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Experts Urge Obama to Revamp Iran Diplomacy

From On December 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

A group of 24 former officials and experts are urging President Obama to revise the US’s approach to preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon through revamped diplomacy. Neither sanctions nor war will guarantee a protracted solution to the impasse over Iran’s controversial program, they write, making a mutually acceptable deal the most [...]

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Report: Long list of costs for Military Action Against Iran

From On September 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

Extended military strikes by the United States alone or conducted with Israel could destroy or damage Iran’s most important nuclear sites, but will only temporarily set back Iran’s nuclear program for up to four years, according to a detailed assessment of the costs and benefits of attacking Iran.

Ensuring that [...]

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Senate Draft Letter Presses Administration To Offer Few Concessions For Confidence-Building Deal With Iran

From On June 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Think Progress

Photo: Sens. Blunt (L) and Menendez (R)

With negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program moving to Moscow next week, a draft letter to be circulated among Senators for signature calls on the Obama administration to not offer Iran major concessions without a comprehensive deal on its nuclear program. The draft letter, [...]

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Haaretz Interview with Congressional Iran Hawk Howard Berman

From On December 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

For the moment, set aside the actual prospects for a negotiated deal that would end the West’s standoff with Iran over its nuclear program. Such a deal, no matter its contours, will almost certainly face opposition from Capitol Hill. Look no further than the  bipartisan (tri-partisan?) letter signed by six Senators demanding a negotiated [...]

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Cable: Russian FM said Iran deal starts with domestic enrichment

From On December 9, 2010 · 3 Comments

Prior to the start of the P5+1 talks in Geneva that ended earlier this week, five U.S. Senators wrote a letter to President Obama (first reported by Josh Rogin), demanding he not make any deal with Iran that would permit any domestic uranium enrichment. If that became the U.S. negotiating position, it would make [...]

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Senate Iran Hawks: 'No enrichment' for Tehran

From On December 9, 2010 · 1 Comment

Five Senators sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday warning the administration not to offer concessions in upcoming talks with Iran over its nuclear program. If Obama takes the advice, experts say, it could sink his engagement efforts with Tehran.

The letter (PDF, with full text below), broken by Foreign [...]

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