Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

FEB. 2 – “We have been trying to negotiate [with the Iranians] for five, six years. We’ve tried everything. We have met every Iranian. We have tried to open every possible channel. We’ve had new ideas and the result is this: nothing,” writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal.

JAN. 23 – “We must now face an extremely unpleasant truth: even giving the Obama Administration every possible break regarding its Iran policy it is now clear that the U.S. government isn’t going to take strong action on the nuclear weapons’ issue,” writes Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center [...]

JAN. 21 -”Given the lack of any progress in the negotiations between Iran and the rest of the world, the question is soon becoming not if Israel will attempt a military operation to stop or obstruct Iran’s nuclear program, but when,” writes Lt. Col. Rick Francona, a retired Air Force intelligence officer and Middle East specialist, for Basil & [...]

JAN. 21 – “For Obama, forceful diplomacy with like-minded allies must be the immediate course against the Iranian regime,” writes John Hughes in a commentary piece for the Christian Science Monitor. “But democracy lies in the hands of the Iranian people.”

JAN. 10 – The following articles may be of interest to Countdowniran.com readers:
News:
Iran, Syria to Redefine Region. UPI. January 7, 2010.
Analysis:
An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics. Rand Corporation. Jan. 2010

Middle East: Atomic Agitation, Financial Times. Jan. 7, 2010.
Turkish Foreign Policy’s Double-Edged Sword: Iran. Today’s Zaman. Jan. 10, 2010.
Editorial:
Time for Tougher Sanctions. Economist. Jan. [...]