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Gareth Porter (born 18 June 1942, Independence, Kansas) is an American historian, investigative journalist and policy analyst on U.S. foreign and military policy. A strong opponent of U.S. wars in Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, he has also written on the potential for diplomatic compromise to end or avoid wars in Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Iraq and Iran. He is the author of a history of the origins of the Vietnam War, Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.
Porter has written regular news reports and news analyses on political, diplomatic and military developments in regard to Middle East conflicts for Inter Press Service since 2005. He was the first journalist to provide a detailed account of the alleged secret Iranian diplomatic proposal to the United States in 2003, and has published an in-depth analysis of an exit strategy for Iraq
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Iran Boosts Interest in Suspect Site The U.S. press is playing up claims that Iran is "sanitizing" evidence of nuclear experiments at a military site, but experts say Iran knows nuclear residue can't be erased, suggesting the Iranians may be engaged in a negotiating ploy to boost the trade-off value of the site.
Monday, June 11, 2012Iran Boosts Interest in Suspect Site The U.S. press is playing up claims that Iran is "sanitizing" evidence of nuclear experiments at a military site, but experts say Iran knows nuclear residue can't be erased, suggesting the Iranians may be engaged in a negotiating ploy to boost the trade-off value of the site.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Bush Blocked Iran Nuke Deal A former top Iranian negotiator says Iran offered the West a deal in 2005 that would have eliminated the possibility of Iran developing a nuclear bomb, but the plan was blocked by hardliners in George W. Bush's administration who rejected any right of Iran to process uranium.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012Bush Blocked Iran Nuke Deal A former top Iranian negotiator says Iran offered the West a deal in 2005 that would have eliminated the possibility of Iran developing a nuclear bomb, but the plan was blocked by hardliners in George W. Bush's administration who rejected any right of Iran to process uranium.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Adding Hurdles for Iran to Clear The current head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who was essentially installed by Western powers, is adding new hurdles for Iran to clear before an agreement can be reached on its nuclear program.
Monday, May 14, 2012Adding Hurdles for Iran to Clear The current head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who was essentially installed by Western powers, is adding new hurdles for Iran to clear before an agreement can be reached on its nuclear program.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Bin Laden Files Dispel Iran-Qaeda Link To build support for "regime change" in Iran, neocon operatives and U.S. officials have tried to link al-Qaeda to Iran by exaggerating intelligence and ignoring evidence of mutual hostility, including new data in Osama bin Laden's captured files.
Friday, May 11, 2012Bin Laden Files Dispel Iran-Qaeda Link To build support for "regime change" in Iran, neocon operatives and U.S. officials have tried to link al-Qaeda to Iran by exaggerating intelligence and ignoring evidence of mutual hostility, including new data in Osama bin Laden's captured files.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Secret in the US-Afghan Deal The secret of President Obama's strategic agreement with Afghan President Karzai is that U.S. Special Forces will continue raids to kill Taliban leaders who won't make peace -- even as the new accord is sold to the American public as an end game to the long war.
Thursday, May 3, 2012The Secret in the US-Afghan Deal The secret of President Obama's strategic agreement with Afghan President Karzai is that U.S. Special Forces will continue raids to kill Taliban leaders who won't make peace -- even as the new accord is sold to the American public as an end game to the long war.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Understanding Iran's diplomatic strategy The history of Iranian efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement supports Mousavian's warning. It is time for the United States to shed its shallow propagandistic view of Iranian strategy, and accept the necessity for real bargaining with Iran on fundamental issues.
Sunday, April 29, 2012Understanding Iran's diplomatic strategy The history of Iranian efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement supports Mousavian's warning. It is time for the United States to shed its shallow propagandistic view of Iranian strategy, and accept the necessity for real bargaining with Iran on fundamental issues.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Report on Iran's Nuclear Fatwa Distorts Its History Obama administration officials have decided to cite the fatwa as an Iranian claim to be tested in negotiations, posing a new challenge to the news media to report accurately on the background to the issue. But the Apr. 13 New York Times article by James Risen rehashed old arguments by Iran's adversaries and even added some new ones.
Friday, April 20, 2012Report on Iran's Nuclear Fatwa Distorts Its History Obama administration officials have decided to cite the fatwa as an Iranian claim to be tested in negotiations, posing a new challenge to the news media to report accurately on the background to the issue. But the Apr. 13 New York Times article by James Risen rehashed old arguments by Iran's adversaries and even added some new ones.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Iran Talks Hinge on Israeli Demand As international talks begin over Iran's nuclear program, President Obama has put forward an Israeli demand for the dismantling of a well-protected uranium processing plant, but it's less clear whether Obama will press the point if it means killing hopes for a peaceful settlement.
Friday, April 13, 2012Iran Talks Hinge on Israeli Demand As international talks begin over Iran's nuclear program, President Obama has put forward an Israeli demand for the dismantling of a well-protected uranium processing plant, but it's less clear whether Obama will press the point if it means killing hopes for a peaceful settlement.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Is Bibi Bluffing on Iran? The widespread impression among the Israeli national security elite and press corps that Netanyahu's threat of war against Iran is a bluff does not guarantee that Netanyahu will not attack Iran. But it does help explain why there has not been a much bigger outcry against a war option that is widely regarded as irrational for Israel.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012Is Bibi Bluffing on Iran? The widespread impression among the Israeli national security elite and press corps that Netanyahu's threat of war against Iran is a bluff does not guarantee that Netanyahu will not attack Iran. But it does help explain why there has not been a much bigger outcry against a war option that is widely regarded as irrational for Israel.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
What Iran Can Do to Strike Back Israel's threats to bomb Iran have hinged on how much damage Israeli aircraft can inflict on Iran's nuclear facilities, but another worry is how much destruction Iranian missiles can inflict on Israel, a danger that Israeli officials are downplaying.
