Treacherous Alliance

• Quoted in Guy Dinmor, EU trio targets tougher Iran sanctions, FT, February 25, 2009.
• Quoted in Sharon Cohen, Terror victims seeking Persian relics in court, Associated Press, February 22, 2009.
• Quoted in Michael Theodoulou, Route deal on table for US and Iran, The NAtional, February 22, 2009.
• Quoted in Alasdair Soussi, Iran’s comeback kid, The National,February 14, 2009.
• Quoted in Sahar Jooshani, On US and Iran, is there an end game?, NIAC, February 12, 2009.
• Quoted in Olivia Ward, How Iran-U.S. talks could shake Mideast, Toronto Star, February 12, 2009.
• Quoted in Ali Gharib, Hoping for a Spontaneous Regime Change, IPS, February 11, 2009.
• Quoted in Brian Bender, Gentler approach challenges anti-US regimes, analysts say, Boston Globe, February 11, 2009.
• Quoted in Bitte Hammargren, Khatami - Irans gubben i lådan?, SVD, February 9, 2009.
• Quoted by Jonathan Broder, An All-Star Cast for the Global Stage, CQ, February 7, 2009.
• Quoted in Mehmet Kalyoncu, Turkey’s turn from the West or yet another smear campaign?, Al Arabiya, February 4, 2009.
• Quoted in Nina Hamedani, Can Obama Untangle the Iranian Challenge?, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January-February 2009.
• Quoted in Paul Richter, Obama to keep Bush official who led squeeze on Iran with economic sanctions, Chicago Tribune,February 3, 2009.
• Quoted in Golnar Motevalli, U.S. needs Iran's help to fight Afghan war, Reuters, January 31, 2009.
• Quoted in Foreign Policy, Recent U.S.-Iran nuclear talks involved key officials, January 31, 2009.
• Quoted in Stephen Walt, It's easier than Tom Friedman thinks: a realistic Middle East strategy, Foreign Policy, January 26, 2009.
• Quoted in The big picture in Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Pakistan Daily, January 25, 2009.
• Quoted in the Cornell Daily Sun, January 28, 2009.
• Quoted in Stephen Walt, It's easier than Tom Friedman thinks: a realistic Middle East strategy, Foreign Policy, January 26, 2009.
• Quoted in Bernd Debusmann, Obama, Iran and Richard Nixon, Reuters, January 22. 2009.
• Quoted in Bitte Hammargren, Förödelsen räknas i miljarder, SVD, January 19, 2009.

• Quoted in Bitte Hammargren, "Ett krig för att tvinga på Obama en agenda", SVD, January 17, 2009.
• Quoted in Mehmet Kalyoncu, The big picture in Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Today's Zaman, January 2009.
  
• Quoted in Helene Cooper, Mideast Awaits Signs of Obama’s Stance on Gaza, New York Times, January 15, 2009.
• Quoted in Stephen Walt, Iran, past and future, Foreign Policy.com, January 11, 2009.
  
• Quoted in Michelle Smith, Neoconservative Sings the Blues on Iran, HuffingtonPost, December 30, 2008.
• Quoted in Eli Lake, Obama to create Iran outreach post, The Washington Times, December 19, 2008.
• Quoted in Ron Kampeas, Is it time to prepare for a nuclear Iran?, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 19, 2008.
• Quoted in Celestine Bohlen, Obama Can End Loony Iran Idea With Reality: Celestine Bohlen, Bloomberg, Dec 11, 2008.
• Quoted in Bitte Hammargren, Palestinsk skepsis infor Obamas val, Svenska Dagbladet, December 6, 2008.
• Quoted Michael Theodoulou, Tehran gives backing to US-Iraq agreement, The National, December 1, 2008.
• Quoted in Nicholas Kralev, Decision on Iran post left to Obama, Washington Times, November 27, 2008.
• Quoted in Alistair Lyon, Obama pelted with advice on Iran, no easy options, Reuters, November 21, 2008.
• Quoted Howard LaFranchi, Iran: Will talks happen under Obama?, CSMonitor, November 20, 2008.
  
