US Diplomatic Interest Section to Open in Tehran?

Irancove @ July 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Amid news of U.S. Under Secretary of State William Burns joining in negotiations with Iran, new reports signal that the US is considering opening a diplomatic interest section in Tehran.  Ahmadinejad’s comments indicate that the Iranians “[welcome] any move to expand ties.”

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Gary Sick on Iran Policy

Irancove @ July 17, 2008 # One Comment

Iran expert Gary Sick responds to an op-ed by John Bolton that appears in the war mongering WSJ. Bolton has been aggressively promoting some combination of regime change, sanctions or attack against Iran for a very long time. Read Jim Lobe’s comments here.

Guest Column: Dr. Gary Sick of Columbia, a preeminent U.S. scholar […]

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