Friday, March 30, 2012What Iran Can Do to Strike Back Israel's threats to bomb Iran have hinged on how much damage Israeli aircraft can inflict on Iran's nuclear facilities, but another worry is how much destruction Iranian missiles can inflict on Israel, a danger that Israeli officials are downplaying.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Details of Talks with IAEA Belie Charge Iran Refused Cooperation The detailed account given by Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, shows that the talks in February came close to a final agreement, but were hung up primarily over the IAEA insistence on being able to reopen issues even after Iran had answered questions about them to the organization's satisfaction.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012Details of Talks with IAEA Belie Charge Iran Refused Cooperation The detailed account given by Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, shows that the talks in February came close to a final agreement, but were hung up primarily over the IAEA insistence on being able to reopen issues even after Iran had answered questions about them to the organization's satisfaction.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Alleged Photos of "Clean-up" at Iran's Parchin Site Lack Credibility The story about satellite photographs suggesting efforts by Iran to "sanitize" a military site is suspect, in part because it is based on evidence that could only be ambiguous, at best. The claim does not reflect U.S. intelligence, and a prominent think tank that has published satellite photography related to past controversies surrounding Iran's nuclear program has not found any photographs supporting it.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012Alleged Photos of "Clean-up" at Iran's Parchin Site Lack Credibility The story about satellite photographs suggesting efforts by Iran to "sanitize" a military site is suspect, in part because it is based on evidence that could only be ambiguous, at best. The claim does not reflect U.S. intelligence, and a prominent think tank that has published satellite photography related to past controversies surrounding Iran's nuclear program has not found any photographs supporting it.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
US Media Hypes Iran Inspection Flap Major U.S. news outlets spin any event regarding Iran's nuclear program in the most negative way, now hyping a dispute about conditions for visiting a military site as supposed proof that Iran has something to hide. But the media is missing key nuances.
Thursday, March 1, 2012US Media Hypes Iran Inspection Flap Major U.S. news outlets spin any event regarding Iran's nuclear program in the most negative way, now hyping a dispute about conditions for visiting a military site as supposed proof that Iran has something to hide. But the media is missing key nuances.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tempest over an Iran Military Site Iran's refusal to grant U.N. inspectors access to the Parchin military facility is churning up new suspicions about a concealed nuclear weapons program, but the impasse can be explained as the frustration by Iran over how previous inspections of the site have been treated.
Thursday, February 23, 2012Tempest over an Iran Military Site Iran's refusal to grant U.N. inspectors access to the Parchin military facility is churning up new suspicions about a concealed nuclear weapons program, but the impasse can be explained as the frustration by Iran over how previous inspections of the site have been treated.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
"Night Raids' Stall Afghan War Talks The Obama administration's hopes for a negotiated end to the Afghan War are hung up on a dispute with the Karzai government over the future use of night raids by U.S. Special Forces, a tactic very unpopular with Afghans.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012"Night Raids' Stall Afghan War Talks The Obama administration's hopes for a negotiated end to the Afghan War are hung up on a dispute with the Karzai government over the future use of night raids by U.S. Special Forces, a tactic very unpopular with Afghans.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Can Obama avert war with Iran? There is still time for Obama to repair the damage and to return to the policy he had begun developing in December. But unless Obama warns Netanyahu publicly that an attack against US wishes would indeed mean he is on his own, the chances of deterring him and avoiding war with Iran will be sharply reduced.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012Can Obama avert war with Iran? There is still time for Obama to repair the damage and to return to the policy he had begun developing in December. But unless Obama warns Netanyahu publicly that an attack against US wishes would indeed mean he is on his own, the chances of deterring him and avoiding war with Iran will be sharply reduced.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
A Dangerous Game on Iran The Obama administration is engaged in complex diplomacy over Israel's possible attack on Iran, trying simultaneously to restrain Israel and use its military threat to pressure Iran on its nuclear program. But some maneuvers may work at cross purposes.
Monday, February 6, 2012A Dangerous Game on Iran The Obama administration is engaged in complex diplomacy over Israel's possible attack on Iran, trying simultaneously to restrain Israel and use its military threat to pressure Iran on its nuclear program. But some maneuvers may work at cross purposes.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Obama to Israel: No US War on Iran President Obama is caught in a dilemma, how to dissuade Israel from going to war with Iran without alienating pro-Israeli voters in November. So, the Obama administration has told Israel that the U.S. won't support an attack on Iran but has done so quietly.
Friday, February 3, 2012Obama to Israel: No US War on Iran President Obama is caught in a dilemma, how to dissuade Israel from going to war with Iran without alienating pro-Israeli voters in November. So, the Obama administration has told Israel that the U.S. won't support an attack on Iran but has done so quietly.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
US probe hardens Pakistani suspicions Air Force Brigadier General Steven Clark recalled in his press briefing on the report on December 22 that the Pakistani liaison officer had been asked where the border posts were located, and had not given the coordinates, but had responded, "Well, you know where it is because you're shooting at them."
Thursday, January 26, 2012US probe hardens Pakistani suspicions Air Force Brigadier General Steven Clark recalled in his press briefing on the report on December 22 that the Pakistani liaison officer had been asked where the border posts were located, and had not given the coordinates, but had responded, "Well, you know where it is because you're shooting at them."
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
In Signal to Israel, US Delays War Games The idea that the Israelis wanted the postponement appears to be a cover story to mask the political blow it represents to the Netanyahu government and to shield Obama from Republican charges that he is not sufficiently supportive of Israel.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012In Signal to Israel, US Delays War Games The idea that the Israelis wanted the postponement appears to be a cover story to mask the political blow it represents to the Netanyahu government and to shield Obama from Republican charges that he is not sufficiently supportive of Israel.
