It wasn’t like 9/11. We don’t all remember where we were on June 14, 2014. Most of the world was asleep when the gentle tremor was felt in parts of Iran and Iraq. For that matter, most of the world’s…
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Around the Middle East, A Reader’s Guide – 12th Edition
The Iranian nuclear crisis is getting more and more serious. The world is determined to negotiate a deal with them to avoid a war, but will we end up with nuclear-armed terrorists instead? Here’s a look: • By the middle…
Israeli Leader Thinks World Is ‘Very Close’ to Iran Nuke Deal
Cautiously optimistic, meet hesitantly hopeful. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long been concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, but on Wednesday he said he thinks the world powers are “very close” to a good deal on Iran’s nuclear program. But…
Around the Middle East, A Reader’s Guide – 11th Edition
The big news this week is that Iran made an offer on its nuclear program to the major world powers. I’ve got just one article for today, but it’s a good one. • That Iranian offer is supposedly secret, but…
Audio: Tableside News Talks Nuclear Patience
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and the same holds for developing nuclear weapons. But while the crazy regimes working on nukes have shown lots of patience and perseverance over time, the West has been all…
Iran Calls Nuke Talks with World Powers ‘Fruitful’
Fruitful. Intensive. Detailed. Substantive. These were the words used to describe the nuclear talks between Iran and the six major world powers held this week in Geneva. Of course positive words have been heard before in this impasse. The one…