csmonitor.com - 11/20/2008
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A period of reestablishing relations with Iran's partners seems likely. Also expect contacts with lower-tier Iranian officials.
codepinkdc.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
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Medea Benjamin November 22, 2008 DAY ONE in
Tehran What an extraordinary day! After arriving at our...
hotel in the middle of the night, I woke up early raring to go. Our hotel is in a great location downtown, and I took some time before our meetings ...
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Medea's Blog Day #1 Iran Citizen Diplomacy
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/19/2008
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Jim Geraghty : So Joe Lieberman is keeping
his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee on the...
say so of 42 Senate Democrats AND President Obama ; his Secretary of State might be Iraq War supporter and preconditionless-summit opponent Hillary ...
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The obligatory “Iran has enough uranium for one nuclear bomb” post
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... As such, we’re at their mercy. If they value nuclear weapons above any concessions the west can afford to make, they’ll have nuclear weapons. America and Israel can try to stop them but it’s a crapshoot that even a comprehensive bombing run would destroy the program the way the IAF did at Osirak; Iran’s not so stupid that they’re going to horde all the necessary technology in one or two locations. The drop in oil prices gives us some leverage, which is why some are urging Obama to wait and not meet with Iran until after next year’s presidential elections, when Ahmadinejad ...
US-Iranian Relations Under Obama?
The Moderate Voice —
... Howard LaFranchi has some informed speculations. Those with whom LaFranchi spoke speculate that, owing to our own financial crisis, the one precipitated by falling oil prices in Iran, and the upcoming Iranian presidential election in which incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is, by no means, a shoo-in, Obama will take deliberate approach to confronting and eliminating Iran’s nuclear weapons program. ...
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huffingtonpost.com 12/13/2008 — TEHRAN, Dec 12 (IPS) - The main issue in Iran's June 2009 presidential election is certain to be the country's economic woes, but both candidates will be linking the economy to the issue of relations between Iran and the West, according to Iranian ...
Iranian Analysts Urge Obama To Start Negotiations Immediately
huffingtonpost.com 12/13/2008 — TEHRAN, Dec 11 (IPS) - In light of the Iranian presidential election coming in mid-2009 and the U.S. distaste for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President-elect Barack Obama is being advised to avoid any communication with Tehran until after Iranians vote next ...
Obama and Iran
juancole.com 11/8/2008 — President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that "Iran's development of a nuclear weapon, I believe is unacceptable. . . Iran's support of terrorist organizations, I think is something that has to cease." What I cannot understand is why American ...
Obama on a Nuclear Iran: Yes They Can?
weeklystandard.com 1/27/2009 — From Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya :
Q Will the United States ever live with a nuclear Iran? And if not, how far are you going in the direction of preventing it?
THE PRESIDENT: You know, I said during the campaign that it is very important ...
American Foreign Policy Project
americanforeignpolicy.org 11/17/2008 — Among the many challenges that will greet President-elect Obama when he takes office, there are few, if any, more urgent and complex than the question of Iran. There are also few issues more clouded by myths and misconceptions. In this Joint Experts' ...
But, but . . . We've DONE All That
corner.nationalreview.com 1/29/2009 — I'll keep this short, in the interests of my impressive blood pressure. There are two "stories" about Iran/U.S. relations bubbling around. One has to do with direct talks, the other with Ahmadinejad's demand that we apologize for our many past ...
Iran: American apology in order
swamppolitics.com 1/28/2009 — by Mark Silva
Perhaps this is what happens when the United States attempts to open a dialog with Iran:
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demands an apology.
The vituperative Iranian president, delivering his first public address since President Barack ...
Eric Margolis: How Obama Can Further U.S.-Iran Relations
huffingtonpost.com 2/24/2009 —
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Special for the Huffington Post
February 23, 2009
Paris - Iran is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its historic 1979 Islamic revolution, a seismic event that shocked Washington and changed the political landscape of ...
Cafferty: How should Obama deal with Iran? —
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