New Congressional Sanctions Push Aimed at Killing Iran Diplomacy
May 10th, 2013 | by Guest
by Jamal Abdi The notion that U.S. sanctions on Iran are supposed to act as diplomatic leverage to get a
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More Diplomacy, Less Pressure for Iran Settlement: Report
April 17th, 2013 | by Jim Lobe
by Jim Lobe via IPS News The administration of President Barack Obama should put more emphasis on diplomacy in its
Iran’s Nuclear Activities Go On Despite Sanctions
March 27th, 2013 | by Jasmin Ramsey
by Jasmin Ramsey via IPS News While the U.S.-led sanctions regime on Iran has produced substantial economic hardship, analysts here
Recapping Iran Sanctions Logic Ahead of Talks
March 4th, 2013 | by Jasmin Ramsey
by Jasmin Ramsey The following quote from this Washington Post article on last week’s nuclear talks with Iran stood out despite it
Ahead of March Iran Talks, U.S. Urged to Back Possible Israeli Strike
February 28th, 2013 | by Jasmin Ramsey
by Jasmin Ramsey via IPS News In the same week that talks between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent
Recycling the “Friends of Hamas” Canard Against Chuck Hagel
February 11th, 2013 | by Marsha B. Cohen
by Marsha B. Cohen Taking advantage of the delay in the vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to the Senate, the
Questioning Recent Iran Policy Prescriptions
January 18th, 2013 | by Peter Jenkins
Any reader of my last piece on this site will be unsurprised that I was disappointed by the Iran chapter of “US
New Push in U.S. for Tougher Sanctions, War Threats Against Iran
January 16th, 2013 | by Jim Lobe
via IPS News Four U.S. non-proliferation specialists are urging the Obama administration to impose tougher economic sanctions against Iran and
U.S. Escalation Against Iran Would Carry High Cost for Global Economy
November 17th, 2012 | by Jasmin Ramsey
via IPS News The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the
Sanctions Continue to hit Average Iranians
November 1st, 2012 | by Jasmin Ramsey
The US-led sanctions regime isn’t directly targeting Iran’s healthcare system but reports continue to suggest that critically-ill Iranians are being
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