– The Guardian – British officials consider contingency options to back up a possible US action as fears mount over Tehran’s capability
Category Archives: Iran
Geopolitics / Iran – US Naval Options For Influencing Iran
US Naval War College Review – US Naval Options For Influencing Iran
This article is intended to explore the range of options the U.S.Navy can provide to policymakers in developing a strategic approach to Iran.
Iran – The Green Revolution(s)
New York Times – The Green Revolution(s)
Thomas Friedman describes how to undermine the the Iranian regime, using the same strategy that undermined the Soviet Union…
Iran – Iran's Struggle, and Ours
Washington Post – Iran’s Struggle, and Ours
Robert D. Kaplan’s analysis of the current situation in Iran.
Iran – Stuart Levey’s War
New York Times Magazine – Stuart Levey’s War
How an unassuming Treasury under secretary is implementing innovative sanctions on Iran that could finally give Washington what it hasn’t had in Tehran in three decades: influence.
Iran – Preparing the Battlefield
New Yorker – Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sourcesÖ
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Iran – Push for New Direction Leads to Sudden Dead End for a 40-Year Naval Career
New York Times – Admiral Fallon’s first interview since his early retirement.
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Iran – Top U.S. Officer in Mideast Resigns
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks weighs in on Admiral Fallon’s resignation???
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Iran – Top U.S. Commander in Mideast to Retire Early
New York Times – Admiral William J. Fallon, the top American commander in the Middle East whose views on Iran and other issues have seemed to put him at odds with the Bush administration, is retiring early.
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Iran – The Man Between War and Peace
Esquire – Thomas P.M. Barnett’s latest on Admiral Fox Fallon:
As head of U. S. Central Command, Admiral William “Fox” Fallon is in charge of American military strategy for the most troubled parts of the world. Now, as the White House has been escalating the war of words with Iran, and seeming ever more determined to strike militarily before the end of this presidency, the admiral has urged restraint and diplomacy. Who will prevail, the president or the admiral?
And the Admiral’s reply to the article: Commander Rejects Article of Praise.
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Iran – Showdown with Iran
PBS Frontline – As Iraq descends into chaos and civil war; its neighbor — Iran — is on the rise as one of America’s greatest threats and most puzzling foreign policy challenges.
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Iran – The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn't Want You to Know
Esquire – Two former high-ranking policy experts from the Bush administration say the U.S. has been gearing up for a war with Iran for years, despite claiming otherwise. It’ll be Iraq all over again.
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Iran – Shifting Targets
New Yorker – Seymour Hersch on the Bush Administrationís plan for Iran.
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Iran – The Redirection
New Yorker – In the past few months, as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, ha significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The ìredirection,î as some inside the White House have called the new strategy, has brought the Unite States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and, in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian conflict between Shiite and Sunn Muslims.
Is the Administrationís new policy on Iran benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism?
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Iran – US 'Iran attack plans' revealed
BBC – US contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country’s military infrastructure.
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Iran – Mission Iran
The Times – Israel air force squadrons are training to blow up Iran’s uranium-enrichment facility using low-yield nuclear ìbunker-bustersî, according to several Israeli military sources???Israel will not tolerate Iran going nuclear and military sources say it will use tactical strikes unless Iran abandons its programme. Is Israel bluffing or might it really push the button?
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Iran – The Next Act
New Yorker – Seymour Hersch asks if a damaged Administration less likely to attack Iran, or more?
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Iran – Iran could cut West's oil supplies in event of war, warns American chief in Gulf
Daily Telegraph – General John Abizaid, the chief of the US Central Command, gives a sobering assessment of Iran’s military potential.
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Iran – What Would War Look Like?
Time – An excellent overview of a possible war plan for Iran. A flurry of military maneuvers in the Middle East increases speculation that conflict with Iran is no longer quite so unthinkable. Here’s how the U.S. would fight such a war–and the huge price it would have to pay to win it. (You will have to watch a short ad to view the article for free???)
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Iran – Watching Lebanon
New Yorker – Did the US view Israel’s aerial campaign against Hezbollah as a dry run for it’s contemplated aerial campaign against Iran?
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Iran – Last Stand
New Yorker – Seymour Hersch on the militaryís dissent on Iran policy.
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Iran – Knowing Why Not To Bomb Iran Is Half the Battle
Defense and the National Interest – Martin van Creveld reviews the situation in Iran.
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Iran – Collapsing Iran
Global Guerillas – John Robb outlines an alternative method for the U.S. to use to dismember Iran’s nuclear capability – dismember the country using effects-based operations. An insightful essay.
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Iran – The Pentagon Preps for Iran
Washington Post – William Arkin summarizes US war planning to date for Iraq.
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Iran – Despite Denials, U.S. Plans for Iran War
Washington Post – William Arkin describes the US Army’s wargaming / warplanning for an invasion of Iraq.
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