Sunjeev Bery

Tag: U.S.-Iran relations

  • CNN’s Navarrette gets Iran wrong

    The Huffington Post Posted: June 22, 2009 By Sanjeev Bery   CNN.com columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr. is the latest to join the chorus of voices calling on President Obama to get tougher with the Iranian government. While tempting, the CNN commentator’s words fail to consider the legacy of 25 years of U.S. intervention against Iranian…

  • “That wasn’t a date…”

    Did they shake hands?  Did they chat?  Was there a peck on the cheek?  As with all first dates, it depends on who you talk to. The New York Times reported that a pair of top diplomats from the U.S. and Iran had a polite chat at an international conference on Afghanistan this Tuesday.  According…

  • Obama’s holiday message to Iranians

    U.S. President Barack Obama released the video greetings below to the Iranian government and people. The Nowruz holiday greetings are a rare opportunity to hear an American leader praising the culture and accomplishments of Iranian society.  More than 50 years after the U.S. overthrew Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, this is a  hopeful sign that…