Will Hillary Take A Position On Iran Sanctions?

by Jim Lobe What will former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say, if anything, about the Kirk–Menendez Iran sanctions bill? The pressure on her to take a position must be considerable, if only because, as both the former secretary and… Continue Reading

47 Senators Take AIPAC’s Word Over U.S. Intel Community

by Jim Lobe The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has published the list of senators who so far have agreed to co-sponsor the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013, aka the Wag the Dog Act of 2014. You’ll… Continue Reading

How Not to Show Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind

by Paul Pillar via The National Interest The role that foreign views play in policy debate in Washington and especially on Capitol Hill has taken some strange forms lately, and none stranger than with the hot topic of the Iranian… Continue Reading

U.S.-Iran Poised for Breakthrough on Nuclear Issue

by Jim Lobe via IPS News On the 34th anniversary of the seizure by Iranian militants of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, a growing number of experts here believe Washington and the Islamic Republic may be moving toward détente, if not… Continue Reading

Pro-Israel Groups in Limelight of Iran Policy

by Marsha B. Cohen *This post has been updated. Last Tuesday (Oct. 29) administration officials met with what the Israeli daily Haaretz describes as a “coterie of Jewish leaders.” Only four Jewish organizations were represented: the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC);… Continue Reading