The Daily Talking Points

News and views on U.S.-Iran relations for November 30, 2010: The Wall Street Journal: In his weekly column, Bret Stephens asks “Are Israeli Likudniks and their neocon friends (present company included) the dark matter pushing the U.S. toward war with… Continue Reading

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 16, 2010. The Wall Street Journal: Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) fellow Benjamin Weinthal categorized a trip by five German parliament members to Iran last month to meet with their Iranian… Continue Reading

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 11, 2010. National Review Online: Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) fellow Benjamin Weinthal blogs that while U.S. President Barack Obama used his trip to Indonesia to scold Israel for new… Continue Reading

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 28, 2010. Foreign Policy: Marc Lynch blogs that while the White House is considering “talk[ing] more openly about military options [against Iran],” according to The New York Times’ David Sanger, such… Continue Reading

Mousavi Advisor: ‘Green Movement wants an end to the economic sanctions’

An exiled top legal aide to former Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi told an opposition website that the Green movement is against United Nations sanctions because they have an adverse impact on ordinary Iranians. “The international community must not… Continue Reading