I receive different questions about a vide range of issues related to the situation in the Middle East on a daily basis via emails, phone calls and in discussion with people in different meetings. I will from now on answer some of those questions here on the blog. If you have any questions you would [...]
Not surprisingly, Iran has built a secret nuclear site in the holy city of Qom:
Video of the statements by the Presidents Obama, Sarkozy and Prime Minister Brown at the G 20 summit in Pittsburgh:
Time Magazine questioning Ahmedinejad about the nuclear site:
Russia and China urges Iran to cooperate with the IAEA
Official U.S. Government Statements Regarding the [...]
The 5+1 countries have agreed to negotiate with Iran after that Iran presented a five page long proposal to solve issues of terrorism, drug trafficking, nuclear disarmament and environmental concerns. The date for the first round of talks is set to be on the first of October.
Iran has been inconsistent about whether they are willing [...]
Obama said Monday that he expected to know by the end of the year whether Iran was making “a good-faith effort to resolve differences” in talks aimed at ending its nuclear program…
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Successful denuclearization of hostile states is most likely to occur as a result of regime change, coercive diplomacy or military action, not U.S. pledges of mutual respect.
The United States decision to offer Iran a “new beginning” has created insecurity and fear amongst the United States friends and allies in the Middle East. The reason is that many of the United States allies in the Middle East is worried that the Obama administration will concede to Iranian demands and sideline the interests [...]
Amir Taheir writes that Iran is:
Convinced that the Obama administration is preparing to retreat from the Middle East, Iran’s Khomeinist regime is intensifying its goal of regional domination. It has targeted six close allies of the U.S.: Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait and Jordan, all of which are experiencing economic and/or political crises.
Many of the [...]
US want Iran to answer to their proposal of a “new beginning” soon, lawmakers in the US are growing more impatient with Iran, as Iran is yet to be clear if they will take the US up on their peace overture.
The argument in the debate in the US is that one of the reasons why [...]
In a new report the state department writes that Iran is still the worlds leading sponsor of terrorism in the world. When Obama offered the regime in Iran a “new beginning” many believed that Iran would play nice and stop sponsoring terrorist organisations, overlooking the fact that regimes existence depends on sponsoring different terrorist organisations.
The [...]
France 24 reports:
Living conditions are not ideal for writing articles on the condition of the Kurds, and Syria’s political situation – subjects that the Syrian regime does not appreciate.
