Iran Nuclear Weapons

Iranian Nuke Program May Have Advanced With Help From Russian Scientist, UN Says

NY Times | ELAINE SCIOLINO | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


PARIS -- International nuclear inspectors are investigating whether a Russian scientist helped Iran conduct complex experiments on how to detonate a n...

Madam (Vice) President

Hooman Majd | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


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.

Friendly Advice

Lord Robin Corbett | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Lord Robin Corbett

The case of Iran and its intransigent mullahs is rarely the focus of McCain and Obama, and voters are being denied the genuine debate and discussion they deserve.

Senator McCain: One More Such 'Victory' and We're Ruined

Eric Margolis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

McCain's insistent claims that the US is winning the war in Iraq thanks to his "surge" strategy is the military-political equivalent of the junk securities that Wall Street's shady financiers have been peddling.

Obama's Iran Policy More Likely To End Nuclear Proliferation

Ronald Mirman | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home


Ronald Mirman

Nuclear weapons are possessed by at least nine countries, posing a grave danger to humanity; the more countries the greater the danger. Uncontrollabl...

Bush's Laundry List

Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Jamal Dajani

In January, Obama or McCain will inherit a bankrupt treasury and trillions of dollars of debt. But just as troubling is Bush's laundry list of Middle East issues that remain a threat to U.S. national security.

Read 'Em and Weep

Bob Ostertag | Posted 09.23.2008 | Business


Bob Ostertag

No one, not Bernanke, not Paulson, not anybody, knows if the bailout will work. It isn't that the details of the plan are wrong. It's that there are no details.

Ahmadinejad's UN Address Likely To Defend Nuclear Program

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home


UNITED NATIONS — Iran's president addressed the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday declaring that "the American empire" is nearing collapse and shoul...

UN Inspector: Iran May Be Hiding Nuclear Arms Activities

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 09.22.2008 | Home


VIENNA, Austria — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Monday that he cannot determine whether Iran is hiding some nuclear ...

McCain Campaign Cries Wolf Over Anti-Iran Rally Fiasco

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Menachem Rosensaft

If McCain and his GOP flacks thought they could get away with it, they would blame Obama for the Great Depression, the 1876 massacre at Little Big Horn, the bubonic pandemic of the 1340s.

Israel's October Surprise?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Jamal Dajani

It's been several months since a war of words erupted between Iran and Israel, raising speculations that a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear f...

Obama, McCain on National Security and Nuclear Proliferation

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home


Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling

Where do Obama and McCain stand on these issues? To start, McCain, the nominee of what used to called the "small government party," wants to create two entirely new government organizations.

Ahmadinejad Wants McCain and Palin in The White House

Sam Sedaei | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

We ran to our underground basement to take refuge every time Saddam's planes were about to drop bombs on Tehran.

France Pushes Iran Sanctions Following Nuclear Stonewalling

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home


PARIS — The Security Council should impose more sanctions on Iran over its stonewalling of a U.N. investigation into allegations that Tehran tri...

Iran Blocking Nuclear Weapons Probe, UN Says

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home


VIENNA, Austria — Iran has steadfastly blocked a U.N. investigation into allegations it tried to make nuclear arms and the probe is now deadlock...

Iran's Supreme Leader Defends Ahmadinejad

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.24.2008 | Home


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's top leader strongly backed the nation's embattled president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, praising him for "standing up" to the We...

Ahmadinejad's Foray to Turkey

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


Alon Ben-Meir

Is it possible that Turkey, as a neighbor of Iran with shared interests in the stability of the region and with superior cultural understanding may be in a better position to appeal to Iranian senses?

Treacherous Behaviour: Russia, China and Iran

Hannah Fisher | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics


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.

Geneva: The New Munich?

Alexander Barnes | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


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.

Major Powers

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

Fear is one of the most frequent four letter words in the John McCain foreign policy playbook, and has proven to be his favorite election strategy with the exception of fast rewind.

Iran: Beyond the Rubicon of Trust

Hannah Fisher | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


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.

Abizaid: "Iran Is Not a Suicide State; Deterrence Will Work"

Nathan Gardels | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Nathan Gardels

Although he didn't say it outright, General Abizaid's implicit view seemed to be that the world would not be able to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and that we would have to learn to live with it.

Seth Colter Walls

Bush 41 Adviser Scowcroft Says He'd Tell Israel To "Calm Down" On Iran Strike

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Brent Scowcroft doesn't think the biggest problem with Iran getting a nuclear weapon is, well, Iran getting a nuclear weapon. "To me, whether or not ...

Iran and the US: Beyond the War of Rhetoric

The Real News | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


The Real News

McCain's belief that Iran is going to hand weapons over to terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah is unlikely because the Iranian government is fully aware that other countries could identify Iran as the provider.

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

Muhammad Sahimi | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


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.