U.S., Israel on Same Page over Iranian Threat
The U.S. understands the true military threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program and is on the same page with Israel regarding the severity of the issue, Home Front Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said...
View ArticleIsrael Is Wide Awake as Decision Time Approaches on Nuclear Iran
Israel has been publicly debating the wisdom of a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program. But it is not “sleepwalking” into a war. The Israeli discourse is a real debate driven by the feeling that...
View ArticleThe Mullahs Are Playing with Fire in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s threat makes no economic sense. Closing the strait would shut off Iran’s main source of income and deny its people necessary imports such as gasoline, food and consumer goods. The hardships of a...
View ArticleIran’s Hormuz Threat
So now we know the kind of sanctions that hit Iran’s regime where it really hurts. The U.S. and Europe are at last mustering the gumption to target Iran’s multibillion-dollar oil industry, and almost...
View ArticleIran’s Strait of Hormuz: A Challenge to U.S. Policy
A dozen huge tankers exit the Persian Gulf daily through the Strait of Hormuz carrying about 40% of the world’s internationally traded oil. Any disruption of shipping would have an immediate impact on...
View ArticleFrom Pre-emption to Prevention and Back
During his March 4 AIPAC speech, President Barack Obama came closer than ever before to declaring that should sanctions fail, he was prepared to use military force to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Containing Iran’s Enrichment Activities
(Simon Henderson and Olli Heinonen - Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Officials are discussing possible compromises that might persuade Tehran to give up any ambition of developing nuclear...
View ArticleThe Last Chance for Diplomacy to Stop Iran
Strong evidence suggests that Iran’s nuclear program is intended to actually construct nuclear weapons, not merely to develop the capability to do so. If it is not stopped soon, Iran will acquire the...
View ArticlePoll: Opposition to Iran Gaining Nuclear Weapons Widespread in 21 Nations,...
Opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons is widespread around the world, including in Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, and support for tough economic sanctions is high, according to a Pew Global Attitudes...
View ArticleTop Iranian Nuclear Scientist Resumes Work
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Iranian scientist considered Tehran’s atomic-weapons guru until he was sidelined several years ago, is back at work, according to UN investigators. A senior officer in the...
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