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Biden, Ryan spar over Iran policy in debate

From On October 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

In last night’s vice presidential debate moderated by ABC News’s Martha Raddatz, Vice President Joe Biden and GOP nominee Paul Ryan (R-WI) focused extensively on the Iranian nuclear program and the US-Israeli response to it. Ryan sought to portray Obama Administration’s public disagreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On November 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 9, 2010.

The Washington Post: Senior Council on Foreign Relations fellow and former George W. Bush policy adviser Michael Gerson writes that after the midterm election, Obama may choose to focus his efforts on foreign policy. He warns that Obama will make little [...]

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Lobe on Bibi to Biden, Graham and Atlantic Council

From On November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Our colleague Jim Lobe, the long-time D.C. bureau chief of Inter Press Service, has a piece up at IPS that goes over many of the latest developments on U.S.-Iran relations from this weekend and today. Included are the outburst of hawkish rhetoric coming from Republicans on the heels of their electoral victory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On November 8, 2010 · 1 Comment

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 6-8, 2010.

AFP: Michael Comte reports on Sen. Lindsay Graham’s (R-SC) recent comments on China and Iran. The remarks included a call for “bold” action to deal with Iran and a statement which appeared to endorse military action against Iran’s nuclear program. “[If President Barack [...]

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A Weekend in the Israeli/neocon Campaign for War With Iran

From On November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Here are three articles from Reuters and one from CNN about the back and forth between Israeli and U.S. officials and politicians over this last weekend:

First, via CNN, Sen. Lindsey Graham said the U.S. should “neuter the regime’s ability to wage war” instead of targeting strictly nuclear sites. It seems he already foresees that war [...]

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UnPACking AIPAC's White House Slam, Israeli style

From On March 15, 2010 · 9 Comments

While AIPAC is adamant that the Obama administration is at fault for the current crisis in US-Israeli relations, Israelis across the political spectrum are much more inclined to blame their own leadership and political bureaucrats.

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