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WATCH: Trita Parsi Says There's No 'Military Solution' In Iran Nuclear Standoff

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The author of a recent book on the Obama administration's efforts to solve the Iran nuclear crisis through diplomacy says he sees no "mi...

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The Coming Accidental War with Iran

Lyric Hughes Hale | Posted 02.26.2012

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Now that America's withdrawal from Iraq has been formalized, and Osama bin Laden and a host of autocrats have been vanquished, after a year of unbelievable changes throughout the Middle East, my prediction is that Iran is about to regain center stage in the region.

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Mujahedin Machine vs. The Iranian-American Community

Trita Parsi | Posted 10.16.2011

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The MEK's desperation is showing through. They no longer pretend to be disconnected from their campaigns against other Iranian Americans. Their attacks are posted on their own websites, and the attackers openly declare their dedication and loyalty to the MEK.

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NIAC And J Street, Progressive Foreign Policy Groups, Become Political Targets

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the usually wonky world of non-profit issue-advocacy organizations, a decidedly political campaign has been waged against foreign policy institutio...

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Deportation of Iranians Dropped from STEP Act

David Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though the elimination of deportation provisions in the Stop Terrorists Entry Program Act constitutes a significant victory for the Iranian-American community, the bill still remains problematic.

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Why Washington Should Welcome Iran's Broadening of the Agenda

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington should not reject a conversation with Iran about Tehran's blatant hypocrisy, it should welcome it. If Tehran wants to broaden the agenda, then indeed, let it be broadened.

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With Iran, a Tactical Pause Is Needed

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The best way to enhance prospects for diplomacy with Iran might actually be not to pursue diplomacy for now. Better instead to make a tactical pause and be ready to engage at the right time.

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Saudi Arabia, Israel Talks For Shared Airspace Against Iran Denied By Saudis

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following Vice President Joe Biden's statements in an interview on ABC's "The Week"--which many believe to amount to a tacit condoning of a hypothetic...

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Iran Uprising: Experts Weigh In On What's Happened And What It Means

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

With each new day of demonstrations comes an erosion of the Supreme Leader's power and moreover, an erosion of the system's legitimacy, which is partly based on the Supreme Leader's infallibility.

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Obama's Recommended Bedtime Reading: Iranian-Israeli History

Foreign Policy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, after he had made a grocery-store run, helped put his two kids to bed, and answered reporters' phone calls about Washington's decision to ...

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Baha'is Subject To Persecution In Iran, Labeled As Spies (AUDIO)

WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can the U.S. and Iran Share the Middle East?

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011

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By negotiating a Shiite truce, Tehran embarrassed Washington last week and arguably proved itself to be a more potent stabilizer of southern Iraq.

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