Countdown Iran » Commentary http://www.countdowniran.com What a nuclear Iran means for the Middle East and the world. Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Seven Myths About Iran http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/02/seven-myths-about-iran/ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/02/seven-myths-about-iran/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:41:26 +0000 C.I. http://www.countdowniran.com/?p=667 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.

]]> http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/02/seven-myths-about-iran/feed/ 0 Suggested Reading: ‘The Point of No Return: Clearly the Obama Administration Won’t Ever Do Anything Serious Against Iran’s Nuclear Program’ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-reading-the-point-of-no-return-clearly-the-obama-administration-wont-ever-do-anything-serious-against-irans-nuclear-program/ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-reading-the-point-of-no-return-clearly-the-obama-administration-wont-ever-do-anything-serious-against-irans-nuclear-program/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:23:12 +0000 C.I. http://www.countdowniran.com/?p=572 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 and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal.

]]> http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-reading-the-point-of-no-return-clearly-the-obama-administration-wont-ever-do-anything-serious-against-irans-nuclear-program/feed/ 0 Suggested Reading: Israel’s Military Option for Iran – Not ‘If,’ But ‘When’ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-reading-israel%e2%80%99s-military-option-for-iran-%e2%80%93-not-if-but-when/ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-reading-israel%e2%80%99s-military-option-for-iran-%e2%80%93-not-if-but-when/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:48:41 +0000 C.I. http://www.countdowniran.com/?p=555 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 & Spice.

]]> http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-reading-israel%e2%80%99s-military-option-for-iran-%e2%80%93-not-if-but-when/feed/ 0 CSM: How Far Can Obama Push Iran? http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/csm-how-far-can-obama-push-iran/ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/csm-how-far-can-obama-push-iran/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:27:16 +0000 C.I. http://www.countdowniran.com/?p=547 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.”

]]> http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/csm-how-far-can-obama-push-iran/feed/ 0 Suggested Readings http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-readings/ http://www.countdowniran.com/2010/01/suggested-readings/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:52:49 +0000 C.I. http://www.countdowniran.com/?p=330 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. 7, 2010

Commentary & Opinion:

Iran Hasn’t Won Yet. By Jonathan Spyer. Australian. Jan. 7, 2010

The Nuclear Menace Looming Over Turkey’s Neighborhood. By Mehmet Kalyoncu. Today’s Zaman.  Jan. 10, 2010

The Most Asked Questions: Will Obama Attack Israel, Will Israel Attack Iran? By Barry Rubin. Jerusalem Post. Jan. 3, 2010.

Iran: The Last Resort.  By Michael Freund. Jerusalem Post. Dec. 30, 2009

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