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Worrying Development Ahead of Resumed Talks with Iran

From On December 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Laura Rozen reports that the six world power negotiating team may not be revamping its package to be more generous with Iran as many were hoping (Russia has not even signed on to the new version yet) ahead of resumed talks which likely won’t take place until January.

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Clinton says US open to direct talks with Iran (again)

From On December 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Further to Jim’s post on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s explicit statement on Friday that Washington wants bilateral talks with Iran, are similar comments she made on Nov. 30 at the Foreign Policy Group’s “Transformational Trends 2013″ Forum:

QUESTION: Robin Wright.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, Robin.

QUESTION: I want to ask you [...]

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Bolder Obama on Middle East, Climate in Second Term?

From On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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With President Barack Obama winning re-election, foreign policy analysts here are pondering whether his victory will translate into major changes from the rather cautious approach he followed overseas in his first term.

For now, speculation is focused primarily on the Middle East, the region that has dominated the international agenda [...]

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No changes in Iran-US relations expected until after Iranian election

From On November 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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This week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton indicated they wanted talks with Iran to resume even as the US’s dual-track policy of pressure and diplomacy (translation: more sanctions) continues:

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE ASHTON: As you know, in New York, I was feeding back to the P-5+1/E-3+3 ministers [...]

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Experts: Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks requires flexibility, creativity

From On October 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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“There is the possibility of progress in the next round [of Iran nuclear talks], but it’s going to require that both sides be more flexible and a little more creative,” says the Arms Control Association’s Daryl Kimball in an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations.

“Whatever happens after [...]

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ISIS Report: Highly Enriched Uranium in Iran should be “unacceptable”

From On October 29, 2012 · 1 Comment

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The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) has released a brief report emphasizing that Iran continues to move toward nuclear weapons capability and the international community must halt further progress. ISIS’s latest concern centers around Iranian lawmaker Mansour Haqiqatpour’s October 2 comment that Iran could enrich uranium to 60 percent [...]

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Finally an Opportunity for a Real Campaign Conversation on Iran

From On October 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Sunday’s New York Times story that the US and Iran have agreed in principle to direct bilateral negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program provides opportunity for a more honest conversation on Iran than the presidential candidates have had so far. Well, at least this is my hope.

I know the NYT [...]

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Mousavian: Use Nixonian Realism with Iran

From On September 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The former ambassador and key Iranian nuclear negotiator, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, writes:

The United States and Iran should aim for the kind of sustained and comprehensive talks that have not been seen for the last three decades. It would be prudent for Washington and Tehran to engage in [...]

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David Ignatius: Seeking to Cool War Fever over Iran

From On August 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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In March, the Washington Post’s David Ignatius suggested that sanctions and “covert actions” should be used to “sink” the Iranian government rather than bombs. Six months later, Ignatius — like Dennis Ross and Jeffrey Goldberg – is offering suggestions for slowing Israel’s alleged march to war with [...]

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Does Iran have a Syria Strategy?

From On July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi’s statement yesterday that the Islamic Republic is prepared to host talks between Bashar Al Assad’s government and the opposition should be regarded as an indication of Tehran’s inability to influence events in Syria. His public declaration was more like a futile public relations [...]

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