by Nathan Daniels | Jan 15, 2014 | Monitor
There is one thing right now that everyone wants: the successful dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program. Secretary of State John Kerry, along with other diplomats representing the P5+1 and Iran, were able to sit down together at the negotiating table...
by Marcin Michniowski | Nov 7, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 7 November 2013 Iranian leaders sign on to social media, call for end to Twitter ban Michael Pizzi / Aljazeera Iran’s Culture Minister Ali Jannati joined a growing number of high-profile government figures on Tuesday, calling for...
by Warren Dym | Aug 1, 2013 | Monitor
Chief among the geopolitical consequences of the U.S. tight oil boom is the greater leverage it gives Western powers over Iran. OECD nations and emerging markets most dependent on Iranian oil—Turkey, Japan, South Korea, India, and China—can reduce their imports with...
by Terri Lodge | Jun 3, 2013 | Monitor
The Iranian election will soon be over and the US and our partners will find ourselves in the same place we were before the election. Secretary of State John Kerry said, “I do not have high expectations that the election is going to change the fundamental calculus of...
by Mitchell Freddura | Oct 15, 2012 | Monitor
Iran Western nations to pursue “reformulated” negotiations with Iran Following the November presidential elections, the P5+1 is reportedly planning on advancing a “reformulated” proposal to Iran in an effort to end the nuclear standoff. The plan would apparently...