US Foreign Policy: Spin, or Spinning Out of Control?

US Foreign Policy: Spin, or Spinning Out of Control?
US Foreign Policy: Spin, or Spinning Out of Control?

Occasionally journalists find a gem, buried in the Potomac muck. They’re hard to find and often even harder to convince they should be seen by the public. Harald Malmgren spends most of his time buried deep in the darkest muck of Washington — that almost impenetrable stuff surrounding economics. But he sometimes rises forth and…

Iran Nuclear Deal Will Transform Region; Saudis, Israelis Watching Every Move

Iran Nuclear Deal Will Transform Region; Saudis, Israelis Watching Every Move
Iran Nuclear Deal Will Transform Region; Saudis, Israelis Watching Every Move

The nuclear deal reached with Iran in Geneva opens a new era in US-Iranian relations, even if the agreement is a tentative one. For the first time since Iran’s secret nuclear work was discovered in 2002, the two nations have outlined a way to allay fears the Islamic Republic is building nuclear weapons. The Geneva agreement…

Iran Nuke Agreement ‘Very Hard’ To Reach: US Official

Iran Nuke Agreement ‘Very Hard’ To Reach: US Official
Iran Nuke Agreement ‘Very Hard’ To Reach: US Official

GENEVA: Nuclear talks between Iran and a US-led grouping of six world powers are “hard … very hard,” a senior US administration official said here Wednesday as the two sides resumed attempts to strike a deal in the crisis over whether the Islamic Republic seeks nuclear weapons. The official said an agreement is still possible…

IAEA Chief Cites Modest Iran Nuclear Progress; Official Report Due EXCLUSIVE

IAEA Chief Cites Modest Iran Nuclear Progress; Official Report Due EXCLUSIVE
IAEA Chief Cites Modest Iran Nuclear Progress; Official Report Due EXCLUSIVE

VIENNA: Iran has not significantly accelerated its nuclear program in recent months, UN nuclear chief Yukiya Amano told Breaking Defense. This could be a sign that Iran hopes to create favorable conditions for a deal with the United States, which wants the Islamic Republic to freeze its program at its current level and not add to its…

Iranians Balked At Geneva Nuke Talks; West Stood United

Iranians Balked At Geneva Nuke Talks; West Stood United
Iranians Balked At Geneva Nuke Talks; West Stood United

GENEVA: The marathon nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva last week faltered because of fundamental differences — not because the French are spoilers. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters upon arriving in Geneva that “nothing is settled” and then was blamed for imposing new conditions that torpedoed an all-but-written settlement that Iran would not…

EXCLUSIVE: Iran Foreign Minister Confident Nuclear Deal Wrapped Up Soon

EXCLUSIVE: Iran Foreign Minister Confident Nuclear Deal Wrapped Up Soon
EXCLUSIVE: Iran Foreign Minister Confident Nuclear Deal Wrapped Up Soon

GENEVA: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is confident an agreement to end the Iranian nuclear crisis will be reached soon and that he would be able to sell it back home in Tehran despite hardline opposition there, he told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview. “I would not agree on something if I didn’t believe…

Russia Worries About Future of Iranian Nuke Talks; EXCLUSIVE From Russian Deputy Minister

MOSCOW: Russia, Iran’s main remaining big-power friend, was disappointed in the results of multilateral talks with the Islamic Republic in Moscow last week. It had expected movement towards a compromise on disputed Iranian nuclear work that would have allowed the high-level negotiation to continue, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said. In an exclusive interview,…