Iran Strongly Rejects Text of Geneva Agreement Released by White House
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13920905001087
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called invalid a press release by the White House alleged to be the text of the nuclear agreement struck by Iran and the Group 5+1 (the...
Pros and cons of Geneva deal
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4457133,00.html
The agreement signed early Sunday in Geneva between the world powers and Iran is a reasonable agreement and even a good one - as long as it really is an interim agreement which will...
Shia-Sunni schism: A challenge to world peace
http://dawn.com/news/1057412/shia-sunni-schism-a-challenge-to-world-peace
The recent violence in Rawalpindi or the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut are not the only manifestations of the intra-Muslim sectarian discord. The inability of Muslims to settle a 7th century dispute...
Vive la Freeze!
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/11/20/vive_la_freeze_rouhani_diplomacy?page=0,0
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman is back in Geneva, making another go at an interim agreement between Iran and the so-called E3/EU+3. (That's "E3" as in three European countries: Britain,...
How to strengthen the interim Iran deal
http://www.middleeast-armscontrol.com/2013/11/19/how-to-strengthen-the-interim-iran-deal/
Press reports make it clear that the interim deal will bring Iran into compliance with none of its key international legal obligations as spelled out in applicable Security Council resolutions. These resolutions explicitly require...
The Point of No Return: Clearly the Obama Administration Won’t Ever Do Anything Serious...
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/11/the-point-of-no-return-clearly-obama.html
*David Gerstman has kindly sent this three-year-old article to me, which is still relevant today.
We must now face an extremely unpleasant truth: even giving the Obama Administration every possible break regarding its Iran policy,...
Israel Intelligence Assessment: Iran Unlikely To Start War
Israel has assessed that Iran was unlikely to launch a regional war even its nuclear infrastructure was destroyed.
Israel's leading strategic institute has concluded that Teheran would demonstrate restraint in wake of an Israeli strike...
One year since Pillar of Defense – Conclusions and policy implications
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/One-year-since-Pillar-of-Defense-Conclusions-and-policy-implications-332455
IDF tanks and a flag on the Gaza border Photo: Ronen Zvulun / Reuters
This November, southern Israel marks one year since the IDF’s Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip. It has been...
France’s Peace Process Innovation
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/11/19/frances-peace-process-innovation/
For the second time in two weeks, France has proven itself the most serious foreign-policy player the West currently has. First, it thwarted an abysmal nuclear deal with Iran. Now, it’s come up with...