• Quoted in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 19, 2008.
• Quoted in The American Conservative, November 19, 2008.
  
• Quoted in The National, Former US diplomats urge major change towards Iran, November 19, 2008.
• Quoted in Salon, The Obama Effect, November 18, 2009. 
• Quoted in Reuters, Experts urge Obama to rethink Iran policy, November 14, 2008.
• Quoted in Barry Schweid, Threats won't tame Iran, experts say, AP, November 13, 2008.
• Quoted in Lachlan Carmichael, Obama risks trap with Ahmadinejad letter, analysts warn, AFP, November 13, 2008.
• NIAC mentioned in Barry Schweid, Threats won't tame Iran, experts say, AP, November 13, 2008.
• Quoted in Scholar urges diplomacy with Iran, South Bend Tribune, November 7, 2008.
  
• Quoted in Cautious optimism over Iranian support for Obama, France 24, November 6, 2008.
• Quoted in Jumana Al Tamimi, US Congress shelves Iran draft war resolution, GulfNews, October 10, 2008.
• Quoted in Maya Schenwar, In Reversal, Democrats Shelve Iran Resolution, TruthOut, October 9, 2008.
• Quoted in BBC Persian, Oct 2, 2008.طرح "محاصره دریایی ایران" از دستور کار خارج شد
• Jim Lobe, Israel lobby loses on Iran resolution, Asia Times, Sep 30, 2008.
  
• Nicholas Kralev, Democrats bury resolution due to fears of another war, Washington Times, September 26, 2008.
• JONATHAN S. LANDAY AND WARREN P. STROBEL, McCain and Obama differ on how to handle global hot spots, McClatchy Newspapers September 25, 2008.
• Susan Ferriss, Iranian Americans target expulsion, Sacbee.com, September 7, 2008.
• Michael Theodoulou, Iran takes a back seat, The National, September 7, 2008.
• Jim Lobe, Iran Could Reap Benefits of U.S.-Russian Tensions, IPS, August 27, 2008.
  
• Center for Middle Eastern Studies Newsletter, Fall 2008.
• Quoted in Michael Theodoulou, Iranian politician denounced for saying Israelis can be friends, The National, August 13, 2008.
  
• Quoted in Sadegh Kabeer, A Not-So-Diplomatic Turn, Antiwar.com, August 11, 2008.
• Quoted in Nahid Siamdoust, Why Iran Won't Budge on Nukes, Time Magazine, August 6, 2008.
• Quoted in Michael Theodoulou, Iran keeps everyone guessing on deadline, The National, August 5, 2008.
• Quoted in Thomas Omestad, Iran Warily Eyes U.S. Presidential Contenders Obama and McCain, US  News & World Report, July 17, 2008.
  
