Thread: Iran ~ Impending War or Detente ?

The Beginning Stages of an "Iranian-Style Intifada" The events of this past weekend throughout Iran could be the spark that ends up turning the protest movement "into a full-scale civil disobedience campaign," writes Meir Javedanfar, who compares it to the first intifada launched by the Palestinians in 1987. This kind of uprising would mean "continuous periods of strikes and civil...

Iran Accepts More Talks, IAEA Site Inspection A senior U.S. diplomat held a rare bilateral meeting Thursday with his Iranian counterpart, and officials said Iran agreed to further talks with six major powers on its nuclear program. Western diplomat sources said preparations were also underway for the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit Iran's newly disclosed uranium enrichment facility near Qom before the next meeting takes place.

Iranian police clash with protesters across Tehran Thousands of anti-government demonstrators take to the streets during a religious mourning period in protests that lead to clashes across the Iranian capital. Heavier clashes are foreseen for Sunday. By Borzou Daragahi and Ramin Mostaghim December 27, 2009 Reporting from Tehran and Beirut The Iranian capital erupted in small sporadic clashes Saturday, beginning in the morning and ending after...

Big crowds at pro-government rallies in Iran Cleric tells crowd that opposition supporters 'belong to the party of Satan' msnbc.com news services updated 4:58 p.m. ET, Wed., Dec . 30, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran - Tens of thousands of hard-line government supporters turned out for state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some of them calling for the execution of opposition leaders as Iran's police chief threatened to show "no...

Iran Agrees to Ship Enriched Uranium to Russia for Refinement http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/76369.html

Joe Klein on president McCain: To put it as simply as possible, McCain-and his cohorts-are trying to score political points against the President in the midst of an international crisis. It is the sort of behavior that Republicans routinely call "unpatriotic" when Democrats are doing it. I would never question John McCain's patriotism, no matter how misguided his sense of the country's best interests sometimes...