Diplomacy

After a spat between the Obama administration and The New York Times over a report on the growth of Iran’s nuclear stockpile, the think tank whose research undergirded the Times report released a new analysis (.pdf) today, in which they observed that the administration’s flustered reaction underlines potential weaknesses in an emerging nuclear deal....

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Iran continues to develop ballistic missile technology that can be used for nuclear weapons, despite the ongoing P5+1 talks over its nuclear program, according to a Pentagon report (.pdf) released to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Bloomberg Business reported Wednesday. The current nuclear talks, with a deadline of June 30, don’t address Iran’s missile...

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A retired ambassador with multiple postings in the Middle East warned the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that Iran remained a threat to destabilize the region and that a nuclear agreement would not signal “a change of heart about its ultimate hegemonic goals.” Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post reported on the...

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Representatives of the Israeli government and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia met publicly in Washington D.C. to discuss their governments’ shared concern about the threat posed by Iran, The New York Times reported Thursday. A new merging of strategic interests between Saudi Arabia and Israel was on display on Thursday as...

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In an essay published Wednesday in the Times of Israel, Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz stated that President Barack Obama does not understand the concerns of the Israeli people, despite Obama’s claims to the contrary. Horovitz stated that he endorses “every word” Obama has said about resolving the conflict with the...

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A Swedish parliamentary committee claimed that the country’s recognition of Palestine last year violated the nation’s constitution, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Riksdag’s Committee on the Constitution published its annual paper [Swedish], which lists several instances in which the center-left government of Prime Minister Stefan Loefven...

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