• Quoted in Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel, Bush steps back from showdown with Iran, McClatchy Newspapers, July 17, 2008.
• Quoted in Laura Rozen, Washington's Iran Pivot: How Big a Shift?, MotherJones, July 17, 2008.
• Quoted in US move on Iran a big shift from 'axis of evil' days: analysts, AFP, July 17, 2008.
• Quoted in Laura Rozen, A test of US flexibility toward Iran, Guardian, July 17, 2008.
• Quoted in Jason Leopold, State Department's Iran Democracy Fund Shrouded in Secrecy, The Public Record, July 10, 2008.
• Quoted in Tony Karon, The Wrong Questions on Iran - Again, Rootless Cosmopolitan, July 9, 2008.
• Quoted in Warren P. Strobel, Iran tests missiles, but some see signs of moderation, McClatchy Newspapers, July 9, 2008.
• Quoted in Pushing for war, The Herald, July 9, 2008.
• Quoted in واکنش اوباما و مک کین به آزمایش موشکی ایران, BBC Persian, July 9, 2008.
• Quoted in Kam Zarrabi, The Iran Question, Payvand.com, July 8, 2008.
• Quoted in Greg Bruno, Israel, the West, and a Nuclear Iran, Council on Foreign Relations, July 8, 2008.
• Quoted in Balance of Opinion: Mixed signals from Iran, Dallas Morning News, July 8, 2008.
• Quoted in Trudy Rubin, On talks, Iranians shift tone and tactics, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 2008.
• Quoted in Erika Niedowski, Activists open lines to Iran, July 5, 2008.
• Quoted in Michael Theodoulou, Tehran signals interest in new offer, The National, July 2, 2008.
• Quoted in Alistair Lyon, Israeli threats to Iran seen as bluff -- for now, Reuters, July 1, 2008.
• Quoted in Bernd Debusmann,  Iran and nuclear consequences, Reuters, June 25, 2008.
• Quoted in Michael Theodoulou, Tehran offers UN ‘Iranian package,’ The National, June 19, 2008.
• Quoted in MJ Rosenberg, Diplomacy as a Last Resort, HuffingtonPost, June 16, 2008.
• Quoted in Marc Perelman, Ahmadinejad Faces Intra-Party Challenge, The Forward, June 5, 2008.
• Quoted in Khody Akhavi, Obama Walks Fine Line at Major Pro-Israel Meet, IPS, June 4, 2008.
• Quoted in Reuters/Washington Post, McCain calls for divestment campaign against Iran, June 2, 2008.
• Quoted in David Jackson, McCain urges institutions to pull money out of Iran, USA Today, June 2, 2008.
• Quoted in McCain calls for tougher sanctions against Iran, Xinua, June 2, 2008.
  
• Quoted in McCain calls for Iran divestment effort, Chicago Tribune, June 2, 2008.
• Quoted in Sharon Schmickle, Talk of war with Iran on a sweet spring evening, Minnpost.com, May 29, 2008.
• Quoted in Justin Raimondo, Is War With Iran Imminent?, Antiwar.com, April 28, 2008.
• Quoted in Pam Constable, Iranians Aspire to Sharpen Public Image, Washington Post, April 26, 2008.
• Quoted in Guy Saperstein, The Democrats Need an Iran Strategy ASAP, Tikkun Magazine.
• Quoted in Gidon D. Remba, How to Talk to a Hawk—Or, Abandon These Myths Before You Vote, Israel Enews, April 4, 2008.
• Scott McLeod, Centrists Could Derail Ahmadinejad, Time Magazine, Mar. 19, 2008.
• Quoted in Paul Rogers, Israel, the United States and Iran: the tipping-point, OpenDemocracy.net, March 13, 2008.
• Quoted in US admits no silver bullet in US-led drive against Iran, AFP, March 10, 2008.
• Trudy Rubin, Balancing diplomacy and force, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2, 2008.
• Quoted in The Washington Note, Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) Got My Vote This Morning (and Tomorrow), Feb 11, 2008.
  
• Quoted in Chris Toensing, The Next President’s Iran Dilemma, In These Times, February 6, 2008.
• Quoted in Omid Memarian, Iranian-Americans Seek Least-Hawkish Candidate, IPS, February 6, 2008.
  
• Quoted in Richard Wolf, Bush takes anti-Iran push to Saudis, USA Today, January 14, 2008.
• Quoted in Greg Bruno, Gulf States Hesitant on Iran Threat, Council on Foreign Relations, January 14, 2008.
• Quoted in Joe Cirincione, Tangled Tapes: Spliced Video Gives False View of Hormuz Incident, Center for American Progress, January 11, 2008.
• Quoted in Daniel Levy, Israel's supporters should push for talks with Iran, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 20, 2007.
• Quoted in Larry Cohler-Esses, Israeli Policy On Iran ‘Paralyzed’, The Jewish Week, December 12 .2007.
• Quoted in Martin Sieff, Iran NIE Hurts BMD Say Some Analysts, December 7, 2007.
• Quoted in Scott MacLeod, Annapolis: The Spoiler Question, Time Magazine, November 27, 2007.
• Quoted in David R. Henderson, Why Attack Iran?, AntiWar.com, November 19, 2007.
• Quoted in Roland Lloyd Parry, War-scarred Iranians in US fear more fighting, AFP, November 18, 2007.
• Quoted in Per Ahlin, Iran tar plats, Dagens Nyheter, November 17, 2007.

