Last Update: May 19, 2012

New York Times: Hopeful Signs Heading into Talks

New York Times: Oil Sanctions Taking Serious Toll on Iran

New York Times: US Envoy to Israel Says War Plan for Iran Exists

RAND Corporation: How to Defuse Iran's Nuclear Threat

New York Times: Optimism over Talks Fading Already?

New York Times: Pinched Aspirations of Iran's Youth

New York Times: Ehud Barak Keeps Military Option on Table

Washington Post: Israeli Official Says Iran Will Not Build Bomb

Washington Post: Table Is Set For a Deal (Ignatius)

Washington Post: Could GOP Prevent an Iran Deal? (Zakaria)

New York Times: Additional Talks Planned for May 23rd

New York Times: Khamenei's Words May Provide Leverage

New York Times: Iranian Dissident Opposes Sanctions

New York Times: Main Goal of Talks Seems to Be More Talks

New York Times: Real Hope as Nuclear Talks Resume

Washington Post: US Confident in Iran Intelligence

Washington Post: Obama Sends Signal through Erdogan

Washington Post: The Problem of Ayatollah Khamenei

New York Times: Iran Softens Position on Turkey ahead of Talks

Al Jazeera: Chinese Insurer Stops Covering Iranian Oil

New York Times: Hezbollah Faces Strategic Conundrum in Syria

New York Times: US Sees Iran Causing Trouble in Afghanistan

New York Times: Location of New Nuclear Talks in Dispute

Washington Post: White House Confident about Oil Supply and Sanctions

Washington Post: Deterrence Can Work with Iran (Fareed Zakaria)

New York Times: Hawks Steer Debate on How to Handle Iran

GPS Blog: Questions We Dare Not Ask about Iran

New York Times: Intel Assessment of Iran Is No Easy Task

BBC: Iran to Be Cut Off from Global Banking

New York Times: Iran Seeks Influence in Yemen

Foreign Affairs: Al-Qaeda in Iran

New York Times: World Powers Agree to Resume Talks

New York Times: Obama, Netanyahu Discuss Iran

New York Times: Pressure to Back Israel on Eve of AIPAC

New York Times: Israel's Last Chance to Strike Iran

New York Times: Starving Iran Won't Free It

The Atlantic: Interview with President Obama

Al Jazeera: Majlis Election Results Trickle In

GPS Blog: Why Iran Sanctions Won't Work

GPS Blog: Iran's Africa Problem

Washington Post: Nuclear Sites Vulnerable to Bunker-Busters

New York Times: Iran Invokes West to Enlist Voters

Al Jazeera: Iran Prepares for Majlis Elections on Friday

New York Times: US Expects Iran to Retaliate for Israeli Attack

NBC News: Fears Grow of Israel-Iran Missile Shootout

Forbes: How Did Our Friend Iran Become an Enemy?

Wall Street Journal: Wishing Upon Iran

New York Times: Understanding Iran's Aggressive Posture

Al Jazeera: Israel Blames Iran for Attacks on Diplomats

New York Times: India Defends Oil Purchases from Iran

New York Times: Iranian Middle Class on Edge

New York Times: US Continues to Turn Screws on Iran

Al Jazeera: Could Israel Attack This Spring?

Washington Post: Ignatius on Possibility of Israeli Attack

Washington Post: Israeli Plans Concern US Officials

Foreign Policy: How to Sever Iran's Financial Lifeline

New York Times: Intelligence Officials Warn Iran May Strike in US

Washington Post: Iranian Enrichment Approaches Red Line

New York Times: Positive Vibe as UN Inspectors Visit Iran?

New York Times: Iran Could Lose Major Ally in Syria

New York Times Magazine: Will Israel Attack Iran?

New York Times: Israel Senses Iranian Bluff

New York Times: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran?

New York Times: How About Not Bombing Iran?

