Iran blasts US defence secretary’s ‘baseless’ claims
IFP – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed the US Defence Secretary’s baseless claims about Tehran’s support for terrorism as…
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Israeli minister airs Iran nuclear concerns at Pentagon
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Tuesday he shared with his U.S. counterpart his country’s concerns about the direction of talks between…
GOP senator says Hagel ‘seems clueless’ on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday Chuck Hagel “seems clueless” on U.S. policy toward Iran and he urged the…
Hagel to stress opposition to a nuclear Iran in Senate testimony
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Defense, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, will stress at his confirmation hearing Thursday that he opposes letting Iranacquire…
Hagel: Window closing on Iran and diplomacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel said the “window is closing” on Iran and the possibility of diplomacy if it…
What to ask Chuck Hagel about Iran’s nuclear issue
The confirmation hearing for Chuck Hagel as defense secretary on Thursday will provide senators with a critical opportunity to probe the nominee’s…
Hagel pledges focus on Iran military options at Pentagon
Chuck Hagel is pledging that as defense secretary he will “focus intently on ensuring the U.S. military” is prepared to strike Iran’s nuclear…
Hagel reassures Jewish leaders on Iran, Israel’s edge
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Chuck Hagel in a meeting with Jewish organizational leaders affirmed his commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear…
After reassurances on Israel, Iran, Hagel wins key senators’ votes
(Reuters) – Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel’s chances of becoming the President Barack Obama’s defense secretary received a critical boost on Tuesday…
Hagel backtracks on controversial Israel, Iran comments
President Barack Obama’s controversial nominee for secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, has sought to temper the concerns of pro-Israel lawmakers by backtracking…
Hagel’s inexplicable position on Iran sanctions
Last week, in his first interview since being nominated to be the next Secretary of Defense, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel told the Lincoln…
Obama’s Iran cabinet
The constellation of new national security/foreign policy appointees coalescing around President Barack Obama for his second term bears all the hallmarks of…
Will threats of war compel Iran to make a nuclear deal?
In my Sunday column, I predicted that 2013 will bring another round of brinkmanship with Iran over its nuclear program. The United States and its allies…
Why Iran supports Chuck Hagel
President Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel was meant to send a message, and it has: That President Obama is not serious about…
US must show change in practice: Iranian cmdr.
A top Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic has not trusted and will not trust claims made by US officials unless they…
Fact check: Hagel’s record on Iran
An ad from a pro-Israel group oversimplifies Chuck Hagel’s foreign policy positions in an attempt to portray Obama’s choice for secretary of…
Does Hagel appointment signal shift in Iran policy?
Expert tells ‘Post’ the decision by US President Barack Obama to appoint Chuck Hagel as defense secretary raises questions over Washington’s commitment to…
The year we reckon with Iran
Opponents of chuck Hagel’s nomination to be the U.S.’s next Secretary of Defense claim he is outside the mainstream in his views…
Obama Pentagon pick calls senators, clarifies views on Iran
(Reuters) – Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s pick to become the next U.S. defense secretary, has begun calling critics in the Senate…
Hagel-chaired think tank predicts Iran will be ‘natural partner’ for U.S.
A pro-Israeli site reported The Atlantic Council, a think tank chaired by defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel which last month published a column…
Obama duo offers new hope on Iran
US President Barack Obama has made a valiant move by nominating the former US senator from Nebraska, Chuck Hagel, as the next…
Defense nominee Hagel lays out stand on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, is meeting with senior Pentagon staff to try to set…
Iran sanctions: Chuck Hagel vs. Obama, Biden, and Kerry
As has been well documented, not everyone is so pleased that President Obama nominated former Senate colleague Chuck Hagel, a Republican, as…
Israel, Iran quarrel on Obama’s Pentagon pick
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel as the next U.S. secretary of defense has caused jitters in Israel, where some circles…
Hagel to rein in Israel on Iran strike
JERUSALEM: Chuck Hagel, the nominee for the next US defence secretary, will seek to rein in Israel over any attempt to carry…
Obama, Hagel, and Iran
What should the United States do about Iran? This has been among the most important and urgent questions on U.S. national security…
Iran says US should prove change of policy in “practice”: spokesman
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that the United States should prove its change of policy toward the Islamic republic…
On Israel, Iran, and spending, Chuck Hagel looks a lot like Robert Gates
The arguments for and against the Obama administration’s anticipated nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary seem to turn on the premise…
Iran says it’s hopeful on Hagel nomination
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it is hopeful the appointment of former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to lead…
Obama is about to show us how he might deal with Iran
If a president’s key appointments show the direction of his thinking, then Barack Obama’s latest nomination sends an important message. Chuck Hagel,…
Next Pentagon chief must act wisely: Vahidi
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has called on the next US secretary of defense to think wisely and avoid acts…
War ought to be last option on Iran: US
WASHINGTON, DEC 19: Asserting that Iran deciding to develop a nuclear weapon would be a “red line” for it, the US has, nevertheless,…
Israel as a crying wolf
The mixed messages about attacking Iran over its nuclear program coming from the US and Israeli governments in recent weeks have become…