• Quoted in Caitlin B. Doherty, Inside Track: The Taming of the Hawks, The National Interest, November 15, 2007.

• Quoted in Justin Elliott, Iranian-American Scholar Fears War Within Months—Can He Help Stop It?, MotherJones.com, November 12, 2007.

• Quoted in Doug Bandow, Iran, World War III, and the Madness of President George, Antiwar.com, November 2, 2007.

• Quoted in Shafaat Ahmad, Iran-US Relations: The Bush era, The Daily Star, November 3, 2007.
• Quoted in Breffni O'Rourke, Iran: Dissidents Debate Merits Of U.S. Democracy Aid, RFE, November 2, 2007.
• Quoted in Khody Akhavi, An attempt to douse the flames of war, Asia Times, October 31, 2007.
• Quoted in Helene Cooper, Bombing Iran Wouldn’t Be Just That, New York Times, October 26, 2007.
• Quoted in Hannah Allam, Iran courting Arab countries to blunt U.S. hostility, October 26, 2007.
• Quoted in Michael Theodoulou, Warning that tough US sanctions will 'increase tensions' with Iran, The Scotsman, October 26, 2007.
• Quoted in Paul Richter, U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran, Los Angeles Time, October 25, 2007.
• Quoted in Sue Pleming, New sanctions boost talk of war with Iran, Reuters, Octobr 25, 2007.
• Gillian Flaccus, Iranian-American recounts 4-month ordeal in Tehran prison,  AP, October 20, 2007.
• Robert Dreyfuss, Cheney Targets Iran, Rolling Stone Magazine, October 18, 2007.

• Offman, Prime-time Iranian series depicts 'myth' of Holocaust, National Post, October 15, 2007.

• AFP, Groups call for cut in US Iran democracy funding, October 11, 2007.
• Robin Wright, Cut Iran Democracy Funding, Groups Tell U.S., Washington Post, October 11, 2007.
• Tony Karon, Iran, the Inflatable Bogey, Rootless Cosmopolitan (Tony Karon's blog), October 10, 2007.
• Christopher Allbritton, Iranian Hegemony: What's Not to Like?, Spot-On.com, October 8, 2007.
• Mitchell Plitnick, A Dose of Reason On Iran, September 28, 2007.
  
• Pamela Constable, D.C. Area Iranians Criticize Reception Of Ahmadinejad, Washington Post, September 26, 2007.
  
• Ben Harris, Plenty of political theater, but nuclear issue still unresolved, JTA, September 26, 2007.
  
