At the White House today, President Obama said he was "deeply troubled" by the post-election violence in Iran, but pledged to continue efforts to engage Tehran diplomatically.
This is not the election result anyone but Iranian and Israeli hardliners hoped for. But all is not lost. While the Iranian leadership remains the same -- at least for now -- trends in the country and the region may still help President Obama's strategy to contain and engage Iran.
Bloggers at the National Iranian American Council are monitoring news broadcasts, Twitter feeds and other reports of unrest in the streets of Tehran following the announcement that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had defeated his challengers in an overwhelmin
Ploughshares Fund grantee Leon Sigal testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing subtitled “North Korea, Back at the Brink?”, along with Ambassador Stephen Bosworth an
The international spotlight is on Iran's election today as never before. As the votes are counted, Ploughshares-funded experts will continue to provide insight and commentary on the significance of the election for international diplomacy and the future of Iran's nuclear program.