Iran Nuclear Weapons

Jessica Elgot

'There Is An Old Wound, But Now It Needs To Be Healed'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 17.06.2013 | UK

Iran's newly-elected president Hassan Rouhani has signalled he is ready to talk to both Britain and the US to "remove the problems between us," and re...

Cameron Open To Talks With Tehran After Rouhani Victory

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 17.06.2013 | UK

Britain would welcome Iran back into the international community, said David Cameron on Monday, providing the pariah nation abandons ambitions to deve...

Iran's Election Should Not Have Any Impact on Our Relationship?

Robert Halfon | Posted 14.06.2013 | UK Politics
Robert Halfon

Today the Iranian people go to the polls for the first time since 2009's controversial reelection of President Ahmadinejad... Unfortunately, with hundreds of candidates disqualified and all the current Presidential hopefuls part of the ruling establishment and links with Ayatollah Khamenei, it is unlikely that there will be any reforms.

The 10 Most Outrageous Quotes Of Ahmadinejad

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 14.06.2013 | UK

He's called UN sanctions against Iran "annoying flies, like a used tissue" and George Bush "a wicked man" but the Middle East's most colourful Preside...

The North Korean Rocket Launch: Should We Be Worried?

Sarah Aston | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Sarah Aston

Wednesday 12 December marked the first successful attempt by North Korea to launch a rocket into space. Calling it a triumph for the year old Administration of Kim Jong - Un, North Korean officials such as Kim Ki-nam have stated that the rocket launch was a Satellite and it's launch was an "independent right" that should not be condemned by the international community.

Iran Poll: US More Supportive of Overt/Covert Action Than Both Europe and the Middle East

Joel Faulkner Rogers | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK Politics
Joel Faulkner Rogers

Forget Greece; what would you do about Iran? Behind the 'Eurosis' that currently churns the news-cycle, foreign policy experts are divided and fearful about a lurking problem that could arguably displace the Euro as the most pressing Western headache of 2012.

Time to Empower the Iranian Resistance

David Amess | Posted 16.01.2013 | UK Politics
David Amess

The West have the answer, the only viable solution to neutralize the multiple Iranian threats is to recognize the NCRI as the legitimate representative of the Iranian people's aspirations and offer political and diplomatic support to the Iranian Resistance in their efforts to bring about a democratic change in Iran through toppling the current religious dictatorship ruling the country.

Could We Still Stop A Strike On Iran?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK

World leaders will launch an eleventh hour push to defuse a potential deadly Middle East conflict over the threat from a nuclear Iran, prioritising di...

Justice for the Palestinians Remains the Pressing Issue Facing the World Today

John Wight | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK
John Wight

Armed with the crude childlike diagram of a bomb, Mr Netanyahu sought to press home to the delegates in attendance the necessity of joining him in his mission to take military action against Iran before it get its hands on a nuclear weapon.

Why Netanyahu's Cartoon Bomb Should Be Taken Seriously

Toby Greene | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK Politics
Toby Greene

Netanyahu will hope his speech further galvanises the already considerable international efforts to pressure Iran through sanctions and diplomacy to stop enrichment, at least to the 20% level. Netanyahu knows that the international community is keen to prevent Iran getting a bomb, but also to prevent Israel from resorting to military action.

Why Is Israel's PM Showing The UN A Cartoon Bomb? (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked a confused internet reaction to his United Nations speech - which involved him drawing a red line a...

MI6 Chief's 'Secret Visit' To Israel

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK

A senior MI6 chief paid a secret visit to Israel in order to urge the country not to take military action against Iran over its nuclear programme, it ...

'Not Ready To Die In Your War'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 01.09.2012 | UK

Israel loves Iran is not a refrain you'll hear often from politicians. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called Israel “a cancerous tumor...

Will Israel Launch an "All Out War" on Iran?

Emanuel Stoakes | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK Politics
Emanuel Stoakes

While it is unlikely that anyone bar Silverstein's source and perhaps a few insiders could state with any authority whether or not his alleged leak is a sure thing or a red herring - and in the long run, it doesn't matter.

Iran Is Not a Nuclear Threat to the West

Paul Flynn | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Politics
Paul Flynn

Those who brought us Britain's role in Iraq plan a fresh war of illusion. The drumbeats are sounding and excitement is mounting as the boys anticipated playing again with the toys.

The Grand Bargain

Elliot Cowan | Posted 21.07.2012 | UK Politics
Elliot Cowan

Barely a week goes past without an article being published discussing the feasibility and likelihood of an imminent Israeli attack on Iran - a matter receiving further prominence as in Baghdad this week, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (plus Germany) will meet with Iran to discuss its nuclear ambitions.

A Nuclear Iran Could Consign Non-Proliferation to the History Books

James Bloodworth | Posted 10.06.2012 | UK Politics
James Bloodworth

The prediction made by right-thinking individuals during the 20th century that proliferation would be an inevitable consequence of the existence of nuclear weapons has come to bear.

Three Reasons Why Frothing at the Mouth About an Iranian Nuke is Stupid

Jonty Langley | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK Politics
Jonty Langley

I'm not saying Iran with a nuke would be good news. I just think that the hysteria is hypocrisy. Don't you?

Cameron Seeks Military 'Endgame' In Afghanistan

Posted 14.03.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has accepted that Afghanistan will not be "a perfect democracy" by the time British troops return home, but said that the public wants t...

Iran''s Threat to Britain

Adel Darwish | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Politics
Adel Darwish

Cameron's government, on its part must make it clear to the Ayatollahs that any terror attacks on British soil will be met with a swift, decisive and precise action against Iran's main economic and industrial centres.

Iran: Military Action? Why not rule it out?

Alec Shelbrooke | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Politics
Alec Shelbrooke

The decisions relating to Iran at this moment in history will have far reaching consequences that could affect every man, women and child in the world and must be the decision and resolution of the widest multilateral coalition that is possible.

World Powers To Resume Talks With Iran Over Nuclear Programme

Huffington Post UK/PA | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK

Six countries, including the US and the UK, are to recommence multi-lateral talks with Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme, the EU has s...

Sanctions Against Iran Must be Allowed More Time to Bite

Chris McCarthy | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK Politics
Chris McCarthy

There is a narrative currently gaining primacy vis-à-vis Iran's nuclear program.

Iran Elections: Rival Conservatives Battle For Power While Suppressing Opposition

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.03.2012 | UK

Iran is holding its first elections since 2009. even as the leaders of its main opposition group remain under house arrest. The poll to select 290 ...

Iran Through the Optics of Iraq

Lorna Fitzsimons | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK Politics
Lorna Fitzsimons

It is difficult not to see the looming crisis on Iran through any other optics other than our experience in Iraq. So much of the commentary on the left is falling into this trap.