• Senator Mike Gravel, Let Ahmadinejad Go to Ground Zero, HuffingtonPost.com, September 24, 2007.
• Thomas Omestad, Taking Aim at Iran, US News & World News, September 16, 2007.
• Tony Barboza, Iranians in U.S. face a choice -- to speak out, or not, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2007.
• Sonja Pace, Iranian-American Scholar Leaves Iran After Three Months in Jail, VOA, September 3, 2007.
• Robert W. Welkos,'Crossing Over' and crossing out, Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2007.
• Scott Peterson, An intensifying US campaign against Iran, Christian Science Monitor, August 23, 2007.
• Bitte Hammargren,Gardet på USA:s terrorlista, SVD, August 19, 2007. (Swedish)
• Mondoweiss blog,August 16, 2007.
• Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2007.
• Robin Wright, As U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Iran, Aftereffects Worry Allies, Washington Post, August 16, 2007.
• Aljazeera English, US to brand Iran Guard 'terrorist', August 15, 2007.
• Book review: Khody Akhavi, Beneath Superheated Rhetoric, Pragmatism Rule, IPS, August 8, 2007.
• Marc Perelman, Book Reveals Details of Iran’s Diplomatic Outreach to Israel, Forward, August 8, 2007.
• Forward Editorial, Frank Talk About Iran, Forward, August 8, 2007.
• Gareth Porter, Bush Line Distorts Iran's Real Interest in Iraq, IPS, July 25, 2007.
• AP, Detentions have Iranian-Americans afraid of travel to Tehran, June 19, 2007.
• UPI, NIAC hits out at Lieberman, June 18, 2007.
• Marc Perelman, Tehran Arrests Iranian Americans in Echo of ‘Shiraz Dozen’ Affair, The Forward, June 06, 2007.
• Zahir Janmohamed, Behind Iran's New Hostage DiplomacyBehind Iran's New Hostage Diplomacy, AltMuslim, June 8, 2007.
• Scott Macleod, Did the U.S. Incite Iran's Crackdown?, Time Magazine, June 5, 2007.
• Paul Richter, Bush demands Iran free Americans, Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2007.
• Lionel Beehner, Iranian Civil Society and the Role of U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, May 31, 2007.
• David Hardaker, Historic talks between US and Iran take place, ABC, May 29, 2007.
• Christopher Preble, Talking to Iran, Partnership for a Secure America, May 29, 2007.
• Farah Stockman, US unit created to pressure Iran, Syria disbanded, Boston Globe, May 26, 2007.
• Alex Stein, An Israeli in Iran, The Guardian, May 10, 2007.
• Council on Foreign Relations, Shrinking Rights in Iran, May 8, 2007.
• Trudy Rubin, Why U.S. needs to sit down with Iran, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 2007.
• Robin Wright, Iran On Guard Over U.S. Funds, Washington Post, April 28, 2007.
• Mark Heinrich, EU and Iran to discuss nuclear program standoff, Reuters, April 24, 2007.
• Klaus Marre, McCain in crosshairs over Iran song, The Hill, April 20, 2007.
• Sarah Wheaton, MoveOn Blasts McCain’s Song, New York Times, April 20, 2007.
• Pamela Constable, Iranian Community Offended by Film's Take on Ancient Battle, Washington DC, April 9, 2007.
• James Cusick, Tony Blair said Britain had managed to secure the release of the Iran hostages without any deal, negotiation or side agreement. So what exactly did we do?, Sunday Herald, April 7, 2007.
• Guy Dinmore, Fears of wider conflict in troubled Gulf waters, Financial Times, April 2, 2007.
• Sonya Geis, Iran Native Becomes Mayor of Beverly Hills, Washington Post, April 1, 2007.
• Michael Hirsch, Brinksmanship Doesn’t Always End in Battle, Newsweek, March 29, 2007.
• Daniel B. Wood, Émigré from Iran becomes US mayor, Christian Science Monitor, March 29, 2007.
• Michael Hirsch, Time to Make a Deal?, Newsweek, March 22, 2007.
• Dan Laidman, Iranian-born councilman poised to become mayor, COPLEY NEWS SERVICE, March 18, 2007.
• Maggie Farley, U.S. and Iran have been talking, quietly, Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2007.
• Barbara Slavin, Funds told to cut ties to Iran, USA Today, March 7, 2007.
