Category Archives: Iran’s Nuclear Program

Brazil slams US approach towards Iran

See the al Jazeera video here.

Gary Sick on the Latest Nuclear Agreement

Gary Sick: What to make of the new nuclear agreement by Turkey and Brazil with Iran? Perhaps the main point is to be reminded of the moral from the old folk tale: Be careful of what you wish for, since you just might get it. The United States took a rather righteous position that the [...]

Roger Cohen: Realpolitik for Iran

[Another outstanding piece by Roger Cohen] NY Times: For Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, “a combination of ignorance and arrogance” under the Bush administration squandered countless diplomatic opportunities with Iran and so allowed it to forge ahead with its nuclear program.Referring twice to Dick Cheney as “Darth Vader,” ElBaradei told [...]

Netanyahu and threat of bombing Iran – the bluff that never stops giving?

Huffington Post: Israel does not have the military capability to successfully eliminate Iran’s nuclear program. Even the most successful bombing campaign would only set back the known program for a few years – without affecting any potential clandestine program. This is not classified information. Military experts are well aware of Israel’s capabilities – and its [...]

Petraeus: Israel Might Attack Iran

The Huffington Post: Army General David Petraeus told Congress that “the Israeli government may ultimately see itself so threatened by the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon that it would take preemptive military action to derail or delay it.” In an interview conducted shortly before he was sworn in today as prime minister of Israel, [...]