Well, here’s one way to end Iran’s nuclear ambitions: send Israel in to bomb the sh*t out of the country’s nuclear sites. Would it actually work? Or is it all more trouble than its worth? CSM explores an interesting proposition.
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America and Israel take a leak on Russia and Iran 
Reports of Ahmedinejad’s Judaism are greatly exaggerated
The weekend’s much-hyped reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has Jewish roots are incorrect, says Meir Javedanfar, who says his bloodline may in fact flow back to the Prophet Muhammad.
Are we over-reacting on Iran?
The West must stop exaggerating the Iranian threat, says Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria: the Middle East has had nuclear weapons for decades, and the world hasn’t ended yet. There’s no need to go in with all guns blazing.
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Is anti-semitic Ahmadinejad actually Jewish?
A chance snapshot of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s identity card has revealed a curious fact: he was born with a Jewish surname. Are his attacks on Israel and the Jewish world all a rouse to cover his true roots?
Is Iran hiding more secret nuclear sites?
In a promising step forward, Iran has pledged to let the UN in to inspect its newly disclosed nuclear facility. But if that one was kept secret for years, how many others are there we don’t know about?
Is the threat of Iran’s nuclear powers being exaggerated?
If Iran will allow the UN to inspect their secret nuclear facility, than it’s fairly unlikely that they are building nuclear weapons. Which is hard to remember in a media obsessed with strikes against Israel, argues Juan Cole.
How Iran sanction fears awakened the sleeping
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China has only recently come back into the UN’s good books. So why doesn’t it support sanctions against Iran in light of its secret nuclear facility? What is the nature of China and Iran’s relationship?
Iranian elections meet cute cartoons
Iranian politics is combined with whimsical illustrations, podcasts and text, in an interview with Hooman Majd, author of Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran. The docu-comic style has been dubbed the “cool new future for literary journalism.”
My dinner with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
He’s possibly the world’s most hated man — and The Guardian’s Stephen Kinzer just broke bread with him. So what does a table of journos and diplomats discuss with Iran’s embattled leader? Not the Holocaust, for one.
How Obama was forced to play his hand
News of Iran’s secret nuclear fuel processing plant may come as a surprise to most of the world, but the US has known for years, Politico reveals. So why did they finally bring it u now?
Iran vs. the world
Over the weekend, Obama and the UN called Iran out over a secret nuclear facility. Ahmedinejad came clean and invited the IAEA over for a look. But the US wants to come too. So Iran allayed everyone’s fears by firing off some missiles. Will Obama respond with tougher sanctions?
Face-to-face with Ahmadinejad
The world has walked out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, after his hate-filled, anti-Semitic speech to the UN. In an exclusive interview, Newsweek grills the embattled leader over his continued Holocaust denial and nuclear ambitions.
How the Falun Gong powered Iran’s protests
When it comes to subverting government internet censorship, few are more experienced than China’s Falun Gong. So when Iranians started using the net to organise protests, the Falun Gong thought they’d lend a hand…
Meet Ahmadinejad’s Cabinet nominees
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has identified six of the ministers he intends to nominate for his new cabinet — naming three women in the mix in an apparent move to improve his embattled image.
The revolution will not be tweeted
During post-election activity, we saw 220,000 tweets an hour about Iran, 3000 Iranian YouTube videos, 2 million blog posts, and Mir-Hussein Mousavi’s 100,000 friends on Facebook… but no revolution. Are we tweeting while Tehran burns? asks Jonathan V. Last.
Trials in Tehran: West blamed for unrest
The trial of three Westerners in Tehran has become an attack against Western imperialism. “You are no longer a superpower. We are.” said a sign in front of the British embassy.
US backflip as “elected leader” Ahmadinjed is sworn in
As Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sworn in for his second term as President, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is in damage control after describing him as the “elected leader” of Iran. “He’s been inaugurated. That’s a fact. Whether any election was fair…”
Hillary’s secret conference on Iran
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently held a secure video conference to discuss Iran with 20 State Department officials from around the world. Foreign Policy dishes the inside dirt.
Newsweek fight on for journo’s freedom in Iran
Newsweek continues to pile the pressure on Iran to free journalist Maziar Bahari, who has been detained there since the post-election riots in June, using petitions, editorial and even taking out full-page ads in The NYTimes and WSJ calling for his release.
Inside Iran’s show trials
Iran’s mass trials of 100 post-election protesters are “transparently ludicrous”, says Pejman Yousefzadeh — but this is not a regime concerned with legitimacy.
Iran: ready, willing and able to build a nuke
Iran now has the technology and know-how to create — and detonate — a nuclear warhead, according to The Times. Intelligence sources say the country could produce their own bomb is as little as a year.
Iran’s “show trial” divides a nation
100 Iranian activists have appeared in court, accused of inciting violence in the wake of June’s presidential election. Opposition spokespeople have derided the events as merely a “show trial”, but hardliners are pushing for even more arrests
Iran’s “mass show trial” begins
100 Iranian activists have appeared in court over accused of inciting violence in the wake of June’s presidential election, in what opposition spokespeople are deriding as merely a “show trial”.
Calling Tehran: Protestors await call to take to the streets again
As reports surface of Mousavi’s renewed calls to protest, Sophie Black touched base with the anonymous Iranian refugee who speaks to his brother in Tehran on a regular basis.
