Tuesday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 3.29.2005:

Europe's hope that Iran will be a responsible nuclear power endangers the world.

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs reports:

In private conversations, many Europeans are increasingly ready to admit the obvious - that without credible threats, Iran will not end its pursuit of nuclear weapons. They then argue that this is not disastrous, and that Iran will, of necessity, act as a responsible nuclear power. ...

For strategic deterrence to work there must exist direct communication between Iran and its enemies in order to quickly resolve any misinterpretations of each others actions. Iran has no such communication with its chief enemies, the US and Israel. Thus the likelihood of a nuclear catastrophe is high.

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice released the DOS report Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 - 2005. The excerpt on Iran.
• The New Republic takes a look at Bush's strategy on Iran with some interesting revelations.
• Iran blames Israel over Iranian plots in Egypt.
• Ali Larijani won the backing of hardline parties for his presidential election bid.
• Iraqi liberals challenge the Iraqi Islamic hardliners.
• Will Iran have to make a choice between Hezbollah or its nukes?
• The Weekly Standard says that the Washington Post bombs nuclear history.
• Public hatred of the regime is growing in Iran. A photo.
• Rich Miniter reports how a lone diplomat compromised the hunt for Bin Laden.
• And finally, The National Review Online examines a potentially powerful force for change in the Middle East, sex!