In one of the last conceivable financial moves the United States can possibly take against the Iranian banking system, the Bush Administration announced today that they will prevent US banks from processing transactions for Iranian banks even if the transactions were...
In a statement to the UN General Assembly, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei said that he was still unable to "achieve full clarity regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran." He called on the Iranian...
In a move expected to be announced sometime after November's US Presidential Election, President Bush will reportedly announce his intentions to establish an "interests section" in Iran. An Interests Section is a diplomatic office operating out of a third nation's...
In the fourth such accusation in the past month, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell today accused the Iranian government of meddling "in its most destructive, devious and deadly ways," and trying to "undermine" and "derail" the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between...
In an interview today, UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran would be lacking key components for the production of a nuclear weapon even if they chose to do so. According to ElBaradei "they do not have even the nuclear material, the raw...
An an interview US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno has accused Iran of "coming in to pay off people to vote against" the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and using Saddam-era contact "to attempt to influence the outcome of the potential vote." The accusation...
Iran has repeatedly vowed to continue its uranium enrichment program, but in a sign that they may be softening on that position, chief delegate to the IAEA Ali Ashgar Soltanleh suggested that Iran would "reconsider the position" if there were a "legally-binding...
How are negotiations for America's contentious Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq proceeding? It depends who you ask. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated on Saturday that "we're making good progress." Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyan Zebari claimed at the...
As Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin makes her way around the television interview circuit, it allows us to learn more and more about her foreign policy positions. In her RNC address, she declared victory in Iraq within sight and cautioned against a...
Updated 9/26/2008 1:30 PM EST According to the Washington Times the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives has shelved H.R. 362, fearing that the resolution would provoke a war with Iran. The bill, authored by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - NY), urged the...
