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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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Under-reported: Iran’s stockpile of 20 percent-enriched uranium has decreased

From On September 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The Arms Control Association’s Greg Thielmann notes that there was a decrease in Iran’s stockpile of 20 percent-enriched uranium, as indicated by the latest International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) report about Iran’s nuclear program, but did you know that? The P5+1 has heavily focused on Iran’s highly-enriched stockpile [...]

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Hooman Majd on Iran with Robert Wright

From On September 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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During this 1-hour discussion on bloggingheads.tv, author Robert Wright goes through many of the most controversial issues about Iran with the best-selling Iranian-American author, Hooman Majd.

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Dan Joyner: Mousavian Proposal “meets reasonable interests and expressed desires of both sides”

From On August 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The founder of the Arms Control Law blog, Dan Joyner, provides a favorable examination of a proposal for ending the impasse over Iran’s nuclear program that was made by former lead Iranian negotiator Hossain Mousavian to David Ignatius this week:

This proposal includes some elements that I hadn’t heard of [...]

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Should the United States Rethink Sanctions Against Iran?

From On August 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

via the Federation of American Scientists

I have been less than a week in the medium-sized city of Neishabour, Iran, visiting relatives, and I can see no sign of a country hunkering for intensifying sanctions and looming difficult times. Sidewalks are full of shoppers and people seem to go [...]

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It’s All About The Money: Bolton Cancels Appearance Promoting War With Iran Over Speaking Fee

From On November 4, 2011 · 2 Comments

Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress

The 92nd Street Y and the Clarion Fund are having trouble getting the big names attached to their Iran war mongering panelon Nov. 7. First, New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner canceled his appearance on the panel after ThinkProgress called attention to Clarion’s history of [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On October 4, 2011 · 2 Comments

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for Sept. 29-Oct. 3

Los Angeles Times: Middle East analyst Trita Parsi warns us about the dangers of current U.S. policy towards Iran while explaining how an “accidental clash” in the Persian Gulf could take place in the meantime. According to Parsi, a desperate, weakened Iran [...]

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