Gareth Porter

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The most im­por­tant fac­tor in shap­ing US pol­i­cy to­wards Iran is do­mes­tic pol­i­tics – not Oba­ma’s own geopo­lit­i­cal vi­sion.

Opinion by Gareth Porter
Published On 4 May 2015
An anti-US mural painting outside the former US embassy in Tehran [AFP]

Iran has been de­vel­op­ing nu­clear ca­pac­i­ties in or­der to ob­tain lever­age in diplo­mat­ic talks with the Unit­ed States.

Opinion by Gareth Porter
Published On 27 Apr 2012
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The con­tra­dic­tions of Oba­ma’s pol­i­cy to­ward Iran went un­no­ticed in the US, but not in Iran and Is­rael, writes Porter.

Opinion by Gareth Porter
Published On 15 Feb 2012
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Rab­bani could not of­fer the Tal­iban the one con­di­tion need­ed for a peace agree­ment – the full with­draw­al of US troops.

Opinion by Gareth Porter
Published On 26 Sep 2011
rabbani funeral