New York Times: Europe, US Tighten Sanctions on Iran

Washington Post: Military Action Not the Only Choice with Iran

Foreign Policy: Bush CIA Chief Says Attacking Iran a Bad Idea

New York Times: Iran Crisis Challenges Obama's Candidacy

New York Times: China Weighs Its Options in Middle East

Washington Post: Iran, Oil Top Concerns for World Economy

Washington Post: European Plans Progress for Oil Embargo

Washington Post: Japan Agrees to Cut Oil Imports from Iran

Washington Post: China Resistant to Iran Oil Sanctions

New York Times: US Warns Iran on Straits Closing

New York Times: Iranians Seek Retaliation for Assassination

Foreign Affairs: No Time for a Revolution in Iran

New York Times: Inspector Says Iran Enriching Uranium at Fordo

New York Times: America's Real Iran Problem

Al Jazeera: Khamenei's Plan to Consolidate Power

The Atlantic: Congress's Insane Plan to Outlaw Diplomacy with Iran

NIAC: Former Officials' Letter to President Urges Engagement of Iran

Foreign Policy: GOP Rhetoric and Iran

Foreign Policy: Will Sanctions on Iran Work?

New York Times: Iran Trumpets Progress at Fordo Nuclear Site

New York Times: Iran Sentences American to Death for Spying

New York Times: Buyers of Iranian Oil Look for Alternatives

Huffington Post: Domestic Reasons for the Attack on Britain's Embassy

New York Times: Ahmadinejad Looks for Friends in Americas

New York Times: US Navy Rescues Iranians from Pirates

Washington Post: Iranians Brace for the Worst

BBC News: Britain Commits to Keeping Hormuz Open

Al Jazeera: EU Agrees in Principle to Iran Oil Embargo

New York Times: 2012 Could See Nuclear Denouement

New York Times: Iran Requests New Negotiations

New York Times: Iran Tests Missile, Claims Fuel Rod

New York Times: Majlis Elections Raising Concerns for Regime

Washington Post: Closing Hormuz Would Be 'Suicide' for Iran

Washington Post: Iranian Closure of Hormuz Likely a Last Resort

New York Times: Iran Conducts War Games in Gulf

New York Times: Sanctions, Inflation Taking a Toll on Iran

New York Times: Iraq Gives Camp Ashraf Six-Month Reprieve

New York Times: MEK Gaining Support in US Circles

Washington Post: Obama Failing to Lead on Iran Issue

Wall Street Journal: US Goal Should Be to Topple Ayatollahs

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Interview with Seyed Mousavian

New York Times: White House Says Pressure on Iran Is Working

New York Times: Iran Shuns Meeting at IAEA

New York Times: US Planning New Sanctions

CNN.com: Will Iran Eliminate the Presidency?

Washington Post: GOP too Overt with 'Covert' Claims

New York Times: Contain and Constrain Iran

Washington Post: Israel's Very Public Debate about Iran

New York Times: Israel Lobbies for More Iran Sanctions

Reuters: Iran Alleges Second Computer Worm

Washington Post: GOP Candidates Hammer Obama on Iran

CNN: Iran Inspires Arab League to Act on Syria

Foreign Affairs: The Case for Taking Out Iran's Nuclear Program

Wall Street Journal: I Won't Let Iran Get Nukes (Mitt Romney)

Wall Street Journal: If Iran Gets the Bomb

The Guardian: Getting Ready to Live with a Nuclear Iran

Yale Journal: A Nuclear Iran Would Not Be a Not a Game-Changer

ISIS: IAEA Board of Governors Report of 8 Nov

Real Clear World: Five Reasons Why Obama Will Not Attack Iran

Bloomberg News: West Pushes for Tougher Sanctions; Russia Resists

The Guardian: Iran Could Be Obama's Downfall

Washington Post: IAEA Expresses Concern about Weaponization Plans

Washington Post: Foreign Help Brings Iran to Brink of Weaponization

New York Times: The Secret War with Iran

Foreign Policy: The World is Misreading Obama on Iran

Guardian: UK Prepares Contingencies for War with Iran

Wall Street Journal: US Revamps Ideas for Talks with Iran

New York Times: Is Israel Planning to Strike Iran?

