Tag Archives: Iran

The White House: President Obama Addresses The United Nations General Assembly

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Assuming the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action goes into effect and the Islamic Republic of Iran has all the incentive in the world to make that happen, I believe this … Continue reading

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ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis

Source: ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis I never make excuses for terrorists and terrorism and don’t respect anyone who does. But the U.S. Government including the Carter Administration and every single American administration going back to Harry … Continue reading

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Associated Press: Sandy Kozel- Deal Reached Over Iranian Nuclear Program

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus From what I’ve seen of the Iranian nuclear deal so far, it looks very good to me. The only issue that I have with it is the part where Iran, … Continue reading

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Jim Heath-ABC News Special Report: American Hostages Day 444

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat The final insult from Iran to President Jimmy Carter was Iran not officially releasing the American hostages in Iran until the second or minute that Jimmy Carter was no longer President … Continue reading

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ABC News: Video: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis From 12/03/1979

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The Shah of Iran was a major reason for why the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis came about in the first place. Because the Shah was a dictator and at … Continue reading

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CBS News: Video: President Jimmy Carter on Hostage Crisis is on Face The Nation

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I give President Jimmy Carter a lot of credit for all the time and effort that he put into seeing that the American hostages in Iran were brought home. … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Opinion- Kevan Harris- How to Reform Iran’s Theocracy

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Before the Islāmic Revolution in Iran in the late 1970s Iran was already an authoritarian state, but in the form of a monarchy under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi who was the Shah … Continue reading

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Associated Press: Kelly Daschle- U.S. Eases Sanctions As Iran Implements Nuke Deal

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat This is what happens when you negotiate with a country instead of trying to ignore them as if they do not exist. When you give countries including authoritarian states like Iran … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: Video: 1980 State of The Union: President Carter on Iranian Hostage Crisis

. The Iranian Hostage Crisis, was the final nail in the Carter Presidency. Not so much the day that it happened, but how long it went on. Plus the fact that it was one more big blow that President Carter … Continue reading

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VOA News: Video: Iranian Immigrant’s Success Creates Abundant Opportunities For Many Others: Building The American Dream

Immigrant's Success Creates Abundant Opportunities for Many Others – YouTube. Closing out this week in a good note about an American success story and talking about American small business and the American private non-profit sector. Even as the Washington area … Continue reading

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