Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Centre for Development Policy and Research, SOAS Number 39, Oct 2009
Elaheh Rostami-Povey, London Middle East Institute and Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS
The recent uprising in Iran, which started in the summer of 2009, has raised a number of major issues for debate in the international media and among politicians, academics and activists. This [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hans Blix
9th Oct Guardian
The possibility that Iran is seeking to develop a nuclear weapon and the reality that it is building a capability for enriching uranium continue to raise tensions in the Middle East and could push other countries in the region to move in the same direction. In my view the issue of nuclear [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Juan Cole Oct 1st Informed Comment
Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack Israel, its neighbors or the US
Reality: Iran has not launched an aggressive war modern history (unlike the US or Israel), and its leaders have a doctrine of “no first strike.” This is true of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as [...]