Washington Post: Iran Accuses US of Terrorism against Scientists

Daily Beast: Congress's Folly on Iran

Al Arabiya: Iran Bans Three Parties from Running in Elections

The Diplomat: Why Israel Won't 'Go It Alone' on Iran

NIAC: Congressional Hearings on How to Fight Iran

Huffington Post: The 'Come to Jesus' Moment in US-Iran Relations

Foreign Policy: Why Talks with Iran Are a Force Multiplier

The Atlantic: The Limits of Iran-Pakistan Relations

UPI Business: Iranian Oil Output Continues to Fall

Washington Post: US Should Reconsider Policy toward Iran (Zakaria)

Washington Post: Probe Links Assassination Plot to Notorious Figure

NPR: Wikileaks Cable May Provide Hint of Iranian Motivation

Middle East Progress: Iran's China Setback

New York Times: Quds Force Steps Up Proxy War in Iraq

New York Times: Iran Denies Accusations; World Leaders Accept Evidence

The Atlantic: Ahmadinejad the Fighter

Washington Post: The Rise and Fall of Ahmadinejad

Washington Post: Ahmadinejad, Clerics Clash over Head Scarves

AEI/Middle East Quarterly: All Ahmadinejad's Men

New York Times: Ahmadinejad's Fall Is America's Loss

The Diplomat: Talking to Iran Again May Be Best Option

Washington Post: Iran Moving Uranium to Fordo Site

The Guardian: Iran Seeks a Nuke - and Sanctions Work

Foreign Policy: Is Ahmadinejad Islamic Enough for Iran? (Abbas Milani)

Al Jazeera: Ahmadinejad-Khamenei Dispute Intensifies

Brookings: What bin Laden's Death Means for Iran (Suzanne Maloney)

Al Arabiya: Bahrain Says GCC Forces Will Remain to Face Iranian Threat

Al Arabiya: Iran and Egypt Renewing Ties?

Foreign Policy: Iran's Clout Grows through Natural Gas

The Guardian: Iran Supports Arab Spring...Except in Syria

Washington Post: US Must Do More to Help Iranian Opposition

Hudson Institute: Iran Challenges the World, Seeks Dominance

Washington Post: Iranian Official Blames Pipeline Blast on Saboteur

Al Jazeera: Iraqi Forces Raid Iranian Dissident Camp

Al Arabiya: UAE Soldiers to Learn Persian

USIP: The Limits of Iranian Soft Power (Eisenstadt)

CSIS: Iran's Historic Naval Deployment

World Affairs: What the Arab States Really Think about Iran

Al Arabiya: Khamenei Calls for Economic Jihad

Al Jazeera: Bahraini King Speaks of 'Foiled Foreign Plot'

BBC News: Iran, Bahrain in Diplomatic Spat over Protests

Brookings Institution: Getting China to Sanction Iran

BBC News: UK Intercepts Iranian Weapons for Taliban

Washington Post: Iran Stays Quiet as Events Unfold in Region

New York Times: Rafsanjani out as Chair of Assembly of Experts

Yahoo News: Proof Surfaces that Missing American Is Alive

BBC News: Opposition Reports 200 People Arrested

Al Arabiya: Majlis Blames US for Recent Protests, Denies Jailings

Gallup: Americans Rate Iran as Top Enemy

BBC News: Problems at Bushehr Nuclear Plant

BBC News: Opposition Leaders Reportedly Imprisoned

BBC News: Minor Protests Continue in Tehran

BBC News: Iran Complains about 'Racist' 2012 Olympics Logo

Foreign Affairs: Green Movement 2.0?

