Shirin Nariman: A chance to embrace Iranian people's democratic aspirations
By Shirin Nariman- Posted on the Richmond.com on Jan 29, 2017
With the change of guard at the White House, it seems clear that the administration of President Donald Trump will be eager to execute major foreign policy shifts. A focal point of those changes will be the approach to Iran.
Trump Can Make Iran Policy Great Again
By Ray Takeyh- Posted on the foreignpolicy on Nov 11, 2016
Here's how the next president can transform Obama's Iran deal into something worthy of the name.
During his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump often dismissed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear agreement signed between the United States and Iran. His critique, while vague, was sensible. The JCPOA did concede too much residual enrichment capacity, its sunset clauses were too short, and it offered sanctions relief that was too generous. On top of that, the White House indulged in its own cash-and-carry program, trading hostages for money.
Iran’s Massive Crackdown On Opposition Shows The Regime’s Vulnerability and Fear
By Patrick J. Kennedy- Posted on the opinion.ijr.com on July 25, 2016
On July 9, the Free Iran rally near Paris attracted tens of thousands of Iranians from five continents and gained support from political leaders from many countries, including the US, several EU member nations, and the Gulf States. It also provoked the predictable ire of the Iranian regime, which has persecuted the constituent groups of the main opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, since the beginnings of the Islamic Republic.
The Iran Deal Wasn't About Nukes At All
By Tom Nichols - Posted on the Thefederalist.com on May 23, 2016
Remember the Iran deal? Of course you do. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was one of the greatest diplomatic agreements of our time, a last-ditch effort to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb and thus avert inevitable military action by the United States and its allies. Hard negotiations provided a verifiable inspections plan that would keep Iran walking the straight and narrow for at least a decade, if not longer. The media, of course, served only as the impartial platform for analysis and debate.
In Iran, it's always Groundhog Day
The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Welcome to U.S. foreign policy towards Iran. The endless repetition of failed policy choices with respect to Tehran — spread across presidential administrations of both parties — is political theater of the worst kind: a high-stakes version of the movie “Groundhog Day.” But unlike Bill Murray’s character, we can’t seem to stop the cycle.
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Ebrahim Raisi’s legacy of atrocity and repression
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West must pay direct attention to Iran, not its proxies
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Time for Western Democracies to Stand with Iranian People
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Iran’s Future, Democracy and Representative Government
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Iran Targets Physicians, Nurses as Nascent Revolution Reaches Six-Month Mark
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Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
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