By supporting the international offer for negotiations, the Obama Administration is building credibility with countries important for any future negotiation or sanctions effort.
If no serious response is forthcoming by then, the United States and the other countries would have every right to turn to draconian economi...
The most effective sanctions against Iran, in my view, would be those that are multilateral and not unilateral.
I am deeply worried by this situation where I think because of the election, because of the just aggressive violence, oppression of any voic...
As many Congressional leaders have stated, we must negotiate with Iran from a position of strength.
The obstacle to the peaceful resolution of Iran's nuclear program is not in Washington, but in Tehran.
The right policy for the United States, in my judgment, is thus to stand by the invitation for international discussions.
U.S. policy, in short, should be to increase pressure on the Iranian government at a time when it finds itself an international pariah.
Crippling sanctions are not only consistent with diplomacy; they are critical to any hope of its success.
We need to listen to people... talk about the use of weapons.
I wouldn't want, just as a former diplomat, I certainly wouldn't want to impose on President Obama an outsider's view of what his deadline i...