News Links Archive: May 2010
Tehran Bureau: Lost Love between Iran and Russia
Haaretz: Stop Dancing the Iranian Tango
New York Times: UN Reports that Iran Has Fuel for Two Nuclear Bombs
Los Angeles Times: Nuclear Equipment Missing from Iranian Lab
Al Jazeera: Iran Continues to Enrich and to Frustrate IAEA
ISN: Five Years of Ahmadinejad (Philip McCrum)
Newsweek: Obama versus Al Capone (Fareed Zakaria)
The Diplomat: Flotilla Fiasco a Boon for Iran (Javedanfar)
US-Iran-Relations.com: Tip Your Hat and Take the Uranium
Foreign Policy: America's Incoherent Iran Policy (S. Walt)
Los Angeles Times: Uranium Deal Could Be Fruitful Start
World Politics Review: Sanctions Resolution Holds Promise
New York Times: Russia, Iran Trade Barbs over Sanctions
Al Arabiya: Russia and Iran Clash; S-300 Sale Unlikely
IHT: Give Diplomacy a Chance ( op-ed by Foreign Ministers of Turkey & Brazil)
The Diplomat: China's Troubling Iran Ties
The Daily Star: Globalization, Pop Culture Threaten Iranian Regime
The National: Much Lacking from Turkish-Brazilian Diplomacy
Al Arabiya: Terms of Fuel Swap Deal Technically Unfeasible
New York Times: Larijani Says Iran Will Cancel Deal in Case of Sanctions
Al Jazeera: Iran Officially Notifies IAEA of Uranium Deal
Real Clear World: Various Headlines
Al Jazeera: Mothers Fail to Win Release of American Hikers; Swap in Offing?
Fox News: Loophole May Allow S-300 Sale to Iran
Reuters: US Lifts Sanctions on Russian Arms Dealers
Washington Post: Israel Growing Impatient
NIAC Memo: Can Washington Take 'Yes' for an Answer? (T. Parsi)
Al Arabiya: Iran May Cancel Deal in Face of Sanctions; Bushehr Moves Forward
New York Times: Iranians Detained in Iraq Are Freed
New York Times: American Hikers Describe Life in Iranian Prison
New York Times: American Moves the Goalposts (R. Cohen)
Time: The Diplomacy Merry-Go-Round
BBC News: Emotional Reunion between Hikers and Moms (video)
BBC News: Obama Supports UN Sanctions Despite Fuel Swap
New York Times: Door Opened to Press Iran's Central Bank
Daily Star: Drop the Arrogance with Iran (R. Khouri)
The Diplomat: What the Iran Deal Is Missing (Javedanfar)
Washington Post: US, Partners Agree on New Iran Sanctions
Der Spiegel: Iran Succeeds at Duping the West
BBC News: Iran Calls Sanctions Last-Gasp Effort by West
Foreign Policy: Why US Should Welcome Nuclear Deal (S. Walt)
Washington Post: Iran Creates Illusion of Progress in Nuclear Talks
Al Jazeera: West Concerned Despite Fuel Deal
New York Times: France to Release Bakhtiar Assassin
The Economist: The Tehran Tango
BBC News: West Skeptical of Iran Nuclear Deal
Al Jazeera: Iran Agrees to Nuclear Deal - But Won't Stop Enriching Uranium
New York Times: Iran Offers to Ship Uranium, Complicates Sanctions Talk
Politico: Fuel Swap Leaves Iran with Enough Uranium for Breakout Capability
Washington Post: Iran to Send Uranium to Turkey for Safe-Keeping
BBC News: Brazil's Lula in Iran for Key Talks
Foreign Policy: Treasury, Not State Department, Best Equipped to Handle Iran
The Diplomat: Iran Risks Multi-Front War (Meir Javedanfar)
Los Angeles Times: Iran Boosts Medical Grade Enrichment Capability
Al Arabiya: US Doubts Meaningful Response from Iran without Sanctions Threat
New York Times: Kurds Stage Strikes in Iran to Protest Executions
BBC News: Afghans Protest Iran Executions; Tehran Blames West
Al Arabiya: Iranian and Iraqi Border Guards Exchange Fire
World Politics Review: Can Brazil's Lula Successfully Mediate?
Al Arabiya: Second Cascade at Natanz May Raise Concern
BBC News: Taiwanese Businessman Pleads Guilty to Iran Weapons Exports
BBC News: US Military Brass Warns about Costs of Military Action in Iran
Washington Post: Speak Out on Iran's Human Rights Abuses (R. Saberi)
BBC News: Could Middle East Become Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone?
Asia Times: Talk of Nuclear Deal Gains Steam in Iran
Newsweek: Sentencing Says More about Iran than about My Crimes (M. Bahari)
Tehran Bureau: Cultural Revolution Redux
Al Arabiya: Iran Said to Have Warned Off US Spy Plane
New York Times: Iran Sentences Newsweek's Bahari in Absentia
Daily Star: Don't Invoke Holocaust to Describe Iranian Threat (Shlomo ben Ami)
BBC News: Families of Detained Hikers May Get Visas to Visit Iran
The Australian: Australia Ready to Push Harder along with US on Iran
The Guardian: Long-Range Iranian Missiles Still Years Away
Business Week: Iran Pressures Shell, Repsol on Gas Project
Jewish Chronicle: US Playing along with Nuclear-Free Agenda Due to Iran
New York Times: Shifting Sands along the Iraq-Iran Border
New York Times: Iran Executes Five in Possible Message to Critics
New York Times: Amano Defends IAEA Right to Scrutinize Iran
Al Jazeera: Iran Steps Up Diplomatic Offensive
BBC News: Iranian Foreign Minister Hosts Dinner for UNSC Envoys
Washington Post: IAEA Chief Launches New Push for Iran Answers
BBC News: Biden Reaches Out to Europe, Warns about Iran
BBC News: Afghans Protest Iran's Treatment
Washington Post: IRGC Expands Role in Sanctioned Energy Sector
Washington Post: Israeli Stance on Nukes Complicates Efforts with Iran
New York Times: Ahmadinejad Says Sanctions May Forever Ruin Relations
Wall Street Journal: The NPT Illusion (Bret Stephens)
Daily Star: Containment Is the Best Policy Option (Bruce Riedel)
Jerusalem Post: Iran Epitomizes Hypocrisy at NPT Review
Al Arabiya: Iran Says US Should Be Punished for Nuclear Threats
Reuters: Iran Photographs US Vessel, Plans New War Games
Fox News: Is Osama bin Laden in Iran?
CNN.com: Clinton, Ahmadinejad Face Off at UN Conference
BBC News: US and Iran Clash at Nuclear Talks
Washington Post: US Releases Figures on Nuclear Arsenal; A/N Rebuked
Foreign Policy: The Green Movement's Strategy of Patience
Huffington Post: Can Brazil Save the World from War with Iran?
Washington Post: NPT Review Conference Set for US-Iran Showdown
Al Arabiya: Iran to Offer Reforms to Broken Nonproliferation Regime
BBC News: Ahmadinejad to Attend UN Nuclear Talks
New York Times: Intimidation Keeps Iranian Protesters Off Streets
Washington Times: White House Seeks Exemptions for Sanctions
