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Iran Nuclear Program, News, Politics

Netanyahu: World Can’t Give Us ‘Red Light’ on Iran

by Joshua Spurlock • September 11, 2012

The rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear program continues to intensify, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again raising the need for the international community to lay out red lines on Tehran. In an oblique reference to a potential Israeli military strike…

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Iran Nuclear Program, Peace and Conflict, Politics

US Spokesperson: Public Iran Nuclear Redlines ‘Not Useful’

by Joshua Spurlock • September 10, 2012

Offered multiple opportunities to spell out American red lines on Iran’s nuclear ambitions—which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publically urged the international community to do—a US spokesperson said announcing such lines is “not useful.” “The American people know that…

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Diplomacy, Iran Nuclear Program, Politics

Canada Suspends Diplomatic Relations with Iran

by Joshua Spurlock • September 10, 2012
Israel and Canadian flags in Jerusalem. Photo by Joshua Spurlock.

Canada has decided to expel the Iranian ambassador to the country and close it’s embassy in Tehran, suspending diplomatic relations with Iran in a move that elicited praise from Israel on Sunday. In a press release from the Canadian foreign…

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In Depth, Iran Nuclear Program, Politics

Opinion: Mixed Signals, Muddled Intentions

by Joshua Spurlock • September 9, 2012

Recently US President Barack Obama’s administration praised their efforts to isolate Iran. Sanctions are intensified, that’s true. But the US and others in the West have sent such diverse signals on their approach to Iran that it is leaving a…

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News, Terrorism

Gaza Rocket Hits Israeli House

by Joshua Spurlock • September 9, 2012

A medium-range Grad rocket fired from Gaza struck a house in the Israeli town of Netivot over the weekend, as the rocket fire has picked up in the month of September. No serious injuries were reported by the IDF website.…

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Iran Nuclear Program, Peace and Conflict, Politics

Barak: Israel, US Have Different Clocks on Iran—But Same Goal

by Joshua Spurlock • September 7, 2012

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday acknowledged Israel and the United States view the timing of the Iranian nuclear threat differently, although he emphasized the Americans’ “readiness” in dealing with the matter. Barak also implicitly challenged concerns from the…

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