• Arthur Bright, Ahmadinejad faces domestic criticism for tough line on Iran's nuclear program, CSMonitor, February 28, 2007.
• Barbara Slavin, U.S. to sit down with Syria, Iran for regional conference on Iraq, USA Today, February 28, 2007.
• Guy Dinmore, US targets Iran’s financial underbelly, Financial Times, February 28, 2007.
• Next stop Iran?, The Scotsman, February 18, 2007.
• Raymond Whitaker, Andrew Buncombe and Angus McDowall, US piles pressure on Iran as Rice flies into Baghdad, The Independent, February 18, 2007.
• Gareth Porter, Rove Said to Have Received 2003 Iranian Proposal, IPS, Feruary 16, 2007.
• John Donnelly and Farah Stockman, Military offers evidence of Iran arming Iraqi militants, Boston Globe, February 12, 2007.
• Gareth Porter, First rejected, now denied, The American Prospect, February 9, 2007.
• Farlig poker vid Persiska viken, Dagens Nyheter, February 6, 2007. (Sweden).
• The Nation, Stopping the Next War, February 1, 2007.
• California Chronicle, Barbara Lee Hosts Forum on Iran and Preemption, January 31, 2007.
• Mark Heinrich, Shunning "timeout" call, Iran, West face conflict, Reuters, January 31, 2007.
• Gareth Porter, Israeli Realism on Iran Belies Threat Rhetoric, IPS, January 30, 2007.
• Thomas Omestad, Taking Iran down a notch, US News & World Report, January 21, 2007.
• Lolita Baldor, U.S. Turns Focus to Iran, AP, January 17, 2006.
• UPI, Iranian-American head slams new Iraq plan, January 12, 2007.
• Jay Solomon, Pentagon Intensifies Pressure on Iran, The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2007.
• Larisa Alexandrovna, Source says 'outsider' Gates prepped for confirmation by Cheney's office, Raw Story, December 22, 2006.
• Iran group prez welcomes Baker report, UPI, December 7, 2006.
• Sam Logan, Balancing Venezuelan-Iranian relations, ISN Security Watch, December 14, 2006.
• Andrew Higgins and Jay Solomon, Iranian Imbroglio Gives New Boost To Odd Exile Group, Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2006.
• Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay, Bush tries to strengthen `Sunni bulwark' to contain Iran, McClatchy Newspapers, Nov. 28, 2006.
• Jay Solomon, U.S. May Use Sectarian Split to Contain Iran, Wall Street Journal, November 22, 2006.
• Bitte Hammargren, Washington redo för ny Iranpolitik, SVD, November 21, 2006.
• Guy Dinmore, White House hunts for way into Iran talks, Financial Times/MSNBC, November 15, 2006.
• President Bush Plays Hide And Seek On The Campaign Trial, American Chronicle, October 30, 2006.
• Katrina vanden Heuvel, Don't Let Them Manufacture Another War, The Nation, Octoer 11, 2006.
• Dan Robinson, Former Weapons Inspector, Experts Warn Against Military Action Toward Iran, VOA, 12 October 2006.
• Golnaz Esfandiari,  Iran: Israel Views Threats With Increasing Seriousness, RFE/RL, September 25, 2006.
• Kim Landers, Iranian President defends nuclear stance at UN General Assembly, ABC, September 22, 2006.
• Jim Lobe, Bush Clears Task Force to Meet With Iranians, IPS, September 19, 2006.
• Kim Landers, Bush makes the case for Iran sanctions, ABC, September 19, 2006.
• Mentioned in Bill Berkely, Know Thine Enemy, Columbia Journalism Review, September/October 2006.
• Farah Stockman, Khatami caught between worlds, Boston Globe, September 10, 2006.
• Mark Heinrich, Report may expose Iran to sanctions, Reuters, August 30, 2006.
• Hossein Jasseb, Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions coalition, Reuters, August 28, 2006.
• Kim Landers, Iran nuclear program: diplomatic game continues, ABC, August 28, 2006.
• Massoud A. Derhally, The nuke look, ITP Business, August 27, 2006.
• Trevor Royle, Negotiated nuclear settlement a possibility, Sunday Herald, August 27, 2006.
• Anne Gearan, Bully role won't help with Iran, AP, August 26, 2006.
• Ron Popeski, Russia rules out UN sanctions against Iran for now, Reuters, August 25, 2006.
• Mark Heinrich, Iranian reply to atom offer seeks timetable-report, Reuters, August 24, 2006.
