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Israel Unlikely to Stay on Syrian Sidelines for Much Longer

From On May 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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by Mitchell Plitnick

All eyes are on US President Barack Obama as he contemplates how to deal with the fact that the Syrian government might have crossed a red line he never should have drawn. The Israelis, even while abstaining from pressuring Obama to act in Syria, meanwhile know [...]

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A Tale of Two Threats

From On October 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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It’s not easy for a European observer of US politics to understand why the US Congress seems so much more concerned by Iran’s nuclear activities than by those of North Korea (the DPRK). Congressional pressure on the White House to put a stop to Iranian activities seems never-ending and Congressional majorities [...]

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Back to Basics

From On October 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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A recent incident reminded me of the strong emotions that underlie thinking about Iran by some officials and ex-officials in the United States and parts of Europe.

In this instance, an academic who had questionedwhether Iran’s safeguards agreement gives the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) a right to demand that Iran [...]

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Hawks on Iran

From On August 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Lobe Log publishes Hawks on Iran every Friday. Our posts highlight militaristic commentary and confrontational policy recommendations about Iran from a variety of sources including news articles, think tanks and pundits.

John Bolton, Mark Wallace & Kristen Silverberg, Wall Street Journal: This week members of the

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Israel takes bigger gambles to push Obama into Iran attack

From On August 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Headlines today featured news of a spike in oil prices based on fears of an Israeli strike on Iran. That fear is based on last week’s major uptick in Israeli rhetoric — mostly from Defense Minister Ehud Barak — which was geared toward goading the United States into military action [...]

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Tale of a Missed Opportunity

From On August 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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When two or more aficionados of the Iranian nuclear controversy are gathered together, the conversation will turn at some point to whether opportunities for resolving the issue peacefully have been missed.

Some see a missed opportunity in the first George W. Bush administration’s refusal to countenance an Iranian negotiating proposal transmitted [...]

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Romney Lowers Threshold For Military Involvement In Iran, Says He’d Back Israeli Strike

From On July 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, a top foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romney said the GOP presidential nominee would support an Israeli decision to attack Iran’s nuclear program. The right-wing adviser Dan Senor said Iran should not be able to attain a nuclear “capability” — a significant break in [...]

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Hawks on Iran

From On July 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Lobe Log publishes Hawks on Iran every Friday. Our posts highlight militaristic commentary and confrontational policy recommendations about Iran from a variety of sources including news articles, think tanks and pundits.

Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal: For months the Journal’s editorial board published hawkish articles about Iran on [...]

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A Reply to Mark Dubowitz’s call for “Economic Warfare” against Iran

From On July 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Muhammad Sahimi

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In numerous op-eds and in testimonies before congressional audiences Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), has called for “crippling sanctions” against the Islamic Republic and its controversial nuclear program. Only days prior to the official commencement [...]

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New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama

From On July 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu government’s carefully planned strategy to get U.S. President Barack Obama to threaten war against Iran if it doesn’t give up its nuclear [...]

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