Obama Iran Policy

Obama Administration Forms Iran Policy To 'Inject A Degree Of Rationality Into The Relationship'

New York Times | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


The silent protest began in Imam Khomeini Square in front of the forbidding Ministry of Telecommunications, which was busy cutting off cellphones but ...

Khamenei's Obsession with the Mahdi

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.21.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

As an Iranian Twelver, I have no doubt that if the Mahdi is among us, he would agree that the so-called Islamic republic has indeed constituted a great disservice to Islam.

Supreme Leader to Demonstrators: "Drop Dead!"

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The titanic struggle of wills between the Supreme Leader and Mousavi is so riveting that it may very well seal the fate of any durable prospect of a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran.

Shirin Ebadi for President

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

It took Ayatullah Khomeini to lead us away from imperialist rule and toward bona fide independence, and it will take an equally charismatic and rousing figure to lead us toward secular democracy.

The New Iranian Political Party

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World


Melody Moezzi

As members of Iran's baby-boomer generation such as myself start entering our 30s, we are sending a message to our leaders: we've grown up, we're sick of your empty promises, and we've learned how to mobilize in true Iranian style.

Obama: Iran Nuclear Energy Concerns Legitimate

AP | NANCY ZUCKERBROD | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


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

Has Obama Deliberately Doomed His Iran Diplomacy?

New York Times | FLYNT LEVERETT and HILLARY MANN LEVERETT | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


PRESIDENT OBAMA'S Iran policy has, in all likelihood, already failed. On its present course, the White House's approach will not stop Tehran's develop...

Ali Larijani, Iranian Parliament Speaker, Slams Obama's Nowruz Greeting

New York Times | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's Parliament, on Wednesday criticized the United States in harsher terms than any other leading Iranian figure has d...

Obama On Iran: US Looking To "Directly Engage" With Iran, But Must Overcome Mistrust

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday his administration is looking for opportunities to engage longtime adversary Iran in the coming ...

Iranian Leaders Split Over Obama's Policy Freedom

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Dec 10 (IPS) - Iranian national security officials and political leaders have been carrying out an internal debate over how much freedom Presi...

Iran Rejects Obama's "Carrot And Stick" Proposal

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday rejected a proposal by President-elect Barack Obama that a combination of economic incentives and tighter sanction...

Graham: It's A "Lie" To Say Obama Not Injecting Race Into Campaign

Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) defended John McCain's race card allegations against Barack Obama, the Politico reports: "To say that...

Sam Stein

Obama In Heated Conversation With Lieberman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Update: Obama and Lieberman had a heated conversation on the floor of the Senate later today. Details below. Senator Joe Lieberman, serving aptly as ...