The Guardian: Iran's Repressive Regime Cannot Last (Javedanfar)

New York Times: Germany Defends Foreign Minister's Visit to Iran

New York Times: Israel Watches as Iran Naval Vessels Transit Suez

New York Times: Security Forces Clamp Down on Protests

Al Jazeera: Tensions Build, More Protests Likely

New York Times: Mousavi Missing, May Have Been Detained

BBC News: Iran Withdraws Plan to Send Warships through Suez

New York Times: Israel Concerned over Iranian Warships in Suez

New York Times: Clashes as Tensions Heat up again in Iran

BBC News: Clashes in Tehran at Slain Protester's Funeral

Washington Post: Iran Bounces Back from Stuxnet Malware

BBC News: Iranian MPs Call for Death of Reform Leaders

New York Times: Iran Stifles New Protests

New York Times: Tear Gas Used on Iranian Marchers

New York Times: Iranian Leaders Vow to Crush Protests

New York Times: Egypt's Path Need Not Follow Iran's

IISS: Assessment of Iran's Nuclear, Chemical, & Biological Weapons Efforts

Washington Post: Ahmadinejad Sees Iran as Inspiration for Egypt

BBC News: Karroubi Under House Arrest

Al Arabiya: Karroubi, Mousavi Criticize Regime 'Hooligans'

New York Times: Iran's Opposition Looks to Leverage Arab Protests

New York Times: Trial of American Hikers Begins in Tehran

Al Jazeera: Khamenei Urges Egypt to Follow in Iran's Islamic Footsteps

Jerusalem Post: Iranian Nuclear Bomb Is Not a Fait Accompli

Washington Post: Little Left to Do but Support Iran's Opposition (Editorial)

Foreign Policy: A Proposal to Save Nuclear Talks with Iran

Wall Street Journal: US Point Man on Iran Sanctions Passes Reins

World Politics Review: Ahmadinejad Needs a Nuclear Deal

BBC News: Dutch Suspend Contacts with Tehran over Execution

New York Times: Hezbollah Chooses Lebanon's Prime Minister

New York Times: Israel Not Panicking over Hezbollah-Run Lebanon

New York Times: Iran No Longer Interested in Uranium Swap Deal

Washington Post: Nuclear Talks Do Little - But Further Isolate Iran

Washington Post: Iran Is Still Holding Us Hostage (Ted Koppel)

Al Jazeera: Talks Go Nowhere; Sides Focused on Different Issues

New York Times: New Nuclear Talks Yield Little Progress

Al Arabiya: Iran Looks to Boost Cyber Security and Hacking Capabilities

BBC News: US Considers Additional Iran Sanctions

New York Times: Politically Confident, Iranian Leadership Cuts Subsidies

New York Times: Israeli Tests May Be behind Stuxnet Attack on Iran

BBC News: Foreign Diplomats to Tour Iranian Nuclear Sites

New York Times: Iran Says Time Running Out for Nuclear Deal

Washington Post: US, Iran Prepare for 'Last Chance' Talks

Washington Post: Hezbollah Seeks More Power after Government Collapse

Washington Post: Buying Time with Iran (David Ignatius)

New York Times: Clinton Tells Arab Audience Sanctions Are Working

New York Times: Iran Claims to Break Up Israeli Spy Ring

CNN.com: Iran Says It Can Create Own Fuel Plates and Rods

New York Times: Israeli Spy Chief Says No Iranian Nuke Before 2015

Washington Post: Iran Seeks to Purge Education System of Western Ideas

BBC News: EU Spurns Offer from Iran to View Nuclear Sites

New York Times: Anti-American Cleric Sadr Returns to Iraq from Iran

New York Times: Iran Invites Some Nations to View Nuclear Facilities

BBC News: US Denies Claim that Iran Shot Down Spy Drones

Al Arabiya: Iran Arrests Christian Missionaries

New York Times: Deposed Shah's Youngest Son Commits Suicide

New York Times: Top Prosecutor Vows to Charge Opposition Leaders

BBC News: Iran Claims to Have Shot Down Western Military Drones

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