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On Clarifying Iran’s “Possible Military Dimension”

From On December 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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President Obama’s re-election last month raised hopes that the US government would at last be in a position, politically, to work with Iran towards a negotiated settlement centred on confidence-building and the provisions of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). This was the basis of the understanding reached this April in Istanbul. It was therefore [...]

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Resolution to Iran Nuclear Standoff Appears Possible but Requires Flexibility from both Sides

From On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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A new report from Iran’s hawkish Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) suggests the Iranians may be more open to achieving a peaceful resolution to the dispute over their controversial nuclear program than ever before. ”With Obama’s reelection Tuesday, there is guarded hope in Tehran and Washington that a solution agreeable to [...]

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On what a Second-Term President Obama should do with Iran

From On November 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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George Washington Political Science Professor Mark Lynch in Foreign Policy:

With military action in the background but not imminent, and sanctions taking a real political and economic toll inside of Iran, now seems to be the right time to begin a serious effort at real talks with Iran over [...]

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