Why Iran matters to U.S.
Two new books chronicle the ‘crude’ reality of U.S. policies towards oil-rich regions in the world 31 July 2007The Hindu Why Iran matters to U.S.Siddharth Varadarajan IRAN OIL: The New … Continue reading
An Indian campaign for an Iranian scholar
The Iranian scholar, Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, who studied with me at Columbia University in New York in the 1990s, was arrested by the authorities last month in Tehran. Kian and … Continue reading
Under siege, Iran ups the ante
The ‘uncontrolled chain reaction’ predicted by the IAEA chief when sanctions were first imposed continues, with no terminal state in view other than conflict. 11 April 2007The Hindu Under siege, … Continue reading
More on Rademaker, India and Iran
Abbas Edalat of the Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran interviewed me last week on my story about a former senior Bush administration offcial’s admission that India’s anti-Iran … Continue reading
Spinning its way to conflict again
Despite the Bush administration’s hysteria, there is nothing in the Iranian nuclear programme that requires steps so drastic as sanctions and war. Dialogue without preconditions, combined with inspections, is the … Continue reading
Americans disown Rademaker
Yesterday, I reported how Stephen G. Rademaker, the former U.S. assistant secretary of state for non-proliferation and international security, admitted before an audience of Indian security-wallahs in New Delhi that … Continue reading
So now we know for sure…
that India’s votes against Iran at the IAEA in 2005 and 2006 were ‘coerced”. For that’s exactly what Stephen G. Rademaker, a former senior official in Bush administration, admitted at … Continue reading
Iranians rally in defence of right to nuclear energy
Show of popular support boosts embattled President 12 February 2007The Hindu Iranians rally in defence of right to nuclear energy Siddharth Varadarajan TEHRAN: In a spectacle that was part scripted … Continue reading
Iran rejects nuclear pressure
But IAEA rules will be respected, says Ahmadinejad 12 February 2007The Hindu Iran rejects nuclear pressure Siddharth Varadarajan Tehran: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that his country would … Continue reading
Iranian Government gears up for political show of strength
People support nuclear right, but also favour dialogue, compromise 11 February 2007The Hindu Iranian Government gears up for political show of strength Siddharth Varadarajan Tehran: With the 60-day compliance deadline … Continue reading
India sees speedy IAEA verification as the way forward on Iran
New Delhi anxious for the nuclear file to be resolved quickly. 8 February 2007The Hindu Iran issue: India sees speedy IAEA verification as the way forward Siddharth Varadarajan Tehran: India’s … Continue reading
Peace pipeline: Iran for tripartite summit
However, the need for talks on gas pricing, project structure underscored. 8 February 2007The Hindu ‘Peace pipeline’: Iran for tripartite summit Siddharth Varadarajan TEHRAN: As technical negotiations on the proposed … Continue reading
Military means not a solution to Iran crisis, says India
On a short visit to Tehran, India’s foreign minister stresses the need for diaologue and diplomacy. 7 February 2007The Hindu Military means not a solution to Iran crisis, says IndiaPranab … Continue reading
From mega surge to dual rollback
The U.S. will not leave Iraq without first militarily weakening Iran. 6 February 2007The Hindu From mega surge to dual rollback Siddharth Varadarajan EVER SINCE the Islamic Revolution of 1979 … Continue reading
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