Iran Nuclear Weapons

Obama On Nuclear Weapons: Washington, Moscow Must Take The Lead

AP | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they're "fulfilling their commitments" to lead global effor...

Israel Not Talking To U.S. About Possible Iran Attack, Fearing Disapproval

The Washington Times | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top deputies have not formally asked for U.S. aid or permission for possible military strikes on Iran's nucl...

Biden Israel-Iran Statements Cause Storm Of Regional Responses

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.07.2009 | World


The effects of Vice President Joe Biden's recent remarks during an interview with ABC's "This Week"--where he implied that Israel has a sovereign righ...

Decrease Stockpiles, Increase Security

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.)

If Obama and Medvedev strike up a personal and political rapport, it could unfreeze a relationship that became icy in the final years of the Bush and Putin administrations.

Iran Nuclear Talks: EU Excluded

BBC News | Posted 07.01.2009 | World


The EU is no longer qualified to take part in talks on Iran's nuclear programme, Iran's military chief says. Maj Gen Hassan Firouzabadi, Iran's chief...

The CIA's Role in Iranian Regime Change

Keith Thomson | Posted 06.24.2009 | World


Keith Thomson

I would guess that in the past year, there were more regime-change-in-Iran plots floated by members of the intelligence community than there are Iranians.

The U.S. Killing Protesters in Iran?

Lee Camp | Posted 06.24.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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An Exclusive Interview with a Pro-Ahmadinejad Cleric in Qom, Iran

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 06.23.2009 | World


Ali A. Rizvi

A recurring theme in many of the cleric's answers is his very strong belief that "foreign" Western powers, particularly England, are behind the current unrest in Tehran

McCain and Iran -- Hypocrisy Defined

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


Leah McElrath Renna

By grasping at Neda's death to satisfy his own partisan manipulations, McCain is objectifying this young woman as certainly as he objectified the entirety of Iran in his glib response about bombing the nation.

Note to US Congress: Back Off of Iran!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


Patricia DeGennaro

Taking a backseat to allow others to embrace their own destiny does not weaken the United States, it strengthens it.

Iran Uprising: Why Do So Many Want Obama To Turn Iran's Protests Into A "Teabag Party"?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


Stuart Whatley

Those who wish for Obama to adopt a stronger tone ground their argument in the arrogant belief that our endorsement is the sine qua non of any successful democratic political movement.

Media Literacy 101: "Allah O Akbar!" has become a cry for freedom

Susan Moeller | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media


Susan Moeller

The pictures from Tehran are showing that Iranians are not monolithic in their beliefs. Demonstrably they can be both committed to God and to free and fair elections.

We Can't Turn Our Back on Iran

Julie Menin | Posted 06.18.2009 | World


Julie Menin

This week Obama proclaimed there was not much difference between Mousavi and Ahmadinejad in respect to Iran's relations with the US. With respect to women's rights, this is absolutely not the case.

I Never Thought I'd Be Rooting for Iran

Bradley Burston | Posted 06.18.2009 | World


Bradley Burston

The people in Tehran's streets have made it possible to begin to see past Ahmadinejad. I have to get used to Iran not as a cartoon bully, but as my neighbor. It is a nation of people, as we are.

Iran Uprising Changes Nuclear Calculus

Joe Cirincione | Posted 06.17.2009 | World


Joe Cirincione

Mousavi was always more open to dialogue with the West. If president, his discourse could now include the nuclear program with much less fear of attack.

Obama's Doublespeak on Iran

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


Ismael Hossein-zadeh

In terms of actual policy measures, President Obama and his foreign policy team have not taken any steps to reverse or mitigate the hostile policies their predecessors put into effect against Iran.

Iran Pre Election Polling Results from Terror Free Tomorrow

Taylor Marsh | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


Taylor Marsh

One thing you won't hear talked about much in the U.S. is the degree to which the Iranian people passionately desire a more open society and government.

Kerry: Iran's Nuclear Enrichment For Energy Is Its Right

Financial Times | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


One of the most senior Democrats in Washington has dismissed a key element in the west's long standing strategy on Iran's nuclear programme as "ridicu...

Obama at Buchenwald and Beyond

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Thane Rosenbaum

Perhaps Obama's Buchenwald visit was a symbolic reassurance to the Jews of the world: that he was aware of the reasons why a Jewish state became a moral necessity after the Holocaust.

Bukra Enshalla Obama

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


Joe Peyronnin

Iranian leadership took no chances that a "rock star" president offering a new beginning would fire up opposition. Iran has a national election coming up with important consequences for Ahmadinejad.

Dear President Obama

David Suissa | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


David Suissa

Now that you have brought your can-do spirit and sense of optimism to that most intractable of conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, I thought ...

The Jerry Maguire Approach to Foreign Policy

Carlos Watson | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


Carlos Watson

To curb the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea, to stimulate a viable Israel-Palestine solution, he's going to have to pay. I'm talking cold hard cash.

Iran Nuclear Assessment May Have Been Tainted By Iranian Intelligence "Ruse"

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 06.03.2009 | World


WASHINGTON, Jun 3 (IPS) - A report on Iran's nuclear programme issued by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month generated news stories p...

Iran, North Korea and the Technology Fantasy

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 06.03.2009 | World


Michael B. Laskoff

I believe in the power of technology. I'm typing this blog on my laptop while sitting in a café, something that would have been considered extraordin...

Obama: Iran Nuclear Energy Concerns Legitimate

AP | NANCY ZUCKERBROD | Posted 06.02.2009 | World


LONDON — President Barack Obama reiterated that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy _ provided it takes steps to prove its aspirations ar...