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Ex-IAEA Chief Warns on Using Unverified Intel to Pressure Iran

From On December 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment

by Gareth Porter In a critique of the handling of the Iran file by the International Atomic Energy Agency, former IAEA Director General Han Blix has called for greater skepticism about the intelligence documents and reports alleging Iranian nuclear weapons work and warned that they may be used to put diplomatic pressure on Tehran. In

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Iran Military Option: An Increasingly Daunting Challenge

From On December 9, 2014 · Leave a Comment

by Wayne White Although the Obama administration appears to be currently focused on resisting calls to increase sanctions on Iran while negotiations over its nuclear program are in session, the far more dangerous “military option” is alive and well in Washington despite its many pitfalls. Senator-elect Tom Cotton (R-Ark) told a group of reporters on

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Israel: The Silent Stakeholder in Northern Iraq

From On June 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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by Marsha B. Cohen

One of the more remarkable aspects of the recent news coverage of Iraq — the Maliki government’s loss of control over the northern region of the country, the deadly confrontations taking place between Iraqi Shia and Sunnis, and the clashes between Kurds and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL [...]

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Gary Sick on U.S. government leaks ahead of Iran nuclear talks

From On April 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

On Sunday former US national security advisor and Iran expert Dr. Gary Sick wrote the following about U.S. government leaks to news outlets ahead of expected renewed talks between the P5+1 this month. PBS Frontline’s Tehran Bureau included his commnetary in their “Media Watch” yesterday:

“If it’s Sunday,” Columbia University scholar Gary [...]

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Hawks on Iran

From On April 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

In response to a worrying trend in U.S. politics, 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.

*This week’s must-reads/watch:

– News: Our Men in Iran – News:

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The Baer Facts: Not "by the book", buy the book!

From On July 21, 2011 · 3 Comments

Former CIA operations officer Robert Baer is in the headlines–again. He’s predicting an Israeli attack on Iran–again. And he’s promoting one of his books–again.

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Seymour Hersh and Iranian Nukes: A Primer

From On June 4, 2011 · 5 Comments

Seymour Hersh’s new piece in the New Yorker has generated a fair amount of buzz, so much so that Iran hawks have quickly leaped into action to try to discredit it. Virtually none of the criticism of Hersh’s piece has actually addressed the substance of his article, however, and since the article is [...]

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U.S. Labels Iranian rebel group 'terrorists' ahead of talks

From On November 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

In a move on Wednesday that some analysts consider a concession to Iran ahead of the upcoming negotiations on its nuclear program, the U.S. State Department labeled the Iranian Sunni militant group, Jundullah, a “Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.”

The catch? For years the United States has been accused [...]

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