The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 6, 2010. Wall Street Journal:  John Hopkins professor Fouad Ajami defends the whole of the Iraq War and addresses concerns that the country is subject to undue Iranian influence. He acknowledges… Continue Reading

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 2 – 4, 2010. New York Times: Though details are not available, William Yong writes that Iranian authorities have arrested an unspecified number of “nuclear spies” in connection with the Stuxnet… Continue Reading

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 1, 2010. Weekly Standard: On the Standard‘s blog, Jamie Fly, the foreign policy programs director of the neoconservative Foreign Policy Initiative, warns that Russia’s decision to deny Iran S-300 anti-aircraft missiles… Continue Reading

Ali Gharib discusses Daily Talking Points, etc., on Antiwar Radio

Ali was on Antiwar Radio last Friday discussing LobeLog’s Daily Talking Points, Marsha Cohen’s piece on how Israel put Iran into the “Axis of Evil” after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Jennifer Rubin’s belligerence at Commentary, her rantings on… Continue Reading

The Daily Talking Points

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for September 24: Washington Post: In an article focused on President Barack Obama’s address to the UN, Scott Wilson leads with  Obama’s reaction to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s insinuation that the U.S. government… Continue Reading