Iran Could Reap Benefits of U.S.-Russian Tensions
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 27 Aug 2008
Summary: Jim LobeIran could emerge as a big winner, at least in the short term, from the rapidly escalating tensions between the United States and Russia over Moscow’s intervention in Georgia, according to analysts. source: AntiWar.com read more

The Left and Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 27 Aug 2008
Summary: Rostam PourzalSuch simplistic far left and far right analyses portray Iranians as a nation of simpletons and victims without agency. Missing from Fiyouzat’s neoconservative-style rush to blame the victim is any reference to the enthusiasm of a great majority in Iran, registered in survey after opinion survey, to restore trade and diplomatic relations with the U.S. If Iran’s leadership is indeed eager to welcome U.S. diplomats, investors, and tourists after nearly three decades of estrangement, it is certainly acting with the consent of the governed. With his rejection of dtente, Fiyouzat in effect advocates minority rule even as he demands an expanded democracy in which Iran’s left forces would have more room to organize. source: Counter Punchread more