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07/03/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "President Barack Obama says he is 'not reconciled' to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year. The president told The ...More
07/02/2009
Statement in Support of the People of Iran
For Immediate Release
Today, in response to recent events, including the Iranian election authority’s announcement closing any inquiry into last month’s election...More
07/02/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported that "Three opposition leaders, including a former president, openly defied Iran's top political and religious authorities Wednesday...More
07/01/2009
9th Statement of Mir-Hussein Mousavi (Farsi)
Mir-Hussein Mousavi
بیانیه شماره 9 مهندس میرحسین موسوی در مورد اعلام تایید نتایج انتخابات ریاست جمهوری توسط شورای نگهبان صادر شد. ...More
07/01/2009
Iran reformists show fresh defiance against regime
Associated Press - William J. Kole
In fresh displays of defiance, Iran's opposition leader told supporters Wednesday "it's not yet too late" to push for their rights, and he joined a reformist ex-president ...More
07/01/2009
Eye on Iran - *For Immediate Release*
Courtesy of UANI
We applaud New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's decision to divest $86.2 million in New York State Common Retirement Fund ...More
07/01/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Wall Street Journal reported that "The enormous New York State Common Retirement Fund plans to divest $86.2 million in investments from nine ...More
06/30/2009
Eye on Iran - *For Immediate Release*
Courtesy of UANI
UANI Calls For Legislation To Ensure That U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Will Not Go To Iran...More
06/30/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AFP reported that "Finnish-German telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) said Monday technology it sold to Iran in 2008 could be used to ...More
06/29/2009
Bon Jovi Records Version of "Stand by Me" for Iranian People
Earlier this week, Bon Jovi and bandmate Richie Sambora recorded a version of Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me" with Iranian superstar Andy Madadian...More
06/29/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
CNN reported that "Watched closely by police, several thousand protesters moved slowly down a major Tehran thoroughfare Sunday in the first ...More
06/26/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported that "An influential Iranian cleric told worshipers Friday that those stirring unrest in connection with the recent election should be ...More
06/26/2009
Iran: new audience for US scholar's protest guide
Associated Press - Sebastian Abbot and Katarina Kratovac
Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their ...More
06/25/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported that "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned President Obama on Thursday to 'avoid interfering' in Iranian affairs, and ...More
06/25/2009
Mir-Hossein Mousavi slams Iran 's leaders
Los Angeles Times - Borzou Daragahi
Reporting from Tehran — After days of relative quiet, Mir-Hossein Mousavi launched a broadside against the Iranian leadership in comments published ...More
06/25/2009
Hopes for Iran talks hit by violence: Obama
AFP - Stephen Collinson
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama admitted Friday Iran's "outrageous" crackdown on demonstrators would hit his hopes for direct talks,...More
06/25/2009
Money floods out of Iran as election crisis continues
Foreign Affairs Correspondent - Damien McElroy
Fears of a new round of crippling sanctions are also thought to have fuelled the movement of money out of the country ...More
06/25/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Pollster Frank Luntz discussed UANI's first national ad "Unclenched Fist" last night on on Sean Hannity. Luntz said "When the ad goes above a 50 it's a home run. That ad ...More
06/24/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran's disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the ...More
06/24/2009
Iran's Khamenei may be a casualty in vote crisis
Associated Press - Hamza Hendawi
Just a few weeks ago, they would have been virtually unthinkable acts of defiance in Iran: standing up to the supreme leader, ignoring his warnings to stay ...More
06/24/2009
Iran protesters in bloody clashes with riot police
The Guardian - Mark Tran
Witnesses report fresh battles in Tehran as country's supreme leader vows to implement election result ...More
06/24/2009
Clerics join Iran 's anti-government protests
CNN - Octavia Nasr
In a blatant act of defiance, a group of Mullahs took to the streets of Tehran , to protest election results that returned incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power...More
06/23/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The New York Times reported that "Iran's most powerful oversight council has refused to nullify the contested presidential election just one day after it ...More
06/23/2009
Exclusive: Pride of Persia , Iran ’s Glory!
