Iran National Intelligence Estimate Nuclear Weapons Program

Bush Tells Israelis He Doesn't Believe Iran NIE Report

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics


In public, President Bush has been careful to reassure Israel and other allies that he still sees Iran as a threat, while not disavowing his administr...

Iranian TV Airs Video Of US-Iran Naval Encounter In Persian Gulf

AP | LAUREN FRAYER | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics


Iran aired video Thursday of its boats and U.S. naval ships in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to show that there was no confrontation between...

Video Recordings Show Iran-US Clash In Persian Gulf

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Small Iranian fast boats swarmed around massive U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, and a man speaking heavily accented English threatened, "I am comin...

U.S. Describes Confrontation With Iranian Boats

NY Times | THOM SHANKER and BRIAN KNOWLTON | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Five armed Iranian speedboats approached three United States Navy warships in international waters in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, then m...

U.S. Wants Iran To "Confess" To Past Nuke Program

Associated Press | George Jahn | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics


Iran must "confess" to running a past nuclear weapons program or its claims of cooperating with a U.N. investigation will not be credible, the chief U...

What the NIE Won't Tell Us about Iran

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 12.16.2007 | Politics


Nathan Gonzalez

What the findings of the NIE won't tell us is that U.S.-Iranian relations and stability in the Middle East need not be tied to Iran's nuclear program.

Israel: US Report On Iran Nukes Could Ignite War

AP | LAURIE COPANS | Posted 12.15.2007 | Politics


Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a ...

Republicans Want "Alternative" Iran Nuke Report

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics


Some Republicans in Congress are second-guessing a government intelligence report that Iran has abandoned its nuclear weapons program. They want a sec...

The First, True Vice President

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

If you're going to be a true vice president, after all, you ought to have some vice to show for it.

Neocons Strike Back on Iran

Philip Giraldi | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Philip Giraldi

The neocons who have been calling for an assault on Tehran have lashed out, indicating that agenda driven ideology trumps reality every time. The pundits who wanted a war last week still want one this week, NIE be damned.

Giuliani: Iraq War Led Iran To Abandon Weapons Program

Political Radar | Jan Simmonds | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


Speaking to thousands of supporters through an internet webcast Thursday evening, Rudy Giuliani, R-N.Y., warned that Iran remained a "substantial thre...

CNN Forced To Scrap Doc "Iran Goes Nuclear"

Variety | Brian Lowry | Posted 12.06.2007 | Media


The latest National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran discontinued its nuclear weapons program four years ago has claimed one casualty: CNN h...

Bush is a Liar, But "Intelligence" is an Illusion

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Benjamin R. Barber

There is a problem with intelligence itself. It's always incomplete and biased; not just by those who use it for devious political purposes, but by those who collect, analyze and interpret it.

Spy Gamesmanship

Bob Franken | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Bob Franken

There is only one conclusion to draw: Iran is probably just days away from testing its own fully developed nuke.

Hagel: U.S. Should Pursue "Direct, Unconditional and Comprehensive Talks" With Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Robert Naiman

If there was ever a time when sustained public and Congressional pressure could force a fundamental change in U.S. policy towards Iran, this is it.

Bush Tells Iran To "Come Clean" On Nuclear Activities

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 12.05.2007 | Home


President Bush, trying to keep pressure on Iran, called on Tehran Wednesday to "come clean" about the scope of its nuclear activities or else face di...

President Bush Was Lying, Is Lying, And Will Lie About Iranian Nukes

Bob Cesca | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Bob Cesca

The foreign policy of the U.S. is now to threaten war against any nation that has the knowledge to build a nuclear bomb regardless of intent, materials or an actual, you know, nuclear weapons program.

Opportunity in Iran

Rand Beers | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


Rand Beers

The findings of the NIE on Iran create a tremendous opportunity. Yet after the president's press conference today this is an opening the Bush administration will likely miss.

Iraqi WMD Redux? How The Press Went Wrong On Iran

Editor and Publisher | Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.04.2007 | Media


Press reports so far have suggested that the belated release of the National Intelligence Estimate yesterday throwing cold water on oft-repeated claim...

Bush: CNN's Candy Crowley Gave Me A Virus!

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.04.2007 | Media


At this morning's press conference on Iran, serious talk eventually dwindled and the President made small talk with reporters. When conversation turn...

President Bush To Hold Press Conference This Morning

Associated Press | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


President Bush, entrenched in disputes with Congress over spending and the war in Iraq, wants to intensify pressure on lawmakers when he addresses the...

Democrats Respond To New National Intelligence Estimate On Iran

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics


An explosive new U.S. intelligence report has concluded that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Read below for statements on the report ...


 

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