From the Israeli perspective, the fear is that if pressure is off of Iran, Israel would be left having to accept the balance of power in the region significantly shifting toward Iran. It's not an existential threat, but it would… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
The United States has weakened itself with Iraq; Iranians feel victorious - they feel capable of filling the void. I think from the very outset the nuclear issue has been secondary to the more strategic outlook, in which the United… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
Beyond that is the fear that the United States will end up negotiating and agreeing to a deal with Iran. The Israelis do not… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, every time the United States has tried to pursue a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians by beating back Iran and… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
From the Israeli perspective, the fear is that if pressure is off of Iran, Israel would be left having to accept the balance of… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
NIE presents a major obstacle to those who are pushing for military confrontation. In many ways it is a severe blow to their agenda.… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
The intelligence services would probably be in a better position to make an assessment of the advancement of the Iranian nuclear program than Podhoretz… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
I do believe that the very tense relationship between the United States and Iran presents a challenge to the United States. But to discuss… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
The United States has weakened itself with Iraq; Iranians feel victorious - they feel capable of filling the void. I think from the very… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
Iran has, by virtue of its growth and by virtue of the United States' mistakes in Iraq, tilted the balance of power in the… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
There seems to be a consistency, in that people who have had access to the Iranian program - people who actually have had boots… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
