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Morning Buzz: Jan. 7, 2008
News Desk
- January 7, 2008
A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows Barack Obama opening up a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Obama was the pick of 41 percent of voters surveyed while Clinton was named by 28 percent and John Edwards by 19 percent. In the GOP poll, John McCain led Mitt Romney by four points.
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European Envoy: U.S. Democratic Effort in Iran Will Backfire
News Desk
- December 21, 2007
The Bush administration's $75 million effort to promote democracy in Iran over the long run is likely to backfire, stiffening the resolve of the Islamic regime to hold on to power and landing democratic-minded activists in jail, a senior European diplomat tells U.S. News.
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Envoy: Iran Won't Budge Despite Sanctions
News Desk
- December 12, 2007
Despite modest pain inflicted by United Nations sanctions as well as European and U.S. financial pressures, Iran's government is unlikely to bend to western demands on its nuclear program anytime soon, a senior European diplomat tells U.S. News. The resistance comes in part from the Iranian regime's belief that the Bush administration still wants to remove it from power.
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The Way the World Looks
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- December 11, 2007
Taking stock of progress in Iraq, the NIE on Iran, and Hugo Chávez.
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Iran NIE: Why Must Bush Agree?
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- December 7, 2007
Intelligence agencies' assessment of Tehran's motives is not the last word.
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The President Grapples With a Big Surprise
By Brian Kelly -
Nation & World
- December 7, 2007
Iran does not have a program to create nuclear warheads.
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A Little Less of a Menace
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- December 7, 2007
An intelligence surprise shifts the debate over Tehran's aims.
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Bush Is in Denial on Iran
By John Mashek -
A Capital View
- December 4, 2007
The president tries to avoid blame for scaring the nation about World War III.
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Morning Buzz: Dec. 4, 2007
News Desk
- December 4, 2007
Iran's foreign minister welcomed the U.S. intelligence report released yesterday that said Iran was no longer actively pursuing a nuclear program and hadn't pursued one since 2003. The new National Intelligence Estimate report counters recent assertions by Bush administration officials. Israeli officials said they still believe Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.
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U.S. Downplays Iran Nuke Threat
News Desk
- December 3, 2007
The U.S. intelligence community on Monday threw some cold water on the much-heated debate over Iran's alleged efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Iran, it turns out, may not be actively working on getting nuclear weapons—or, at least, may be years away from reaching that point. The new National Intelligence Estimate may weaken the urgency of the Bush administration's case for tough diplomatic actions against Iran and undercut the claims by some hawks who have been pressing for military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. It's likely to be a PR bonanza for Iran's leaders, who have been hammered by the Bush administration over the nuclear issue.
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Nuclear Agency Says Iran Is Cooperating
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- November 15, 2007
Report complicates U.S. bid for additional sanctions against Tehran.
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Hagel Blasts Bush Foreign Policy
News Desk
- November 1, 2007
In a broad-ranging talk at a dinner Tuesday night in Washington, GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska warned of dangers in the way the Bush administration is handling the Iran issue, previewing a major policy speech on Iran that he will give next week.
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Russia's Perplexing Iranian Strategy
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 30, 2007
In public, Vladimir Putin is backing up Tehran. Is something else going on behind the scenes?
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An Economic Squeeze Play
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 26, 2007
Targeting the military, banks
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Hitting Iran Where It Hurts
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 25, 2007
Tough new U.S. economic sanctions raise tensions with Iran--and talk of war.
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Protecting the Theocracy
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 19, 2007
Iran's real muscle is the Revolutionary Guard
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Taking Aim at Tehran's Elite
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 19, 2007
U.S. allies worry about tactics
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Schwarzenegger Leads on Iran Divestment
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- October 16, 2007
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill ordering the state’s two giant pension funds to divest stock in firms doing business in Iran.
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Denial and Hope in the Mideast
By Mortimer Zuckerman -
Opinion
- September 29, 2007
Mortimer B. Zuckerman on Iran's Campaign of Repudiation
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Just a War of Words, at Least for Now
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
But Tehran stays defiant, and U.N. diplomacy is falling short.
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An Unwelcome Invitation
By Jay Tolson -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
The Iranian leader renews an age-old debate on free speech
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Iran's Nuclear Defiance
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 26, 2007
What happens next in the growing test of wills with Tehran?
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