicate Israel and endanger Jewish security in the United States and throughout the world.

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World Powers To Iran: Open Army Sites

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

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By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Six world powers demanded Iran keep its promise to let international inspectors visi...

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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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John Kerry Blasts Romney For Helping Ayatollahs

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.06.2012

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Former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry chastised Mitt Romney Tuesday for "an attack on the administration’s Iran policy as inaccurate as...

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Obama Scolds GOP Presidential Candidates For 'Casualness' In Talk Of War With Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In his most direct attack to date on the Republicans vying for his job, President Barack Obama on Tuesday knocked his GOP challengers fo...

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Attacking Iran Is Illegal

Liaquat Ali Khan | Posted 05.06.2012

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There are two distinct reasons why an armed attack on Iran is illegal under international law, whether the attacker is Israel or the United States.

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No Iran Bomb, No Iran War in 2012

Joel Rubin | Posted 05.06.2012

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Shifting the conversation in Washington from one about war to one about solutions is still possible. It's imperative for the Obama administration to do this, both for its own survival and for the security and stability of the Middle East.

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