Do Iran sanctions work?

Published on March 12, 2012

After Netanyahu and Obama offer divergent perspectives on the amount of time left to pursue sanctions and diplomacy, various officials and analysts weigh in on the future of America's strategy for the Iranian nuclear threat.

A mindless week

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 22, 2012

U.S. report on Iran forces Israel to alter strategy

By Leslie Susser
Published on December 13, 2007

After the shock of last week's U.S. intelligence estimate that found that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, Israel is reshaping its Iran strategy.

Israel essentially is arguing that the U.S. assessment is dangerously misleading and that Tehran is as determined as ever to acquire nuclear weapons. The Israeli dilemma is how to prove Iran is cheating without being accused of trying to push the United States into war. That is why the official strategy is to work quietly behind the scenes.

Israel and U.S. Jews intensify efforts to isolate Iran

By Ron Kampeas
Published on November 15, 2007

American Jewish groups are aggressively attempting to rally support for isolating Iran until it ends its suspected nuclear weapons program. They are lobbying Congress, reaching out to friendly nations overseas and seeking allies in the United States.

Was Israeli strike in Syria a repeat of 1981 Iraq anti-nuke mission?

By Leslie Susser
Published on September 20, 2007

With Israel refusing to discuss the apparent airstrike two weeks ago against Syria, observers have begun to suggest that a major event may have taken place. The apparent bombing run might have been akin to Israel's bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak in 1981, if international media reports are to be believed.

L.A. Persian Jews and Muslims oppose bombing Iran

By Karmel Melamed
Published on June 28, 2007

In recent weeks, calls for possible strikes against Iran by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and other government officials have caused alarm among some local Iranian Jews and Muslims familiar with the Tehran regime.

Cooling down the the Iran rhetoric can help get real results

By James D. Besser
Published on June 7, 2007

The Jewish community is just as concerned as ever about the menace of a nuclear Iran, but it is starting to temper its red-hot rhetoric on the issue. The reason: a growing sense that calling Iran the new Nazi Germany, its madman leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hitler reborn, is hurting the community-wide effort to ratchet up the diplomatic and economic pressure on the Tehran regime.

Iran nuclear threat: What to do?

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on April 19, 2007

As the wild ride known as the Bush Administration careens toward its end, the only question remaining is whether the president will order an attack on Iran. Mired in the endless quagmire of Iraq, desperate for some military success, Bush might try to salvage his wounded sense of mastery with one great roll of the dice.

A Nuclear Iran: Still the Greatest Threat

By Rep. Jane Harman
Published on June 6, 2002

President Bush has just completed a historic series of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In Moscow, and a few days later in Italy, they signed accords to reduce each nation's nuclear stockpiles and increase Russian cooperation with NATO. Much was accomplished, but a major item was left on the negotiating table: Russia's continuing assistance to Iran's nuclear and missile programs.