The Radioactive Elephant in the Room (UPDATED)
With the NPT review conference in New York and the international community increasingly focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, a variety of media sources have picked up on what other countries in the Middle East have been saying for decades. “Israel’s nuclear arsenal stands like the radioactive elephant in the room,” blogger and journalist Khaled Diab […]
Between Two Worlds: Roxana Saberi on The Daily Show
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BREAKING: Washington Times headlines misleading
The Washington Times has been having a rough time lately. From the passage of health care reform, Obama’s new START Treaty, and the rumors that they might go out of business, they’ve had to go to some lengths to sell papers. So imagine my surprise when I read the headline in today’s paper “CIA: Iran […]
A New Look
As of today, niacINsight has a new look. We hope you like it! This is just the beginning, though. In a couple of days, NIAC will unveil a new and improved website over at niacouncil.org. It’s taken months to get everything ready, but soon you will be able to access brand new resources, news and […]
JARAS: Tajbakhsh to be Released from Prison
According to the Jaras website, the most prominent Iranian opposition website, Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, top researcher and sociology professor from Columbia University will be released from prison for Norooz, most likely by the end of today. Citing an unnamed source, Jaras is reporting that Dr. Tajbakhsh will be released by tonight or tomorrow. It appears […]
Would Ahmadinejad Welcome an Attack on Iran?
“Bomb Iran!” Few words cause more apprehension among Iranians and Iranian Americans than those two put together. Yet attacking Iran is always among the list of suggestions for how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program. Whether Iran is pursuing peaceful nuclear energy or a weapon is, however, actually becoming irrelevant. The international community is rallying […]
“My Upbringing Taught Me to Have My Own Opinion.”
Narges Kalhor, an outspoken and eloquent Iranian film maker who also happens to be the daughter of a top adviser to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, made headlines last October by attending a human-rights film festival in Germany. Following Iran’s controversial presidential election, many Iranian artists and film makers expressed support for the opposition “Green Movement,” and Kalhor […]
Bearing Witness: 22 Bahman
NIAC is liveblogging the events of Feb. 11 in Iran, which marks the latest day of planned opposition protests as well as the anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic. We encourage readers to share their own news and insights in the comments section below. 2:36 pm: More from the Senate presser. John McCain, […]
Palin Parrots Pipes on Iran
Following her keynote address to the national Tea Party Convention yesterday, Sarah Palin added fuel to the the flames of speculation about her possible bid for the presidency in 2012. During an interview with her now-employer Fox News, Palin was asked her opinion about President Obama’s chances for reelection: If the election were today, “I do not […]
Neocon Think Tank: US Should Prepare for Nuke War with Iran
Most people outside of Washington DC probably don’t hear about the neoconservative Heritage Foundation very often. It’s true that the “golden age” of neoconservatism is long gone, so groups like theirs sometimes have to resort to extraordinary and often spectacular measures for their work even to get noticed. I would like to believe that the […]
Olbermann’s “Worst Person in the World”
News traveled fast about Rep. Gresham Barrett’s plan to label every Iranian a terrorist and bar them from the US, even making it onto last night’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Fh4yaugNo] While we would never go so far as to label Rep. Barrett the “worst person in the world,” we think it’s safe to assume […]
Bomb Kills Nuclear Scientist in Iran
The LA Times reports that Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists was killed on his way to work this week. Adding ambiguity to the death, officials offer various explanations for the explosion. Some state that a bomb was fixed onto a motorcycle near his car while others report that the explosives were in a […]