Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
Predicting “Persian Spring”, Lieberman Calls for Western Assistance to Iranian Opposition
Israel's Foreign Minister called for Western governments to assist Iranian opposition groups with money, equipment, and logistics, as protests linked to economic unrest began to...
EU, US Seek Tougher Iran Sanctions
Western moves to pressure Iran have been made more urgent by Netanyahu's stern call for a "clear red line" against the Islamic state's nuclear drive,...
Senate: Preventing a Nuclear Iran is Vital National Interest
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution stating that containment of a nuclear-capable Iran is not an option. The non-binding bipartisan resolution, which passed 90-1,...
The IAEA is Powerless Against Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors will meet next week in Vienna but their deliberations will only demonstrate once again how impotent the...
Ahmadinjead Cites Western Sanctions as Problematic for Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinehad on Tuesday admitted that the West's sanctions have created problems for the Islamic Republic's oil exports and banking. "There are...
President Obama: “I Have Israel’s Back”
In a moment of great emotional distress for Israel and the Jewish people regarding the unfolding of the Iranian crisis and the present...
Ahmadinejad vs. Israel, Palestine – and Iran
The International Atomic Agency has reported that sanctions have failed to slow Iran's nuclear program. In fact, the program is speeding up, and Iran is...
President Obama Can Stop Iran
It is now become clear that neither diplomacy nor sanctions will halt the Iranian march toward nuclear weapons. Iran is today stronger ...
Will Obama Stop Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions?
The Western world's media are again filled with speculation, leaks, purported leaks and flat-out disinformation about whether and when Israel will use military...
Israel’s Iran Dilemma: A Plea for Understanding
What does it mean to be faced by an existential threat? It means you, your family, your community, your city, your country and your nation could...
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Alusi to Obama: Demand Assad Give Control of WMD to International Community
Today President Obama warned Syrian dictator Bashir Assad that "use or deployment of ... weapons of mass destruction" would be crossing a "red line,"...
‘Cooling Off Israel’ and Riling Up Americans
While noting in The Washington Post that Israel "cannot afford to outsource its security to another country," Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin, former...
Iran’s FM: “Israel is Not in a Position to Wage War Against Iran”
Continuing a flurry of anti-Israel remarks from Iranian leaders in recent weeks, Ali Akbar Saleh has told an Egyptian newspaper that the Jewish state is...
Standard Chartered Bank and Iran. Yawn?
Americans are jaded by the size and shape of the financial crisis that ripped through banking in 2008. Bernie Madoff, AIG, "too big to...
