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One reason arguing for smart diplomatic engagement with Iran is challenging in this country is the excessive hyperventilating about the threat from Iran. I saw the epitome of this in a meeting [...]

While some are already claiming the effectiveness of US and UN imposed sanctions, Iranian officials are whipping up propaganda to use sanctions to crack down on dissidents. The National Iranian [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t07d8QLIDK0&feature=player_embedded] On the eve of the anniversary of Iran’s tumultuous presidential election and its violent aftermath, many Iran [...]

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 412-12 (with 4 members voting “present”) to pass the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, a broad, aggressive sanctions bill that few if any [...]

Today is Blog Action Day for climate change, so I’m posting our piece on how international cooperation must be a central element of America’s energy policy. — In today’s [...]

I did an email interview last week with Kourosh Ziabari of Foreign Policy Journal about my trip to Iran and the current state of US-Iran relations. Kourosh Ziabari: Like many Americans who have [...]

After 30 years without diplomatic contact, US and Iranian officials will finally be sitting down at the same table together to negotiate. Last week, Iran responded to Western governments’ [...]

There he is: Bill Clinton sitting next to Kim Jong Il in North Korea. Rejected by Mr. Kim was a long list of suitors that included Mr. Gore, Senator John Kerry, and New Mexico governor Bill [...]

Since I returned from Iran, I have done a number of media appearances talking about my trip, the Iranian election, and the need for diplomacy with Iran as opposed to sanctions and other harsh [...]

By now you surely have heard about the controversial results of Friday’s election in Iran. While polls in Iran are notoriously unreliable and the election results were considered hard to predict, [...]