Iran Nuclear Program

Iran Proposes Nuclear Plants With Arab Countries

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 11.30.2008 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran's nuclear power agency said Sunday the country is willing to help neighboring Arab countries build joint light-w...

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Report: Iran Has Enough Nuclear Fuel For One Atom Bomb

New York Times | WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the...

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Madam (Vice) President

Hooman Majd | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Hooman Majd

Ms. Palin's well-rehearsed statements about Iran and its fiery president betrayed a real and fundamental lack of knowledge, and the larger issue of what the future of U.S.-Iranian relations might, or should, look like.

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The McCain-Palin Gibberish Iran Policy

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

One of the things that hasn't been covered much coming out of the debate, is that McCain's Iran policy has turned to absolute gibberish.

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What Kissinger Said: "I Do Not Believe That We Can Make Conditions"

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

Jim Lehrer missed an opportunity last night to help clarify for people watching the debate what is in dispute between Democrats like Barack Obama and ...

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McCain Hypes the "Threat" from Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

It may be Russia that recently sent its troops across international borders in violation of the UN Charter in a "humanitarian intervention" to protect...

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Iran -- The Petulant Child?

Hannah Fisher | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

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Hannah Fisher

This weekend, Iranian Olympic swimmer Mohammad Alirezaei refused to compete alongside Israeli Tom Be'eri in the fourth heat of the 100-meter breaststroke.

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Treacherous Behaviour: Russia, China and Iran

Hannah Fisher | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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Hannah Fisher

Without hard-hitting sanctions, military action against Iran is inevitable. Dealing with the vice of Iran now is unpleasant, but dealing with a nuclear Iran will be a thousand times worse.

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Military Strike On Iran Nuclear Facilities Could Backfire, Study Warns

Washington Post | Joby Warrick | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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A military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would probably only delay the country's progress toward nuclear-weapons capability, according to a...

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Geneva: The New Munich?

Alexander Barnes | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Alexander Barnes

Iran's oft-stated nuclear ambitions remain the single greatest threat to world peace. But instead of recognizing the Iranian threat for what it is, Europeans continue to focus on blaming themselves for past colonial failures.

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Iran: Beyond the Rubicon of Trust

Hannah Fisher | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Hannah Fisher

Iran's refusal to temporarily freeze its nuclear program raises suspicion and suggests that the apparently diplomatic position of its Vice President is a plot to further envelop its actions in a cloud of ambivalence.

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Iran Now Has 6,000 Centrifuges For Uranium: Report

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president said Saturday his country now possesses 6,000 centrifuges, a significant increase in its nuclear program that is...

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If the Iranians Are Confident in Their Chess, They May Accept "Freeze for Freeze"

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

If real negotiations started, the eyes of the international media would be focused on the talks. It would no longer be possible for the Bush administration to conceal its inflexibility on the question of enrichment.

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Wish To Be Poor and Unemployed? Support Military Attacks on Iran

Muhammad Sahimi | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Muhammad Sahimi

Whereas the implications of a war with Iran for the national security of the US would be much worse than those of the Iraq war, little has been said about the implications for our economic security here at home.

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Iran Rules Out Suspending Enrichment Program

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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GENEVA — A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five oth...

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Mediating the Nuclear Impasse

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Alon Ben-Meir

For Iran's own best interests, its contentious leaders would be well advised to tone down their anti-Israeli threats and find a diplomatic solution to its suspected nuclear weapons program.

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U.S. Policy Reversal on Iran

Joe Cirincione | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Joe Cirincione

In a stunning announcement today, the White House disclosed that a senior US official will meet with the Iranian nuclear negotiator over the weekend. A deal may be in the works.

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Bush Supports Israeli Plan For Strike On Iran: Report

Huffington Post | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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Last month Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker reported that the Bush Administration has stepped up covert operations inside Iran. Now the Times of Londo...

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Americans Don't Know: There's a Plan on the Table to Resolve the Nuclear Standoff with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

What those promoting military attacks on Iran don't want Americans to know is that there's an offer on the table that could resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program and allow both sides to claim victory.

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Iran Says It Won't Halt Nuclear Work

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent...

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A Decent Respect for the Opinions of Mankind: Iran Literacy Quiz

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

Since it doesn't look like Washington has any intention of swearing off its bombing addiction anytime soon, in the spirit of '76, I offer the following quiz for the edification of the general public.

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How to Avoid an Israeli-Iranian War

Trita Parsi | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Trita Parsi

A military attack on Iran would not only lead to Iran opting out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, it would kill the Iranian pro-democracy movement.

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Memo to the Progressive Community on Iran

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

For the past eight years we have pursued an incoherent approach that fails to focus clearly on U.S. interests and does not effectively use all of the tools of power available.

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Israel Pushing US To Strike Iran

CBS News | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen leaves Tuesday night on an overseas trip that will take him to Israel, reports CBS News national security co...

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Israel's Nukes: A Response

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Amitai Etzioni

I consider Israel's commitment not to be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East as sheer PR. However, Israel's offer to give up all nukes should not be ignored.

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