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Why Saudi Arabia Does Not Support a Strike on Iran |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
 From an American point of view, military action against Iran by the United States—or even by Israel—would irreparably damage American interests and presence in the Gulf. It would also weaken dramatically the U.S. economy and America’s international financial standing—a critical element in American power since the end of World War II. |
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From Tehran |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
 We are struck by how much hope was invested in President Obama by a wide range of Iranians—from students to senior officials and other important elites. Iranians were positively impressed by Senator Obama’s courageous campaign stand in favor of U.S. engagement with the Islamic Republic, which stood in stark contrast to Hillary Clinton’s threat to “totally obliterate” Iran. |
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Ahmadinejad Hunkers Down with Karzai |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
 Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, on a brief visit to Kabul, brings a characteristically strong message against the presence of foreign military forces in Afghanistan and a lengthy agenda topped by concern over burgeoning opium trafficking and regional security. As the US steps up efforts to impose UN sanctions on Iran, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's seal of approval for the government in Tehran may be increasingly valuable. |
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Obama, Iran and Iraq |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
 As much as the Obama administration might like to, there's no having an "Iraq policy" without having a closely related "Iran policy." One of the biggest failures of the administration so far is its seeming inability to coordinate its regional approach to the set of problems revolving around Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf. |
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Possibilities of War: Iran |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
 The US-Israeli margin ranges from pressing for harsher sanctions to calculated raids on specific targets. The Iranian margin of manoeuvrability covers warding off harsher sanctions for as long as possible, announcing conciliatory initiatives and sustaining good relations with countries that are more concerned about promoting their economic interests than about pleasing the US, such as China and Russia. |
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U.S. Government Confirms Sanctions Don’t Work |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
 Not Even while employing sanctions against Iran, the U.S. government is confirming that sanctions do not work. Notwithstanding the U.S. government’s steadfast insistence that its sanctions will induce Iranian government officials to submit to U.S. demands regarding its nuclear program, the U.S. government is steadfastly refusing to succumb to China’s threat to impose sanctions on the United States. |
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NAM Statement in Support of Iran's N Program |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
 The following is the statement by the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) read out in a Wednesday meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors in support of Iran's nuclear program. |
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Obama Administration Supporting "Regime Change" in Iran? |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
 We were in Tehran on February 24—the day that Iranian authorities announced the capture of Abdol Malik Rigi, the head of Jundallah. Jundallah group also known as the People’s Resistance Movement of Iran is a Sunni Islamist group that claims to be fighting for the rights of Sunni Muslims in Iran. |
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Debate Over Military Action Against Iran Gains Steam |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
 While the ongoing U.S. military "surge" in Afghanistan continues to capture the headlines, Iran's nuclear programme – and how best to deal with it – is rapidly emerging here as this year's biggest foreign policy challenge. |
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Thinking About the Unthinkable: A U.S.-Iranian Deal |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
 The United States apparently has reached the point where it must either accept that Iran will develop nuclear weapons at some point if it wishes, or take military action to prevent this. There is a third strategy, however: Washington can seek to redefine the Iranian question. |
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