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February 13, 2012 | Iranian Oil: Out of Ideas and Out of Cash

Amrit Deecke Naresh: Western sanctions are just one reason Iran’s oil industry is facing a crisis of output and sustainability. Eventually, Iran’s leaders will have to come to grips with the fact that foreign investment will be needed to prevent its imminent decline.

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November 11, 2011 | Clock Ticking on Iranian Bomb

The new International Atomic Energy Agency report proves there is no longer any doubt that Tehran’s nuclear program is focused on weaponization. ++ Time is running out for non-military solutions; Iran’s production of weapons-grade uranium is set to increase, and Israel, the state most threatened by an Iranian bomb, is considering military action. ++ President Obama is concerned

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October 10, 2011 | Obama Should Test Iran's Nuclear Offer

Three times during September’s UN General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made an offer to stop weapons-grade uranium enrichment in exchange for access to specialized fuel for its research reactor. ++ President Obama should move quickly to take Iran up on their offer. ++ Though this will not solve the problem of a nuclear Iran, President Obama should ask himself the same

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August 5, 2011 | Iran Racing to Build the Bomb

Years of economic sanctions and diplomacy have failed to slow the progress of Iran’s nuclear program. ++ In fact, Iran’s “pariah status has ironically engendered an esprit de corps within its scientific community” that has led to significant advances in its nuclear infrastructure in the past two decades. ++ Despite having its nuclear program isolated, ostracized and

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April 19, 2010 | Offshore Drilling to Shore up Sanctions against Iran?

Though it seems like a concession to Republicans, drilling offshore may be an appeal for Iranian sanctions. ++ “According to Steven David of Johns Hopkins University, expanding US oil production ‘could help around the edges’ to blunt any Iranian reaction to eventual sanctions.” ++ Obama’s policy announcement may have been intended to signal to countries, like China that have recently agreed

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