Iran Focus – Op-Ed
By David Ahmadi
It is anticipated that the Iraqi Study Group, headed by former United States Secretary of State James Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, would recommend that the U.S. talk to Iran and Syria as part of a new approach to resolve the security crisis in Iraq. It has also been leaked that the 100-or-so page report would recommend an international conference take place involving all the countries of the region.
Can Iran be a partner in Iraq?
Can Iran be a partner in Iraq?
Iran Focus – Op-Ed
By David Ahmadi
It is anticipated that the Iraqi Study Group, headed by former United States Secretary of State James Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, would recommend that the U.S. talk to Iran and Syria as part of a new approach to resolve the security crisis in Iraq. It has also been leaked that the 100-or-so page report would recommend an international conference take place involving all the countries of the region.
Iran steps up site censoring watchdog
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 06 The international press freedoms watchdog Reporters Without Borders accused Iran of stepping of censorship of websites.
Iran steps up site censoring watchdog
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 06 The international press freedoms watchdog Reporters Without Borders accused Iran of stepping of censorship of websites.
Realism and Iran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: Realism is an academic theory that holds that nations should, and typically do, conduct foreign policy with greater regard for their interests than their values. But realism is also an ordinary word that tells us that good sense and experience are better practical guides to action than theory.
Arab silence allowed Iran influence in Iraq: FM
AFP: Iran’s influence over Iraq was made possible by the absence of decisive Arab involvement in the war-torn country, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari charged Tuesday.
Iran vows no ‘preconceived ideas’ at Holocaust meet
AFP: Iran said on Tuesday that more than 60 researchers from 30 countries will attend a controversial conference on the Holocaust next week to examine the event without any “preconceived ideas”.
Iran blocks access to YouTube.com
AP: Iran has blocked access to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube.com, and a media rights group warned Tuesday that Internet censorship in the Islamic state is on the rise.
U.S. House backs Iran condition on India deal
Reuters: The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday backed a proposal requiring India to actively cooperate in restraining Iran’s nuclear programs as a condition of nuclear cooperation with the United States.
World powers fail to reach Iran accord
AP: Six world powers made “substantive progress” but failed to reach an accord Tuesday on a U.N. resolution to punish Iran for defying demands to halt its nuclear program, the French Foreign Ministry said after talks in Paris.
