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Iran vows 'proportionate' response to any strike

(source: AFP) June 3, 2012

Iran will respond to any Israeli or US attack against its nuclear sites with a "proportionate" reaction, the military adviser to the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday. ››read more


What Happens after Baghdad Talks: Scenarios and Solutions

by Ali Abdullah-Khani (source: Iran Review) June 3, 2012

The latest two rounds of negotiations between Iran and the group P5+1, known as Istanbul 2 and Baghdad talks, have provided a good ground for speculations about goals and objectives of the United States and its European allies. The following pessimistic and optimistic scenarios can be considered in this regard. ››read more


        Editor's note: Dr. Ali Abdullah-Khani is the President of Tehran International Studies & Research Institute (TISRI)

Obama’s Secret War Against Iran Dooms Diplomacy and Imperils American Interests

by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett (source: Race for Iran) June 3, 2012

In May 2009, we published an op-ed in The New York Times, in which we argued that “President Obama’s Iran policy has, in all likelihood already failed”—largely because “Obama is backing away from the bold steps required to achieve strategic, Nixon-to-China type rapprochement with Tehran.” ››read more