Nicole Sadighi
Thirty years ago, a bloody hurricane called the Islamic revolution raped Iran and its people. Today, the children of that revolution are asking their own parents one simple ...More
06/23/2009
Eye on Iran - Obama Talks Tougher on Iran Violence
Courtesy of UANI
President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent efforts to ...More
06/23/2009
Eye on Iran - Iran's Web Spying Aided By Western Technology
Courtesy of UANI
The Iranian regime has developed, with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one of the world's most sophisticated ...More
06/22/2009
Iran's Revolutionary Moment?
IIan Berman
These are hopeful and perilous times in Tehran. Ever since the blatant fraud of Iran's June 12th presidential election, popular opposition to ...More
06/22/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The New York Times reported that "Threatening to crush dissent, the powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters Monday that they would face a ...More
06/21/2009
Eye on Iran *Special Coverage*
Courtesy of UANI
The New York Times reported that "A day after police and militia forces used guns, truncheons, tear gas and water cannons to beat back thousands of ...More
06/20/2009
Eye on Iran *Special Coverage*
Courtesy of UANI
The AP reported that "Witnesses said police beat protesters and fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands who rallied in Tehran Saturday in open defiance ...More
06/20/2009
"The Fear is Gone"
Said D. Jabbari
If this question were a college course, it would be taught at the 101 level. Not because the subject matter is simple, but rather because what the people who ...More
06/20/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
Iranian Supreme Leader delivered an eagerly awaited address at Friday prayers at Tehran University. In it, he signaled a hard line against public ...More
06/19/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Wall Street Journal reported that "Iran's supreme leader said Friday there was 'definitive victory' and no rigging in disputed presidential elections, offering ...More
06/19/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Iran's supreme leader said Friday there was "definitive victory" and no rigging in disputed presidential elections, offering no concession to ...More
06/18/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of 'intolerable' meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has ...More
06/17/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported that "Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for a partial recount in a televised meeting with representatives ...More
06/17/2009
Hamas helping Iran crush dissent'
SABINA AMIDI
Palestinian Hamas members are helping the Iranian authorities crush street protests in support of reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, two protesters told ...More
06/17/2009
Letter from Tehran
Being posted as it was written by a young person form Tehran
I left my home in Tajrish along with my family at 3 p.m. We went down Valiast Street which is the main northern-southern avenue in Tehran ...More
06/16/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The New York Times reported that "For two decades, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has remained a shadowy presence at the pinnacle of power in Iran, sparing in his ...More
06/16/2009
Eye on Iran *For Immediate Release*
Courtesy of UANI
Today United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) announced the launch of its second television advertisement, "Iran's Closed Hand" which will run nationally for several ...More
06/15/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The New York Times reported that "Whether his 63 percent victory is truly the will of the people or the result of fraud, it demonstrated that Mr. Ahmadinejad is the ...More
06/12/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "Turnout appeared to be extraordinarily high, with long lines forming outside some polling stations well before they opened at 8 a.m. ...More
06/11/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "The Obama administration is cautiously watching Iran's presidential election this week for signs that the Islamic Republic may be willing to ...More
06/10/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol have offered a new proposal for initial production of Iran's major gas project in the Gulf, Oil Minister ...More
06/09/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Today United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) announced the launch of its first television advertisement, "Unclenched Fist" which will run nationally for ...More
06/09/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported that "Supporters of both leading candidates in this week's Iranian presidential election flocked to mass rallies here Monday, and the ...More
06/08/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
A common Iranisn joke suggests voting for 'Mir Mohsen Karubinejad' - a mixture of all four candidates' names. Because all candidates hail from the same clan, one person ...More
06/08/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Politico reported that "United Against Nuclear Iran, a well-funded group warning that enrichment activity by Tehran could be used for arms, is running its first TV ad ...More
06/08/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Iran Has Centrifuge Capacity for Nuclear Arms, Report Says ...More
06/05/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported that "President Obama's choice of Egypt as the site of his address to the Muslim world endeared him to Egyptians, who are ...More
06/05/2009
Iran Democracy Monitor
IIan Berman
