Earlier today, President Barack Obama told a group of Jewish leaders that resolving tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors would increase Iran’s isolation. The comments, which were written up by Foreign Policy’s Josh Rogin, would suggest that neoconservatives who… Continue Reading
News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for September 8. Wall Street Journal: The neoconservative editorial board of the Wall Street Journal is ready to declare International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions against Iran… Continue Reading
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, General David Petraeus condemned the plan of as small Florida church to burn Qurans on September 11th, once again emphasizing his acute awareness of the public diplomacy challenges the U.S. faces in the… Continue Reading
Tony Blair’s recent comments in a BBC interview advocating a military strike against Iran are getting plenty of attention on right wing blogs—such as Commentary’s Contentions–but his September 5th interview with Christiane Amanpour on ABC’s “This Week” — puts perspective into… Continue Reading
There’s been a lot of good work by reporters and bloggers in exposing one of the major funding sources — Joyce and Aubrey Chernick — of the ascendant Islamophobia movement in the last several days. A particularly good summary with… Continue Reading