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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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Diplomatic Fiasco: Canada Severs Relations with Iran

From On September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Bryan Gibson

via The Majalla

Recently, the Canadian government severed ties with Iran, citing threats to its diplomats in Tehran. While Israel has hailed the decision as a “clarion call to action”, few Canadian diplomats are convinced.

It is not too often that I find myself nodding in agreement with the rhetoric [...]

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Beyond the Post-NAM Spin

From On September 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The end of the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran has been an occasion for pundits on all sides to engage in post-game spin. In Iran, the spin began right in the middle of the summit when Iranian television mistranslated — read lied about — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s words to present his position on [...]

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Can Iran’s NAM Presidency help Resolve the Nuclear Dispute?

From On August 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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On 20 August Al-Monitor published a perceptive article about the upcoming Iranian three-year presidency of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM). The authors were Abbas Maleki, who was a deputy foreign minister of Iran for many years, and Kaveh Afrasiabi. One of the authors’ points was that any nuclear “missteps” by [...]

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Iran Displays Cars of Assassinated Nuclear Scientists at NAM Summit

From On August 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Writes Barbara Slavin in her report for Al-Monitor from Tehran:

Beyond showcasing its victims and its right to nuclear energy, Iran hopes that the summit will prove that it has more friends than enemies at a time of multiplying sanctions and frequent Israeli threats to [...]

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Some Thoughts on the Nonaligned Movement Summit in Tehran

From On August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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It must be considered pure fortuity for the Islamic Republic of Iran that the decision to hold the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran was made three years ago in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Although the previous NAM summit took place shortly after Iran’s contested 2009 presidential election, it’s unlikely that anyone [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On August 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for August 6th, 2010:

Washington Post: Robert Kagan attended the White House briefing on Iran sanctions and writes that a large number of journalists in the room simply got the story wrong by concluding that the sanctions might result in a new diplomatic initiative with Tehran. [...]

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