Highly ineffectual, well, disingenuous, efforts by U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration of engaging Iran even before its disputed presidential election of June 2009 have been seen for some time with growing concern. Iranians were in fact well advised not to pay too much attention. The recent, long-awaited, talks between UN Security Council member [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Diplomacy’
Calculated Talk
Posted in Iran, USA, tagged apologetics, Charlie Rose, Diplomacy, Flynt Leverett, Hillary Mann Leverett, Mahmoud Ahmadinejd on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Washington’s most provocative, well, mouthpiece of the Iranian regime, Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, had an impressive performance last night in Charlie Rose’s show (who has interviewed the Iranian president Ahmadinejad four three times) at PBS. Flynt Leverett directs the Iran Project at the New America Foundation. He is also a Professor at Pennsylvania State [...]
Something to Work With
Posted in Iran, NPT, USA, tagged Diplomacy, Iran, NPT, P5+1, proposal on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Iran’s long-awaited diplomatic proposal (not really a package) to the P5+1 world powers, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Russia, China, has disappointed many. The harshest reactions were coming from the US. American lawmakers may even want to use the five pages as further argument for new and ‘crippling’ sanctions. The response may be premature. After a [...]