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Meet The Tarnished Bureaucrat Who Is Running Our Negotiations With Iran
The heart of Ashton's message was "the primary purpose of my visit is to show the continued importance that the EU attaches to resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is central to the solution of other problems in the region." more...
German Trial Shows al-Qaida Targeted Europe Economy
The six days of hearing have thus far revealed fresh evidence of the role of radical German Islamists in Iran. The popular website The Long War Journal has long documented the links between al-Qaida and Tehran. more...
German SPD Youth Group Calls for Attack on Iran if Sanctions Fail
Jerusalem Post journalist Benjamin Weinthal, who has thankfully returned to regular blogging, just posted about a potentially significant, albeit somewhat counter-intuitive, development on the German left. more...
Clairement, Il y a eu Défaillance
Pour Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, de la Foundation for Defense of Democracies, «l’une des clefs est de savoir s’il y a eu suffisamment d’échanges d’informations entre les services français, et même entre la France et les Etats-Unis». more...
EU Sanctions on Iran’s Main Ports Will Slash Trade If Enforced
Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, a research group that supports sanctions on Iran, said the Tidewater ban is an important step in hampering Iran’s weapons proliferation. more...
EU imposes Iran Oil Embargo
"If you had told me a year or two ago that the Europeans would do something like this, I would have said you were crazy," said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a research group in Washington that favors strong sanctions. more...
EU States Agree Gradual Ban on Iran Oil, Sanctions on Central Bank
Emanuele Ottolenghi of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington said the oil embargo was possibly the last card Western governments could play to avoid military confrontation with Iran. more...
Arab League Mulls Unity Gov’t Plan for Syria
Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is providing significant quantities of weapons, technology and assistance to Assad. more...
European Union Said to Discuss Freezing the Assets of Iran’s Bank Tejarat
Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, an advocacy group in Washington that supports sanctions on Iran, said a ban on Bank Tejarat could have serious implications for European carmakers. more...
EU Officials Agree in Principle on Iran Oil Embargo
The top five European importers of Iranian oil are Italy, Spain, Greece, the Netherlands and France, said Mark Dubowitz, an expert on energy sanctions at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. more...
Teheran Chiama, Berlino Risponde
Sono molte le iniziative tedesche a sostegno dell’economia iraniana. Il Marriott Hotel di Amburgo ha appena ospitato l’Iran Business Forum con la compagnia te esca IPC-GmbH, volto a facilitare investimenti tedeschi in Iran. more...
“Sanktionen Wirken, Wenn Man Ihnen Zeit Lässt”
Die Presse: Unmittelbar nach dem jüngsten IAEA-Report brach eine Diskussion über neue Iran-Sanktionen los. Wie müssten die beschaffen sein, damit sie wirksam sind. Und warum haben die bisherigen kaum Resultate erbracht? more...
“Der Fall Libyen Hat Die Verhandlungen Mit Dem Iran Erschwert”
Emanuele Ottolenghi erfüllt fast alle Kriterien, die gemeinhin an einen "Hawk", einen politischen Falken US-amerikanischer Prägung, angelegt werden. Er befürwortet die Hegemonie Amerikas in der westlichen Welt more...
Nuclear Resolution Keeps Pressure on Iran But Lacks Teeth
Emmanule Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, told Deutsche Welle the resolution lacks decisiveness. more...
EU Sanctions on Syria Oil and Gas Industry Come with Loopholes
The EU appears close to approving new sanctions that would bar European companies from new investments in the Syrian energy sector. But companies may continue working under existing contracts, a loophole that may be large enough "to sustain Syria's energy sector for the short to medium term more...
Updates on the Oslo Bombing
Abu Suleiman al Nasser issued a statement saying the bombing was connected to a Dec. 2010 attack in Stockholm, Sweden, according to The Long War Journal, which received a translation of the statement from the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist groups online. more...
Clinton: French Should Forget About Hosting Peace Confab
Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies agrees that this is a “sad” statement on the decline of U.S. influence in the region. He says, “We are arguing with the French over who presides over the death of the peace process.” more...
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