Iran Nuclear Weapons

Fight Fair, You Menacing Mullahs!

Eric Margolis | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


Eric Margolis

Tehran's mullahs actually seem to be cooperating with UN inspections, pulling the rug out from under the feet of the war party in Washington and its right-wing allies abroad.

Iran Plans New Centrifuges For 2nd Enrichment Site: Report

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to install a more advanced type of centrifuge at its newly revealed uranium enrichment site, an Iranian newspaper repo...

Congress Poised To Penalize Iran If Diplomatic Talks Show Signs Of Faltering

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to act swiftly on new penalties against Iran if international talks on Tehran's nuclear program show signs of fa...

Israel vs. Iran: The Writing Is on the Wall

Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.03.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

Unlike what happened to Iraq in 2003, an invasion of Iran is not on the horizon; however, the prospect of targeting its nuclear facilities is more real than ever.

Obama: Iran Must Let Inspectors Into Nuclear Plant, "Our Patience Is Not Unlimited"

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark nuclear talks with Iran a constructive beginning, then challenged Tehran to matc...

Glaring Omissions in Goldstone Report

State Rep. Julie Hamos | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago


State Rep. Julie Hamos

Where is the repudiation of Hamas' refusal to recognize the State of Israel? How can Israel negotiate for a two-state solution when one Palestinian partner is bent on its destruction?

Israel's Pines-Paz Ignores Facts on Iran

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


Taylor Marsh

After listening to Israeli Labor party MK Ophir Pines-Paz speak and answer questions, it seems clear that Pines-Paz does not understand Iran, though he's clearly not alone.

The Possibility Of A Nuclear Iran Alarms Arabs

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


CAIRO �" As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian G...

New York Times To Sociopaths: Give It Another Shot

John Knefel | Posted 09.30.2009 | Media


John Knefel

The Times published an article recently that -- if America does escalate the conflict with Iran -- will go down in history as one of the most fact-free, shameful pieces of propaganda in that paper's history.

Dishonest Intelligence

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Alan Dershowitz

It seems clear in retrospect, as it seemed clear to me at the time, that those who released the deeply flawed 2007 report of Iran abandoning its nuclear weapons program had a political agenda.

Don't Misread Iran and China

Jeremy Haft | Posted 09.30.2009 | World


Jeremy Haft

China has bet the economic farm on a stable Middle East, yet its second largest oil supplier is the region's most de-stabilizing force. Remember, sanctions that bite Iran will bite China, too.

Has Iran Already Nuked Us!?

John Knefel | Posted 09.29.2009 | Comedy


John Knefel

It sure sounds like the media is congealing around a new meme like the unthinking wad of lard that they are.

Iran Admits Nuclear Site Near Base In Case Of Attack

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and GEORGE JAHN | Posted 09.30.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — In an unusually frank disclosure, Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday the country's new uranium enrichment site was built for maxim...

On Iran, Obama Should Forget Sanctions And Push For Cooperation: Analysis

nytimes.com | FLYNT LEVERETT and HILLARY MANN LEVERETT | Posted 09.29.2009 | World


TEHRAN'S disclosure that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant near the holy city of Qum has derailed the Obama administration's already fa...

Iran Nuclear Warheads: Are They Being Designed?

nytimes.com | WILLIAM J. BROAD, MARK MAZZETTI and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 09.29.2009 | World


WASHINGTON When President Obama stood last week with the leaders of Britain and France to denounce Iran's construction of a secret nuclear plant, the ...

Iran and Afghanistan: The World's Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

Diane Francis | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


Diane Francis

No matter what edicts are imposed by this united front -- to curb salaries, fraud or jurisdictional divisions -- there can be no long-term economic stability without world peace.

Iran Mania

Hooman Majd | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


Hooman Majd

Ahmadinejad left New York with no more questions about his legitimacy, the American hikers in jail in Iran, or rape, torture and forced confessions in Tehran's prisons. No, from now on it's going to be all nukes, all the time.

U.S. Officials: How We Discovered Iran's Secret Nuclear Site

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies hit paydirt several years ago when they searched for a hidden Iranian uranium-enrichment site, spotting ...

Obama's Shrewd Iran Policy

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

The good news is that President Obama has a brilliant strategy for dealing with Iran. The bad news is that brilliance may not be enough.

Iran's Nuclear Game Confronts President Obama

Sheldon Filger | Posted 10.03.2009 | World


Sheldon Filger

As laudable as President Obama's intentions are on resolving the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomacy, I believe recent history does not leave grounds for optimism.

Iran To Allow UN Inspection Of Nuclear Site

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it will allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facil...

Much Ado About Almost Nothing

Michael Brenner | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Michael Brenner

That's it, folks -- there ain't no more from the G-20 summit. The blood oaths of November and April to tackle head-on the practices that brought us to the brink of disaster are evidently gone with the wind.

Obama Issues Ultimatum To Iran On Nukes

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The U.S. and its five allies trying to stop Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program plan to tell Tehran in a key meeting on Thursd...

Sarkozy the Realist; Obama the Dreamer

Michael D. Brown | Posted 09.28.2009 | Denver


Michael D. Brown

I would very much like to have a world without nuclear weapons. I do not, however, believe that it is practical or even possible to have such a world.

A Clear Path Forward For the UN on Nuclear Disarmament

Nabil Fahmy | Posted 11.22.2009 | World


Nabil Fahmy

When Obama takes the stage at the UN, he should seize the moment to turn the world's attention to the nuclear proliferation crisis -- not just by highlighting the issue's urgency, but by providing a clear path forward.