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Lights, Camera, Action: Why the Iranian Nuclear Drama Took Center Stage Last...
Prepping for some nuclear razzle-dazzleThe news cycle on the Iran nuclear story never seems to end. It is one sound bite after another. On Friday, we had to endure a pre-announcement (read drum-roll)...
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Eleventh-hour CPR On Iran Nuclear Talks
Face this fact. If Iran tomorrow announced a complete halt of its uranium enrichment program and ordered an immediate dismantling of its nuclear facilities under the full supervision of an IAEA...
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US Swagger Equals Foreign Policy Disaster
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday announced Iran’s willingness to begin swapping in increments its enriched uranium for the higher-grade uranium offered by six world powers. But...
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Clinton, Gibbs on Iran Nukes – Out of the Mouths of Babes
by Sharmine Narwani US Secretary of State Hillary ClintonUS Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs have been on a roll since Friday defending Iran’s assertions...
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Washington Just Lost the Middle East in a Big Way
The end of American influence? It’s official. There is no longer any serious “cost” for defying the United States in the global arena. Unable to win wars or deliver diplomatic coups – and struggling to...
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WikiLeaks Iran Cables — New York Times in Full-Spin Mode
By Sharmine Narwani The Iran Cables The New York Times‘ lengthy explanation of why it decided to publish the WikiLeaks Cables leaves out one important consideration. What on earth would the State...
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Why Washington Fears Iran – Part 2
Iran’s nuclear plant at Bushehr By Sharmine Narwani “Tehran has developed technical expertise in a number of areas—including uranium enrichment, nuclear reactors, and ballistic missiles—from which it...
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Deal or No Deal, Iran’s Stock Keeps Rising
The recent high-drama nuclear negotiations in Geneva were riveting, to be sure. Old foes shuttled between conference rooms, chatted amiably in corridors, colluded to guard the sensitive details of...
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Sticks and stones no longer hurt “Teflon Iran”
When a US media outlet broke a misleading story on the Iran nuclear file this week, many in the West found themselves rushing to defend the Iranian position. Only a few months ago, they would have...
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