Oil Embargo: Third Time’s A Charm?
How effective is an oil embargo on Iran? Will a third oil embargo bring about change in the Iranian government’s stance on their nuclear program? What are the Iranians doing to prepare in order to prevent their economy from collapsing? What are those countries who used to be consumers of Iranian oil doing to make […]
Iran News Roundup 01/25
Will Israel Attack Iran? New York Times magazine will run a cover story on whether an Israeli strike on Iran is imminent. According to the author, Ronen Bergman, “After speaking with many senior Israeli leaders and chiefs of the military and the intelligence, I have come to believe that Israel will indeed strike Iran in 2012” (New […]
Iran News Roundup 01/20
Terms of nuclear talks to be disclosed The P5+1 released the details of a letter sent to Iran last October demonstrating a willingness to hold talks with Iran amidst tough sanctions and speculation of a military conflict (Reuters 01/20). Details of U.S. letter to Iran emerge Laura Rozen reports the Obama administration used three channels of […]
Iran News Roundup 12/1
European ambassadors called back from Iran In the wake of Tuesday’s attack on the UK embassy in Iran, several EU countries have voiced their disapproval. The UK has not only pulled all of its diplomats from the country, but has closed the Iranian embassy in London, though this is not yet permanent. The NY Times […]
Iran News Roundup 11/28
Sanctions push in Europe, US Financial Times writes that France is leading a push to implement a European Union oil embargo against Iran. They report that while the UK is behind such a move, it is expected to meet resistance from Spain and Italy who are the two biggest importers of Iranian oil in Europe […]