The Islamic Republic of Iran, which has pursued policies hostile to the United States since its founding in 1979, is now on the brink of attaining a nuclear weapons capability. U.S. Director of ...More
06/03/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "President Barack Obama reiterated that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy - provided it takes steps to prove its aspirations are ...More
06/02/2009
Eye on Iran *For Immediate Release*
Courtesy of UANI
"We applaud JP Morgan for canceling the event with the Vice President of Iran and thank all of our supporters for sending a clear message that ...More
06/02/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
CNBC reported that "Executives at JP Morgan Chase cancelled a meeting set for Monday at New York's Four Seasons Hotel with Parvis Davoodi,...More
06/02/2009
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 90 June 2, 2009
IIan Berman
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is guilty of a series of fallacies and misrepresentations concerning the Iranian nuclear program....More
06/01/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Chicago Tribune reported that "In a presidential campaign most analysts predicted would hinge on domestic bread-and-butter issues, foreign policy has ...More
05/29/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
Was the eight year reform era during Mohammad Khatami's presidency fruitful or a time of missed opportunity? To answer that question...More
05/29/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Iranian press reported that "MP Fatemeh Alia stated on Tuesday that televised debates among presidential candidates may be cancelled as certain candidates ...More
05/28/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has boosted its capacity to enrich uranium, another sign of anti-Western defiance by the leader ...More
05/28/2009
Eye on Iran * For Immediate Release*
Courtesy of UANI
"It has come to the attention of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) that JP Morgan and its staff planned a panel discussion ...More
05/27/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia on June 3 for talks on Iran's nuclear program and Washington's renewed push for a ...More
05/26/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday rejected a Western proposal for it to 'freeze' its nuclear work in return for no new ...More
05/25/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly tells a Radio Farda correspondent that "the U.S. is not going to be infinitely patient in waiting for an overture...More
05/22/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "Iran's hard-line president criticized as 'disgraceful' a 2003 deal his predecessor reached with Europe to freeze the country's nuclear program...More
05/21/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday she was not sure about the utility of imposing more bilateral U.S. sanctions on Iran ...More
05/20/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to ...More
05/19/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "President Obama said Monday that he expected to know by the end of the year whether Iran was making 'a good-faith effort to ...More
05/18/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "A new state law requires the Minnesota State Board of Investment to divest its holdings in companies that do business in Iran. Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed...More
05/15/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
A visitor to radiofarda.com from Tehran welcomed the Iranian-American journalist's release, writing that "once more, Iranians have stood up against injustice." Another ...More
05/15/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Voice of America reported that "The Obama administration said Thursday it has set no deadline for its diplomatic outreach to Iran to show results, but that U.S....More
05/14/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Wall Street Journal reported that "The Obama administration and its European allies are setting a target of early October to determine whether ...More
05/13/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Guardian reported that "The Iranian interior ministry's election committee has accepted a proposal from the state-run broadcaster, IRIB, to stage candidates' ...More
05/12/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Bloomberg reported that "Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iranians to vote for a "people's" candidate in the June 12 presidential election...More
05/11/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Wall Street Journal reported that "An American journalist jailed in Iran will be freed Monday and can leave the country immediately, her lawyer said Monday ...More
05/08/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
In an interview with Radio Farda, Roxana's father said the family "insisted that she end her strike because she had become very weak." He said Roxanna was ...More
05/08/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Time reported that "U.S. officials ought not to have been surprised by the smiling solidarity between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian President ...More
05/07/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
ABC News reported that VP Biden "said a nuclear Iran poses a risk of an arms race in the region and would threaten every nation's security. Biden said ...More
05/06/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
BBC reported that "The jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has ended a two-week hunger strike, her father Reza Saberi says. Roxana Saberi, 32, began ...More
05/05/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "Iran's supreme leader publicly rebuked the president over his removal of a top official, a rare show of discontent with the hard-line Mahmoud ...More
