[haw-info] HAW Notes 7/30/15: Links to recent articles of interest focusing on the Iran agreement

Note: The following articles were chosen for the various kinds of light they shed on the nuclear agreement signed by the US and its negotiating partners with Iran, and by the efforts of critics in the US Congress to torpedo the agreement. Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles that are included here. 

Links to Recent Articles of Interest on the Iran Deal

"Bad Analogies Abounding on Iran Deal"

By Jim Lobe, Lobelog, posted July 29

"Obama vs. Netanyahu: The Decisive Months"

By Scott McConnell, The American Conservative, posted July 29

"The Balance of Power in the Middle East Just Changed: U.S.-Iranian Relations Emerge from a 30-Year Cold War"

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com, posted July 28

"The Unreality of the Iran-Nuke Fight"

By Paul Pillar, CommonDreams.org, posted July 27

The author, a 28-year veteran of the CIA, is a visiting professor at Georgetown University in security studies.

"Obama's Line on the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Second False Narrative"

By Gareth Porter, Middle East Eye, posted July 25

"The Iran Nuclear Agreement and Conventional Arms Transfers in the Gulf"

By Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic & International Studies, posted July 20

"Are Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements of Any Value?"

By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted July 16

The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany.

Normally these occasional lists touch on a wider range of war-and-peace-related foreign policy issues; suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.