A Toxic Convergence
"One has to see the genocidal and the nuclear as a toxic convergence, a lethal combination," says former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler of Iran's suspected nuclear program and its record of genocidal statements against Israel. David Essing of… [more]
On Sanctions, Military Action, and Underground Tunnels
A wide-ranging interview with Raymond Tanter, the prominent Georgetown University lecturer and leading expert on U.S. policy options toward Iran.… [more]
A Three-Pronged Strategy for the Obama Administration
Dr. Emily Landau, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies, offers a three-pronged approach for the Obama administration in its dealings with… [more]
On IDF Military Preparedness
Ron Ben Yishai, the respected Israeli commentator on defense and national security for the Israeli news site, YNET, recently authored a piece titled, "IDF Promises Full Military Preparedness." He discusses his article in this broadcast.… [more]
Israeli Expert Cites West’s ‘Inept’ Iran Nuclear Policy
JAN. 5 - Prof. Efraim Inbar, Director of Bar Ilan University's Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Israel, has characterized the West's handling of Iran and its suspected weapons program as "inept."… [more]
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Iran Begins Further Uranium Processing
FEB. 9 – “Brushing aside international calls for stricter sanctions against it, Iran said Tuesday it had begun enriching uranium for use in a medical reactor to a higher level of purity, raising the stakes again in its dispute with the United States and other countries over its nuclear program,” reports the New York Times. Read More →
Iran Tells U.N. Agency of Nuclear Enrichment Plans
FEB. 8 – “Officials from the United States, France and Russia called Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium to power a medical reactor in Tehran,” reports the New York Times. Read More →
Iran’s President Moves Ahead on Uranium Processing
FEB. 7 – “Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ordered the nation’s atomic energy agency on Sunday to begin producing a special form of uranium that can be used to power a medical reactor in Tehran, but that could also move the country much closer to possessing fuel usable in nuclear weapons,” reports the New York Times. Read More →
Israel’s Minister Ya’alon Says Iran Can Still Be Stopped
FEB. 3 – Ynet news reports: “The State of Israel must conduct itself by the notion that ‘the work of righteous will be done by others,’ but should prepare in accordance with the words of our fathers: ‘If I am not for myself, who will be for me?’” Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon told Herzliya Conference on Wednesday regarding the options at Israel’s... [Read more]
In Response to Iran’s Nuclear Program, German Firms Are Slowly Pulling Out
FEB. 3 – “German companies, long Iran’s biggest trading partners in Europe, are finding it increasingly difficult to do business there as the United States, Israel and others campaign for tougher United Nations sanctions in response to the country’s nuclear program,” reports the New York Times. Read More →