• Amitabh Pal, Negotiating with Iran Is the Only Solution, The Progressive, August 24, 2006. 
• Helene Cooper, Iran Sanctions Could Fracture Coalition, New York Times, August 22, 2006.
• David Millikin, Ambiguous Iran reply in nuclear showdown could split West: analysts, AFP, August 22, 2006.
• Massoud A. Derhally, Rising from the rubble, ITP Business, August 20, 2006.
• Omid Memarian, On a Razor's Edge, Asia Times, August 2, 2006.
• Gary Thomas, Experts: Lebanon Crisis May Complicate Iran Nuclear Issue, Voice of America, 31 July 2006. (Audio version available)
• Katherine Shrader, Rice's mission marred by Israeli attack, AP, July 30, 2006.
• Guy Dinmore, White House 'has no desire to draw Syria and Iran into war', Financial Times, July 28, 2006.
• Jefferson Morley, Iran -- Instigator or Bystander?, Washington Post, July 25, 2006.
• BBC News, Iran's role in crisis still murky, July 24, 2006.
• Will Bunch, How much of a threat is posed by Iran?, Philadelphia Daily News, July 24, 2006.
• Tony Karon, Six Fallacies of the U.S. Hizballah Campaign, July 23, 2006.
• Featured in Washington Post, Iran on the Potomac, Washington Post, June 25, 2006.
• Glenn Kessler, In 2003, U.S. Spurned Iran's Offer of Dialogue, Washington Post, June 18, 2006.
• Larisa Alexandrovna, Pentagon confirms Iranian directorate as officials raise new concerns about war, Raw Story, June 15, 2006.
• James Besser, Iran dilemma leaves many open questions, The Jewish News Weekly, June 16, 2006.
• Bill Nichols, Bush optimistic about Iran's reaction to nuke plan, USA TODAY, June 7, 2006.
• Sandy Shanks, Cooler heads must prevail, Al Jazeera.net, June 4, 2006.
• AP: Analysis: Iraq war ties U.S. hands on Iran, June 2, 2006.
• Gareth Porter, Burnt Offering, The American Prospect, June 6, 2006.
• Jonathan Steele, If Iran is ready to talk, the US must do so unconditionally, The Guardian, June 2, 2006.
• Hassan Nafaa, Negotiating fortunes, AL-AHRAM, June 1, 2006.
• David R. Sands, Iranians face dilemma as U.S. offers to join talks, The Washington Times , June 1, 2006.
• Jim Lobe, Conditional Offer for Talks Seen as a Gamble, IPS, May 31, 2006.
• Susan Taylor Martin, Pressure builds for U.S., Iran talks, St. Petersburg Times, May 28, 2006.
• Marc Perelman, False Report Triggers Rush Of Iranian-Nazi Comparisons, The Forward, May 26, 2006.
• Gareth Porter, Iran Proposal to US Offered Peace With Israel, IPS, May 25, 2006.
• Massoud Derhally, Stopping the Mullahs, Arabian Business, May 21, 2006.
• Laura Rozen, U.S. Moves to Weaken Iran, The Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2006.
• Matthai Chakko Kuruvila, Iranian Americans are finding their voice, San Francisco Chronicle, May 15, 2006.
• Gareth Porter, Iran Nuclear Conflict Is About U.S. Dominance, IPS, May 13, 2006.
• Barbara Slavin, US disregards Iranian letter, USA Today, May 9, 2006.
• Guy Dinmore, US allies urge direct dialogue with Iran, Financial Times, May 2, 2006.
• John Landay, U.S. urges `strong steps' against Iran, April 13, 2006.
• Bill Sher, Reframing the Iran Debate, The Huffington Post, April 13, 2006.
• Jim Lobe, Iran Showdown Tests Power of "Israel Lobby", Inter Press Service, April 12, 2006. 
• Iran Seeks Greater Role in Middle East, VOA, 29 March 2006.
• Pablo Pardo, Irán acepta entablar conversaciones con EEUU sobre Irak, El Mundo, March 23, 2006.
• Pablo Pardo, America esta en guerra, El Mundo, March 17, 2006.
• Marc Perelman, U.S. Studies Iranian's Religious Ideology, Forward, March 3, 2006.
• Charles Hoskinson, Iran’s Youth Called Key to Regime Change, Congressional Quarterly, February 27, 2006.
• Massoud A. Derhally, An atomic argument, ITPBusiness, 12 February, 2006.
• Guy Dinmore, Mideast ‘Arms Race’ Fears as Israel Ups Iran Pressure, Financial Times, December 9, 2005.
• Orly Halpern, Ahmadinejad's faux pas?, Jerusalem Post, October 27, 2005.
• Orly Halpern, Iranians experience cliffhanger in first-ever presidential runoff, Jerusalem Post, June 19, 2005.