Ahmadinejad

Civilian Diplomacy

Robert Koehler | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics


Robert Koehler

With the Bush administration in popularity freefall, its splendid little war in Iraq having run aground, many Americans have been eying its hollow belligerence toward Iran with acute nervousness.

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.

Bush Administration To Join Iran Nuke Talks

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — For now, the Bush administration has chosen compromise over confrontation in dealing with Iran's disputed nuclear program with a dr...

Ahmadinejad: I'd Sit Down With Obama And McCain

AFP | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged the candidates vying for the US presidency to a debate and called for "fundamental change" ...

It's Isolation Stupid! Why Pre-Election Plans to Attack Iran Will Only Backfire

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


Nathan Gonzalez

Conditions that Iran cease its uranium enrichment, as well as America's overt talk of bombing, only paint the Islamic Republic into a corner from which it can hardly get out, given its structure.

Ahmadinejad Says Oil Prices Too High

Clusterstock | Corey Lorinsky | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business


Are oil companies like Exxon Mobil and oil-rich nations like Iran worried that oil prices can get too high? You bet. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadine...

Diplomacy as a Last Resort

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


MJ Rosenberg

The US will do everything in its power to prevent an attack by Iran or to respond militarily should an attack take place. In dealing with the likes of Ahmadinejad, there is nothing wrong with being vocal about that fact.

Britain To Freeze Assets Of Iran's Largest Bank In New Sanctions

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


LUXEMBOURG — An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran. The spokeswoman for EU fore...

Ahmadinejad Calls Bush's Nuclear Bluff

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics


Jamal Dajani

If people are lamenting over gas prices approaching five dollars, I guarantee you that they will top off $10.00 at the pump and more than $200 a barrel within hours of an attack on Iran.

Are Iran and Israel Destined to be Enemies?

Trita Parsi | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Trita Parsi

The key to tempering the Israeli-Iranian rivalry -- at least the Iranian side of it -- lies in playing Iran's ideological and strategic interests against each other.

And Now Whose Foreign Policy Is Naive?

Omid Memarian | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Omid Memarian

By opening a dialogue with Khamenei, the next U.S. president could seriously undermine general international perceptions of Ahmadinejad's power.

McCain Invokes Kahane's 'Never Again!' to Warn of Iranian Attack on Israel

Richard Silverstein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

Ahmadinejad certainly realizes, unlike McCain and Israeli right-wing politicians like Bibi Netanyahu, that Iran doesn't have the capacity to seriously damage, much less eradicate Israel.

Iran Threatens To Sue Western Nations For 'Damaging Its Reputation'

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home


VIENNA, Austria — Iran accused the United States on Thursday of pressuring the U.N.'s nuclear agency to base its latest investigation of Tehran'...

Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


Matthew Palevsky

Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

Ahmadinejad: I May Meet With Pope

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.02.2008 | Home


Iran says it would consider a meeting between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Italian officials and the pope on an upcoming trip to Italy if they in...

Irrationality Theory on Iran Lacks in Evidence

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

There is no reason to see rhetoric against Israel and the U.S. as anything more than what it has been over the past thirty years: empty propaganda for domestic consumption.

Obama: Weak Like JFK

Robert Silvers | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home


Robert Silvers

If JFK's multi-act dance with Krushchev taught us anything, it's that negotiation isn't weakness. As to the historical analogies, bring 'em on. There's worse than being compared to a Kennedy.

Another McCain Foreign Policy Gaffe

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics


Ilan Goldenberg

If the "average American" thinks that Ahmadinejad is the ultimate leader of Iran, it's up to the president to dissuade them of this notion -- not reinforce it.

McCain Can't Keep His Enemies Straight?

Dave Maass | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics


Dave Maass

McCain can argue he was talking about Ahmadinejad, since Obama does want to meet with Iran...but how did he get to Iran without even mentioning the country by name?

Who Can You Trust Reporting on a Closed Country?

Omid Memarian | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media


Omid Memarian

Journalists' very limited access to Iran has produced a series of myths about a country at the core of international concerns.

The End of a Political Eclipse

Sam Sedaei | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

By not demonizing Rev. Wright, Senator Obama showed exactly the trait we need in our next president. It's time to have a president who listens, and not just to those who agree with him, but to those who disagree.

Ahmadinejad: US Fueling Iraqi Violence

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOHN AFFLECK | Posted 03.02.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on an historic trip to Baghdad Sunday that America fueled the violence in Iraq, portraying ...

On Meeting with Ahmadinejad

Sam Sedaei | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

Hillary believes Iran will democratize, end three decades of theocratic rule and release all prisoners just so Mahmoud can have a coffee with her majesty.

It's Easy to Call Israel a Bacteria if You Really Hate Israel

Michael Drucker | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Michael Drucker

Iran Postpones Iraq Security Talks With US

Reuters | Dean Yates and Sean Maguire | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics


Iran has postponed a fourth round of talks with the United States in Baghdad on improving security in Iraq, giving no reason for the delay, Iraqi For...


 

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