05/04/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "Iran has attacked the United States ahead of a major meeting on the troubled global anti-nuclear arms treaty, slamming U.S...More
05/02/2009
Heard in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
Saberi's father told RFE/RL's Radio Farda after visiting his daughter in prison that she went on hunger strike to protest her conviction and eight-year prison sentence. Reza ...More
05/01/2009
Eye on Iran *Update*
Courtesy of UANI
Iranian Press reported that "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in the southern city of Shiraz on Thursday that the arrogant system faces an impasse...More
05/01/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "As if wrangling over nuclear disarmament talks, claiming to have launched a satellite into orbit and seizing not one but two female ...More
04/30/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "As if wrangling over nuclear disarmament talks, claiming to have launched a satellite into orbit and seizing not one but two female ...More
04/29/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Iranian press reported that "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on Tuesday that there are two shortcomings in the recent statement of the 5+1 group...More
04/28/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Times reported that "Nearly two dozen senators will introduce legislation Tuesday threatening punishment of foreign companies that provide ...More
04/27/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Politico reported that "Democrats in Congress are joining Republicans in calling for tough new sanctions on Iran and warning the Obama administration that its ...More
04/24/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
Roxana Saberi's father told Radio Farda that he was barred from the courtroom during his daughter's trial. He said, "They asked Roxana to sign the verdict...More
04/24/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Jerusalem Post reported on the Western firms' at Iran's Oil Show and quoted a UANI official on the affect of firms business in Iran. "The Jerusalem Post has ...More
04/23/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "Iran's chief nuclear negotiator spoke with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana after the Islamic Republic said it was ready for ...More
04/22/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Iranian Press reported that Iranian President Ahmadinejad said that "on the issue of human rights, Iran has questions to ask Europe and US and not vice versa. ...More
04/21/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran on Monday used the platform of a United Nations conference in Geneva on ...More
04/21/2009
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 89 *Special Issue* April 21, 2009
IIan Berman
The Islamic Republic is one of the world's most Internet-unfriendly regimes, employing a sophisticated system of filters and restrictions to limit access to the World Wide Web by...More
04/21/2009
For Immediate Release
Courtesy of UANI
"UANI condemns the American and European companies who today participated in Iran's International Exhibition of Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals....More
04/20/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The New York Times reported that "The head of Iran's judiciary said Monday that he had ordered the 'careful, quick and fair' consideration of ...More
04/20/2009
For Immediate Release
Courtesy of UANI
"United Against Nuclear Iran would like to join others in condemning Iranian President Ahmadinejad's inflammatory rhetoric at the U.N.'s Durban Review Conference. ...More
04/18/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
In Tehran, Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi went on trial on espionage charges. Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed ...More
04/17/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Wall Street Journal reported that "The Obama administration is pushing for a formal censure of Iran and Syria at the United Nations over an arms-smuggling case that ...More
04/16/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Bloomberg reported that "The Obama administration won't impose additional sanctions on Iran if it freezes nuclear development work and ...More
04/15/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran said Wednesday that he was preparing a new proposal to resolve disputes with the ...More
04/14/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AFP reported that "Iran is ready to hold talks with the group of six world powers over its controversial nuclear programme, Saeed Jalili, a...More
04/13/2009
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 88 April 13, 2009
IIan Berman
Since last summer, the issue of Iranian activity on the territory of its western neighbor has receded from the front pages, as security in Iraq has ...More
04/13/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili told EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana that Tehran would welcome dialogue on ...More
04/11/2009
Heard this week in Iran on Radio Farda
Radio Farda
Roxana Saberi, an American freelance journalist for National Public Radio, the BBC and other news organizations, has been detained in Iran...More
04/10/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The NY Times reported that "Iran inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant on Thursday and said it had increased its capability to enrich uranium...More
04/09/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AP reported that "Iran's president has inaugurated a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor. The West fears...More
