SHEEHAN: Iran’s Opposition Sets Sights on Tehran – EurActiv – Opinion
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan on the current domestic unrest in Iran and the opposition’s momentum following a major diplomatic victory.
TANTER & SHEEHAN: Clinton’s Diplomatic Missile Launched at Tehran – The Jerusalem Post – Opinion
Professors Raymond Tanter and Ivan Sascha Sheehan in The Jerusalem Post on Secretary Clinton’s diplomatic bombshell ricocheting through Iran.
Print Edition: The Jerusalem Post Op-Ed Page – September 3, 2012
SHEEHAN & TANTER: Now the Cards are on the Table – Haaretz – Opinion
Professors Ivan Sascha Sheehan and Raymond Tanter take to the pages of Haaretz to address the U.S. decision to remove the Iranian opposition from the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list.
Print Edition: Haaretz Op-Ed Page – September 28, 2012.
It’s Time for Romney to Lead on Iran – PJ Tatler – Opinion
I strike back at my critics and call on the Republican nominee to identify regime change in Iran as a priority.
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan’s statement on the Department of State’s announcement on September 21 that it will remove the Iranian opposition organization, Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK/PMOI), from the Foreign Terrorist Organization list.
“Secretary Clinton’s decision to remove MEK/ PMOI from the Department of State’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list is an important step toward correcting U.S.-Iran policy. The delisting was necessary to ensure that the list remains a credible tool for countering actual terrorist threats and is a victory for those concerned with the protection of civil liberties. The move also sends a clear signal to Tehran that U.S. counterterrorism policy will not be politicized, nor will the Iranian opposition be used as a source of leverage in negotiations. As the Iranian regime expands its arc of influence and closes ranks with Shiite officials in Baghdad, the democratic cause in the Middle East- to which the U.S. has contributed so much- must now shift to the promotion of democratic change in Tehran. Such change is best accomplished from within and U.S. officials must now turn their attention to the protection of opposition members against persecution and back organized efforts to promote grassroots change.”
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan introduces former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on September 10, 2012. The event, U.S.-Iran Relations: A Policy Perspective- Past, Present and Future, features formal remarks delivered by Speaker Gingrich and a question and answer session on changes needed to correct U.S. policy toward Iran.
The Other Humanitarian Crisis – United Press International – Opinion
My latest commentary on the looming humanitarian crisis facilitated by the Iranian regime and the need to protect the Iranian opposition in Iraq.
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan is moderating a discussion with Newt Gingrich at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on U.S.-Iran Relations: A Policy Perspective- Past, Present and Future on September 10, 2012.
Was the Decline in Terrorist Attacks Predictable?
My commentary published by United Press International on the recent State Department report documenting a decline in worldwide terrorist incidents.
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan is interviewed on the USA Radio Network live on July 23, 2012 to discuss recent declarations by the head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency- MI6- that, unless stopped, Iran will acquire the nuclear technology necessary to build a bomb by 2014.
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan is interviewed by Iowa’s influential political talkshow host, Jan Mickelson, on Newsradio 1040 on July 23, 2012. Iran, democracy, and the politics of regime change are examined.
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan appeared on America’s Radio News Network to discuss recent attempts to thwart Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons by Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6.
*Skip to Dr. Sheehan’s segment beginning at 44:10
Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan speaks on changes needed in U.S. policy toward Iran at an event sponsored by the Leadership Council for Human Rights in Washington, D.C.
Romney Should Embrace the Iranian Opposition – Haaretz – Opinion
My commentary on the U.S. presidential contest and Iran policy.
On June 23, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan traveled to Paris as a guest of the Organizing Committee for the Convention of Democracy in Iran to attend an international assembly for democracy put on by the National Council of Resistance of Iran. The event, attended by approximately 100,000 expatriate Iranians from around the world, was the largest gathering of the Iranian opposition to date. World leaders, bipartisan U.S. officials, and academics participated and ongoing efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Iran were discussed.
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