Iran News Roundup 11/7

War watch: Israeli and U.S. officials discuss military strikes on Iran This past week has seen an increased amount of war talk in both Israel and the U.S.  Shimon Peres joined in, saying, “the possibility of a military attack against Iran is now closer to being applied than the application of a diplomatic option.”  Yet, […]

Rice: Interests section plan put on hold

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Secretary of State Rice announced that the plan to open a US diplomatic interests section in Iran has been shelved.  According to her statement, the option for a diplomatic outpost is still available, but that the decision should be made by the next administration. Secretary Rice listed the short amount of […]

The (Neglected) Ties that Bind

A huge majority of the stories on Iran are about the nuclear issue and how the US, Israel and the EU are dealing with a uranium-enriching ‘rogue’ state. Rarely are other aspects of the relationship analyzed closely, but recently they have come under the microscope again, as details of American exports to Iran, talk of […]