Gary Sick served on the National Security Council staff under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis and is the author of two books on U.S.-Iranian relations. Mr. Sick is a captain (ret.) in the U.S. Navy, with service in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and the Mediterranean.

Is Iraq Shifting to Iran

Is Iraq Shifting to Iran?

In removing the Taliban and Saddam, the Bush administration effectively elevated Iran to regional superpower-and left...

Posted 11:37 PM | Nov 16, 2009
Inside Irans Intimidation Campaign

Inside Iran's Intimidation Campaign

The Ahmadinejad regime just hit an Iranian-American scholar with a 15-year prison sentence. The Daily Beast's Gary ...

Posted 11:07 PM | Oct 25, 2009
Real Progress With Iran

Real Progress With Iran

The Geneva nuclear talks were just baby steps along a long and perilous path. Still, this was a historic moment aft...

Posted 7:28 AM | Oct 2, 2009
Irans Nuke-Talks Game-Changer

Iran's Nuke-Talks Game-Changer

The bombshell discovery of an Iranian nuclear facility and this weekend's weapons test rewrite all the rules for the...

Posted 7:49 PM | Sep 26, 2009