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Do Iran sanctions work?

After Netanyahu and Obama offer divergent perspectives on the amount of time left to pursue sanctions and diplomacy, various officials and analysts weigh in on the future of America\’s strategy for the Iranian nuclear threat.

U.S. report on Iran forces Israel to alter strategy

After the shock of last week\’s U.S. intelligence estimate that found that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, Israel is reshaping its Iran strategy.

Israel essentially is arguing that the U.S. assessment is dangerously misleading and that Tehran is as determined as ever to acquire nuclear weapons. The Israeli dilemma is how to prove Iran is cheating without being accused of trying to push the United States into war. That is why the official strategy is to work quietly behind the scenes.

Israel and U.S. Jews intensify efforts to isolate Iran

American Jewish groups are aggressively attempting to rally support for isolating Iran until it ends its suspected nuclear weapons program. They are lobbying Congress, reaching out to friendly nations overseas and seeking allies in the United States.

Was Israeli strike in Syria a repeat of 1981 Iraq anti-nuke mission?

With Israel refusing to discuss the apparent airstrike two weeks ago against Syria, observers have begun to suggest that a major event may have taken place. The apparent bombing run might have been akin to Israel\’s bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak in 1981, if international media reports are to be believed.

L.A. Persian Jews and Muslims oppose bombing Iran

In recent weeks, calls for possible strikes against Iran by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and other government officials have caused alarm among some local Iranian Jews and Muslims familiar with the Tehran regime.

Cooling down the the Iran rhetoric can help get real results

The Jewish community is just as concerned as ever about the menace of a nuclear Iran, but it is starting to temper its red-hot rhetoric on the issue. The reason: a growing sense that calling Iran the new Nazi Germany, its madman leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hitler reborn, is hurting the community-wide effort to ratchet up the diplomatic and economic pressure on the Tehran regime.

A Nuclear Iran: Still the Greatest Threat

President Bush has just completed a historic series of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In Moscow, and a few days later in Italy, they signed accords to reduce each nation\’s nuclear stockpiles and increase Russian cooperation with NATO. Much was accomplished, but a major item was left on the negotiating table: Russia\’s continuing assistance to Iran\’s nuclear and missile programs.

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