Romney to embrace “no nuclear capability” stance on Iran

By Paul Mutter The National Review Online has run an advance copy of the foreign policy speech GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will give today in Virginia. In it, the former governor is expected to lay out his “red lines”… Continue Reading

Panetta reaffirms U.S.’s “wretched” red line on Iran’s nuclear program

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s trip to the Middle East last week included reassuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in person, that the U.S. was committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — the U.S.’s “red line” on Iran. Panetta… Continue Reading

Jim Lobe discusses Obama, Israel, AIPAC and Iran on the Real News

As expected, Iran has been the top issue at this year’s American Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference. The leading pro-Israel lobby has been pushing for harsher measures against the Islamic Republic for years and have seen the fruits of their… Continue Reading