US Iran Policy

Why Washington's Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster

Juan Cole | Posted 04.13.2012

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Juan Cole

Economic war led by Washington (and encouraged by Israel) will not take down the Iranian government or bring it to the bargaining table on its knees ready to surrender its nuclear program. It might, however, lead to actual armed conflict with incalculable consequences.

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Don't Let Iran Be a Second Iraq

Jamal Abdi | Posted 04.29.2012

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Jamal Abdi

Just as with the lead-up to the Iraq War, the pathway to war with Iran will be paved with false assertions, self-fulfilling saber-rattling and political weakness that might seem insignificant now, but will in retrospect turn out to be disastrous.

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Iran and the Nuclear Weapons Club

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 02.01.2012

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Patricia DeGennaro

The very countries calling on Iran to scrap their nuclear program are armed to the teeth with their own nuclear weapons. It's the pot calling the kettle black.

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Death in the Air: House Bill Bans Fixing Iranian Civilian Aircraft

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 01.16.2012

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MJ Rosenberg

The bottom line is that our Iran policy is nuts, and not just Brad Sherman's either. Our sanctions policy in general makes little, if any distinction, between targeting the Iranian regime and targeting Iran's people.

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AIPAC's "War With Iran" Bill Passes House Committee

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 01.03.2012

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MJ Rosenberg

Wasting no time after its success in getting the administration to oppose Palestinian statehood at the United Nations, and still celebrating the UNESCO funding cut-off, the lobby has returned to its #1 priority: pushing for war with Iran.

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The Weak Case for War With Iran

Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett

Israelis have bought the argument that Iran is an "existential threat." But this is not true. Fixating on Ahmadinejad's rhetoric obscures the fact that normalized U.S.-Iranian relations would benefit Israel.

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Will Obama's 'Signal' Reach Iran?

Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett

That the president feels he must call in Western journalists to signal Tehran is a sad commentary on the administration's failure to develop a discreet and reliable channel to communicate with Iranian leaders.

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Iranian Scientist Shahram Amiri Answers Some Questions, Raising Others

Haggai Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Haggai Carmon

Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist, went missing in May 2009 during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Amiri's appearance on public television in Iran on July 15, 2010 offered some answers.

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U.S. v. Iran: Winds of War or Psychological Warfare?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Haggai Carmon

There is no doubt that the U.S.'s and allies' moves in the region are meant to signal to the Iranians that they mean business. Either the Iranians abandon their nuclear armament plans, or the West will destroy their facilities.

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Iran, We Hardly Know Ye

Iara Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iara Lee

This recent round of sanctions is an unjust act of economic warfare against the people of Iran, and another step in the wrong direction on our calamitous approach both to that country and the region.

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Congress Sends Obama New Sanctions Against Iran

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday overwhelmingly passed tough new sanctions against Iran, sending a message to the Tehran government that notion...

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Putting Political Change in Iran First

Richard N. Haass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard N. Haass

It is time to adopt an "Iran First" American foreign policy, one that makes promoting political change in Iran the priority it deserves to be.

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GOP on Iran: No to Nuance!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Let others constantly "take the temperature" of the so-called "community of nations." You've got a better idea: Why use a thermometer when you can stick a boot up their butt?

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