04/09/2009
Eye on Iran - Breaking News
Courtesy of UANI
Iran says running 7,000 enrichment centrifuges ...More
04/08/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AFP reported that "The five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will meet to discuss Iran's nuclear program...More
04/08/2009
Eye on Iran - Breaking News
Courtesy of UANI
The Obama administration said Wednesday it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over its suspect nuclear program...More
04/07/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
CNN reported that "Iran's president will deliver some good news this week about the country's first nuclear power plant, a semi-official news agency reported ...More
04/06/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
AFP reported that "Barack Obama on Monday used his first visit as US president to a Muslim nation to warn that Iran had to make a choice between ...More
04/03/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "The United States will push for new U.N. sanctions against Iran later this year if President Barack Obama's effort to improve relations fails to ...More
04/02/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
The Washington Post reported on the meeting between President Obama and Russian President Medvedev saying that "The 70-minute meeting, held ...More
04/01/2009
Eye on Iran
Courtesy of UANI
Reuters reported that "U.S. Afghan envoy Richard Holbrooke held a cordial and unplanned meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Mehdi Akhoundzadeh in...More
11/06/2008
Holding The Line On Iran
Ilan Berman
These must be heady days for Iran’s ayatollahs. Just a year ago, American efforts to contain and isolate the Islamic Republic seemed...More
10/13/2008
The Iranian Democracy Imperative
David M. Denehy
Ever since the Islamic Revolution 29 years ago, Iranians have sought to change the nature of their relationship with their government. These efforts, however, have so far...More
10/13/2008
How To Think About The Iranian Bomb
IIan Berman
When he takes office on January 20th, 2009, the next President of the United States will have to contend with a range of pressing issues, from a global economic slowdown to ...More
10/08/2008
Studies and Analysis
There's been a flurry of policy activity relating to Iran in recent weeks, with a number of organizations issuing new reports or dipping their toes in...More
08/07/2008
A 'new' new world order?
IIan Berman
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is at it again. In late July, Iran's firebrand president used a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran as the platform for ...More
07/25/2008
Putting the Squeeze on Iran
Michael Jacobson
US-Iranian relations are once again headline news after dropping off the radar for several months in the wake of the US National Intelligence Estimate in December 2007. In recent days...More
02/01/2008
Irans Foreign Minister to Resign
After many months of infighting and pressure from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, it seems that Iran’s Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has decided ...More
01/09/2008
NIE on Iran Offers Cold Comfort
IIan Berman
The United States intelligence community’s new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran has made major waves since ...More
11/26/2007
How to Avert a Wider Regional War with Iran
Farid Iman and Kamran Beigi
What has plagued the American foreign policy in the Middle East and the war on terror is directly linked to ambiguous and contradictory policies...More
11/14/2007
Survey on Iranian Public Opinion
Said Jabbari
In late 2006 the Center for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights (CFPD) contracted with a major research center in a Middle Eastern country (RC)...More
11/14/2007
Study Survey Bullet Point
CFPD
The following is a bullet point summary of a survey conducted by the Center For the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights. The CFPD survey was ...More
11/14/2007
Iranians Share United States Interests
Said Jabbari
Coming right on the heels of a survey conducted by Terror free Tomorrow (TFT), a new survey, conducted by ...More
11/14/2007
Nature of the Beast
Yar Meshkaty
For almost three decades now the United States and its allies have been pondering, and occasionally arguing about the best policies for dealing with the Islamic Republic of Iran...More
11/14/2007
Islamic Republics Partial Report Card
Farhad Mansourian
Pending changes in the Iranian Penal Code, proposed by Mr. Ahmadinejad’s Government, children as young as 14 years old can be executed by the State...More
10/07/2007
Regional and Global consequences of U.S. Military action in Iran
IIan Berman
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to address the current crisis with Iran, and the potential of military ...More
07/20/2007
Tehran: Release the Iranian Americans
Farid Iman and Kamran Beigi
The Islamic republic of Iran has once again resorted to the techniques they learned from the Soviets during the early days of the Islamic ...More
07/06/2007
Democratic Presidential Contenders
Farid Iman and Kamran Beigi
Democratic Presidential contenders are falling back upon tried and true prescriptions for failure in order to avoid facing ...More
06/11/2007
Iran Hostage taking as Diplomacy
Farid Iman and Kamran Beigi
The continued detention of Iranian-American scholars Haleh Esfandiari of the Woodrow Wilson Center, and four others is another ...More
06/01/2007
Left should go Right
Farid Iman and Kamran Beigi
Many historians are of the opinion that the 21st century began in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Although the rapid chain ...More
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