Before pulling the trigger on Iran, the U.S. should review how Bush nearly drove Saddam Hussein from power without an invasion
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Congress Guns for Iran, While the Administration Focuses on Engagement
How Congress united behind sanctions, and why that push may be stalling as the Administration seeks a diplomatic breakthrough…
Israel Uneasy on Iran Ahead of Obama’s Visit
America’s latest offer to Iran, reducing the country’s enriched-uranium output in return for lesser sanctions, may produce some friction for Obama as he visits Israel for the first time next week as President.
The Path to War
A look inside Barack Obama’s struggle to stop an Iranian nuke.
Argo, and TIME
TIME had a front row seat to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
Shoe Thrown at Iran President in Cairo
Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian President to visit Egypt since Tehran’s 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iran-US Talks: Path to Peace or Confidence Game?
Iran says it’s ready for talks—at last. But as the U.S. gears up for what could be a last chance to avoid a war, can anyone believe Tehran?
Israel Pushes Washington to Give Iran an Ultimatum
Israeli Finance Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz to Obama Administration: give Iran an ultimatum.
The Iranian Currency Crisis: Three Possible Scenarios
During my trip to Iran last month, the owner of a chicken shop in Shohada Square, a lower middle class neighborhood in southern Tehran not far from the bazaar, complained to me about the fluctuating price of chicken. …
Push and Shove in Iran
While the rest of us are wondering what on earth happened to Barack Obama last night, the President’s Iran policy seems to be moving toward success. The international sanctions that he so laboriously put together are having a devastating effect on Iran’s economy. The currency is collapsing. And now, the bazaaris–Iran’s mythic and …
U.S. Sanctions Take a Toll on Iran’s Currency
There aren’t many places for Iranians to shelter their money these days. Inflation has surpassed interest rates. There’s a construction boom in Tehran, and gold and gems are popular, but hard currency is the safest commodity. And Iranians are fleeing the Rial for the dollar. As one U.S. official described it, they are voting with …
Long-Term Uncertainty Remains in Nuclear Talks with Iran
Anyone banking on a big-win breakthrough in Wednesday’s nuclear talks with Iran will likely find themselves in the same boat as investors who bet on an instant surge in the Facebook stock price last week. If there’s value to …
Iran Nuke Concession?
The New York Times is reporting that Iran may be about to open its Parchin military facility to international inspections. This is a biggish deal, but not a complete breakthrough. Parchin is where Iran may have been conducting experiments on weaponizing its nuclear fuel; there has been speculation that the facility housed a chamber to …