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U.S. Escalation Against Iran Would Carry High Cost for Global Economy

From On November 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the conflict with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, according to the findings of a Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) special report released here Friday.

Based on consulations with a group of nine bipartisan [...]

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Treasury touts economic unrest in Iran as policy success; UANI urges “economic blockade”

From On October 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The US and EU are touting Iran’s currency woes as proof that sanctions are working, though it’s not clear to what end. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Western powers “are working on new coordinated measures intended to accelerate the recent plunge of Iran’s currency and drain its foreign-exchange reserves”:

The first [...]

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Hawks on Iran

From On August 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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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.

John Bolton, Mark Wallace & Kristen Silverberg, Wall Street Journal: This week members of the

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Hawks on Iran

From On May 18, 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.

Weekly Reads/Watch:

News: U.S. Iran Hawks in Congress in Some Disarray
News: [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On November 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for Oct. 28 – Nov. 2

IPS News: Further to Jim’s post yesterday is his article about the approval of two bills calling for “sweeping sanctions” against Iran by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. Lobe quotes the two bills’ leading [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On October 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment

News and views on U.S.-Iran relations for October 20, 2010:

The National: Mohamad Bazzi, former Middle East bureau chief for Newsday and current adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes while the Obama administration has portrayed Hezbollah as having questionable loyalties to Lebanon, the Shi’a political party plays a valuable [...]

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