Iran Briefing Room Archive

The Heritage Foundation supports a policy of aggressive diplomacy and the strongest possible economic sanctions, combined with the willingness to use force if necessary, to stave off Iran's becoming a nuclear power.

Elsewhere (Archive)

The West Must Stand Up to Tehran, Nile Gardiner, Human Events, April 2, 2009
Pain Iran Can Believe In, Editorial, The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2009
Iran's Axis of Nuclear Evil, John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2009
Iran's Ongoing Proxy War in Iraq, Michael Knights, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Watch #1492, March 16, 2009
Iran Clenches Its Fist , John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2009
Atomic Ayatollahs, Peter Brookes, New York Post, February 23, 2009
Nuclear Iran? Decision Time is Here, Gideon Rachman, Financial Times, February 23, 2009
Yes, We Should Worry About Iran's Satellite, Uzi Rubin, The Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2009
U.S. Now Sees Iran as Pursuing a Nuclear Bomb, Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2009
Nobel Laureate Challenges Iran, Barbara Slavin, The Washington Times, February 3, 2009
Talk to Iran. Then What?, Steve Rademaker, The New York Times, February 2, 2009
Obama's Plan to Negotiate Buys Iran Time to Complete Nuclear Program, Yossi Melman, Haaretz, January 22, 2009
Iran Leader's Cold Stirs Questions of Health, Nazila Fathi, The New York Times, January 21, 2009
U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site, David Sanger, The New York Times, January 11, 2009
Iran Using Fronts to Get Bomb Parts from U.S., Joby Warrick, The Washington Post, January 11, 2009
Iran Takes Advantage of Gaza Crisis, BBC News, January 8, 2008
In Gaza the Real Enemy is Iran, Yossi Klein Halevi and Michael Oren, Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2009
Obama Promises Bush III on Iran, John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2009
Iran Shuts Down Rights Center, Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post, December 21, 2008
Obama to Create Iran Outreach Post, Eli Lake, The Washington Times, December 19, 2008
Sherman, Hoekstra Size Up Obama's Options on Iran, Matt Korade, Congressional Quarterly, December 10, 2008
U.S. Sources: Iran Buying Russian SA-20s, David Fulghum and Douglas Barrie, Aviation Week and Space Technology, December 10, 2008
Iran's Upper Hand, Editorial, The Washington Times, December 5, 2008
Tehran is the Obstacle to U.S.-Iran Talks, Michael Rubin, AEI, November 25, 2008
Release of Iranian Raises Questions in Iraq, Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2008
Iran Said to have Fuel for One Nuclear Weapon, William Broad and David Sanger, International Herald Tribune, November 20, 2008
U.S. denounces Iran over long -range missile test, Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2008
Facing Obama, Iran Suddenly Hedges on Talks, Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post, November 13, 2008
How to Put the Squeeze on Iran, Orde Kittrie, The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2008
Iran Needs Oil at $60.60 per Barrel Till March, Reuters, November 3, 2008
Energy Giants Slammed over Iranian Gas, Benjamin Weinthal, JerusalemPost, September 2, 2008
Iran Corroborates U.N. Nuclear Monitor's Estimate on Centrifuges, Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post, August 30, 2008
Inflation-hit Iran to Lop Zeroes off Currency, Agence France-Press, August 28, 2008
Ahmadinejad Appears to Get a Key Nod, Bourzou Daragahi, Los AngelesTimes, August 26, 2008
Iran Plans Manned Space Mission in Ten Years, Reuters, August 21, 2008
Barak: U.S. Clearly Opposes Use of Force Against Iran, Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post, August 14, 2008
Back to the Iranian Bazaar, Fouad Ajami, U.S.News and World Report, August 7, 2008
Drive for New Iran Sanctions Seen Long and Hard, Louis Charbonneau, Reuters, August 7, 2008
While Diplomats Dither, Iran Builds Nukes, John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2008
Bush Administration Flip Flops on Iran, Stephen Hayes, The Weekly Standard, July 28, 2008
Rice Hopes Iran Will Change Course in Geneva Talks, Reuters, July 18, 2008
Reports: U.S. to Establish Diplomatic Presence in Tehran, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, July 17, 2008
Israel, Iran, and the Bomb, John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2008
Between Iran and Poland, Ariel Cohen, Middle EastTimes, July 11, 2008
Iran Flaunts Its Aggressive Intent, Peter Brookes, New YorkPost, July 10, 2008
Iran’s Missile Threat, Editorial, The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2008
Time for Iran to Face More Sanctions, Peter Zimmerman, BostonGlobe, July 6, 2008
IAEA Indicts Iran, Peter Brookes, Armed Forces Journal, July 2008
Iran's Troubling Opposition, Amir Taheri, The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2008
Iran's 2008 Parliamentary Elections, Raz Zimmt, Middle EastReview of International Affairs, June 2008
EU Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, BBC News, June 23, 2008
U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seems Directed at Iran, Michael Gordon, New York Times, June 20, 2008
The Last Resort: Consequences of Preventive Military Action against Iran, Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 2008
Top Iranian Mullahs Corrupt, Official Says, Kenneth Timmerman, Newsmax.com, June 10, 2008
At the Tip of Iran's Spear, David Ignatius, The Washington Post, June 8, 2008
Iran and the Problem of Evil, Michael Ledeen, The Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2008
Israel to Attack Iran Unless Enrichment Stops: Minister, Reuters, June 6, 2008
May 26, 2008 IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran, David Albright, Jacqueline Shire, and Paul Brannan, Institute for Science and International Security, May 29, 2008
The Problem With Talking to Iran, Amir Taheri, The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2008
Iran's Failed Litmus Test, Editorial, The Washington Post, May 28, 2008
Iran Paid Iraq Insurgents to Kill UK Soldiers, Sean Rayment, Daily Telegraph, May 25, 2008
Obama's Growing Gaffe, Charles Krauthammer, Real Clear Politics, May 23, 2008
Countering Iran, Reuel Marc Gerecht, The Weekly Standard, May 19, 2008
Ahmadinejad Versus the Technocrats, Ali Alfoneh, American Enterprise Institute, Middle EastOutlook, May 8, 2008
Iran Must Finally Pay a Price, Fouad Ajami, The Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2008
Is an Iranian General the Most Powerful Man in Iraq?, Hannah Allam, Jonathan Landay, and Warren Strobel, McCLatchy Newspapers, April 28, 2008
Groups with Iran's Backing Blamed for Baghdad Attacks, The New York Times, April 24, 2008
U.S. Policy on Iran, Testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman before House Foreign Affairs Committee, April 17, 2008
Testimony of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, April 17, 2008
Europe Urges More Oversight of Iranian Nuclear Program, George Jahn, Associated Press, April 16, 2008
How Iranians are Avoiding Sanctions, Financial Times (London), April 14, 2008
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