Much hay was made late last week over the allegation that the Iranian government had underreported the amount of urnaium it had enriched through November. The White House accused Iran of reneging on its international obligations, and called the nation an "urgent...
Fresh off the charge that Iran had understated the amount of uranium it had enriched, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said today that Iran 'continues to renege' on its international obligations and called the nation an "urgent problem that has to be...
Behind schedule and over-budget, the Bush Administration's missile defense shield in Eastern Europe was a source of tension with Russia and a multi-billion dollar black hole. It is unsurprising, then, that President Obama was so non-committal about following through...
It has been 15 months since the release of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran which determined that the Iranian government had halted all efforts to create a nuclear weapon, and the outgoing chairman of the National Intelligence Council reaffirmed those...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared at today's Tehran rally marking the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution that the Iranian government is "ready" to talk to the United States "in a fair atmosphere with mutual respect." The United States and Iran...
In an interview today with Suddeutsche Zeitung, Iranian parliament speaker Larijani said that the Iranian government was "ready to talk without pre-conditions" with the United States, adding that he believes the nuclear issue is not unsolvable. However, Larijani says...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today, and said that while "President Obama has signaled his intention to support tough and direct diplomacy with Iran," the US intends to punish the Iranian government if it...
Reports have been swirling around for the past several days that the United States has been holding high-level but discreet talks with Iran even as the Obama Administration has publicly dismissed rumors of any official efforts to improve relations. Now, Iran too is...
After ordering a cameraman to turn off his camera, Israeli Ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem engaged in a very frank discussion about the recent Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, calling it "a preintroduction" to an attack on Iran that Israel apparently expects within...
Yesterday it was reported that the Obama Administration was looking at sending a reply letter to the Iranian government which would signal a willingness to improve ties and perhaps hold direct talks between the two. The move would have been the most significant move...
