Romney confused about “dirty bombs”
It’s hard to know where to begin when pointing out flaws in Mitt Romney’s recent comments on Iran’s nuclear program. A secretly recorded video, which was released by Mother Jones early this morning, portrays Mr. Romney channeling his inner role-playing geek, playing the part of Iran: If I were Iran, if I were Iran—a crazed fanatic, […]
Iran News Roundup: July 31, 2012
Obama Authorizes New Iran Sanctions President Obama authorized new sanctions against banks that facilitate the sale of petrochemical products by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Naftiran Intertrade Company (NIC). Additionally, the President imposed sanctions on the Bank of Kunlun in China and Elaf Islamic Bank in Iraq for processing transactions for sanctioned Iranian […]
Iran News Roundup: July 30, 2012
Aide Says Romney Would Endorse Israeli Strike Speaking in Jerusalem, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capability is America’s “solemn duty and a moral imperative”. Romney’s aide, Dan Senor, previewed the speech for reporters, saying that “if Israel has to take action on its own, in order to stop Iran […]
Iran News Roundup: July 11, 2012
Pentagon: Iranian Military Capability “Designed to Slow Invasion” A Pentagon assessment of Iran’s military capabilities delivered to Congress states “Iran’s military doctrine remains designed to slow an invasion; target its adversaries’ economic, political, and military interests; and force a diplomatic solution to hostilities while avoiding any concessions that challenge its core interests,” (FAS 7/11). Tehran […]
Romney says war with Iran already authorized
This past weekend, Bill Kristol came out and said the President should seek an authorization for war with Iran from Congress. It’s no surprise that Kristol and friends have ratcheted up their rhetoric in the days ahead of critical negotiations with Iran that the pro-war hawks hope will go badly. Given a chance to weigh […]
Question’s for tonight’s GOP debate
The GOP candidates will take to the stage tonight at 8pm EST to debate national security issues, and we expect Iran policy will once again be a major point of discussion. Given that many of the candidates have had a chance to offer their talking points on Iran, here are some questions the moderators can […]
Iran News Roundup 11/10
Romney attacks Obama on Iran: If you want peace, prepare for war Ahead of this weekend’s GOP foreign policy debate, Mitt Romney took to the Wall Street Journal to lay out his case against Obama on Iran. Romney criticizes Obama for saying he would pursue engagement with Iran in the previous election cycle, for not […]
Of Open Bars and McCain’s Outreach efforts to the IA community
So as you would have guessed, it’s not all serious panels and speeches at these political conventions. Just like the Democrats in Denver, the Republicans know how to let loose and have a lot of fun – with a characteristic penchant for spending money freely. Of the many sights and sounds one takes in […]