Joel Rubin | Posted 04.21.2012
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.
Trita Parsi | Posted 04.15.2012
So far the Iran talks are going as well as they can. Both sides engaged sincerely, both agreed to a second meeting within five weeks, and both agreed on a framework for continued talks -- the non-proliferation treaty with all its rights and obligations.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.13.2012
What is President Obama going to do if he and the allies reach an agreement with Iran? It's easy to know what he will do if it turns out that the Islamic Republic has no interest in a deal.
Jamal Abdi | Posted 04.13.2012
After this weekend, there will likely be a redoubled Congressional effort to press forward with a stalled AIPAC and Netanyahu-endorsed push to redefine the diplomatic endgame with Iran in such a way as to rule out any plausible, inspections-based solution.
New York Times | Posted 04.07.2012
The Obama administration and its European allies plan to open new negotiations with Iran by demanding the immediate closing and ultimate dismantling ...
John Feffer | Posted 04.03.2012
Here are the five things Obama could say to confound his right-wing critics and his liberal debunkers to prove that he has effectively promoted progressive causes at a global level.
Loren White | Posted 05.23.2012
How is it that the same candidate who advocated so strongly for using diplomacy with Iran ended up being the president that has implemented the most "crippling" sanctions to date -- and who made only one inchoate effort at negotiations?
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.20.2012
One critical element leads me to the conclusion that the United States will not go to war with Iran, nor allow Israel to do so. It is this: common sense.
Nico Pitney | Posted 03.20.2012
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...
Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.19.2012
It was Winston Churchill who first used that term, "the crunch," in that way. It means, of course, that crisis when a leader has to make a judgment. It is when lives, perhaps millions of them, hang on the outcome of the decision the leader makes.
Angie Ahmadi | Posted 05.16.2012
Should conservative factions in Iran unite under the auspices of the Supreme Leader, western diplomats will face a less challenging task in advancing nuclear negotiations forward.
AP | Posted 05.14.2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning Iran that the window for dealing with its nuclear program through diplomatic channels is "shrink...
New York Times | Posted 05.13.2012
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...
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.13.2012
WASHINGTON — This is the economy election, right? Tell that to the world. President Barack Obama is getting another dose of the reality of his ...
Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.12.2012
We need for realism to prevail over illusions. An attack on Iran will have global consequences, setting in motion a series of cascading events that cannot be accurately calculated.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.12.2012
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.
Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.12.2012
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.
Dovid Efune | Posted 05.09.2012
Congress could remove doubt over Obama's Iran policies by creating a well-defined framework and a timeline that would be mandated by law, leaving no room for Iranian or Israeli uncertainty over the position of the United States.
Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.08.2012
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.
Qasim Rashid | Posted 05.08.2012
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.
Sean Stone | Posted 05.08.2012
In the process of such diplomatic engagement, is it not possible that we make peace with the Iranian regime through a commonality of purpose and an exchanging of ideas?
RealClearPolitics | Posted 05.07.2012
President Obama's smile stretched ear-to-ear, although a muscle beneath his right eye beat in tiny, distracting spasms. Super Tuesday at the White Ho...
Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.06.2012
Now, President Obama assures Israel he "has their back." Well, thanks to President Obama, Israel's back is to the wall. Hamas, Hezbollah, and some new regional players are also at Israel's back. It's getting a bit crowded back there.
Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.06.2012
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.
Paul Szep | Posted 05.30.2012