Assad May Not Be Key to Iran’s Levantine Reach: A Critique of AEI-ISW Report
May 16th, 2013 | by Guest
by Aurelie Daher That Iran is deeply concerned with the civil war in Syria and is currently providing important assistance
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Framing Iran: Media Coverage Echoes Some Iraq Problems
May 16th, 2013 | by Guest
by Jonas Siegel and Saranaz Barforoush Few observers would question that news coverage prior to the 2003 U.S.- led invasion
What Just Happened in Iran?
May 13th, 2013 | by Guest
by Gary Sick Farideh Farhi has done her usual excellent job of unwrapping the Iranian internal political scene. I very
New Congressional Sanctions Push Aimed at Killing Iran Diplomacy
May 10th, 2013 | by Guest
by Jamal Abdi The notion that U.S. sanctions on Iran are supposed to act as diplomatic leverage to get a
Echoes of Lebanon in Syria
May 10th, 2013 | by Guest
by Paul Pillar via The National Interest Expressions of angst over Syria have entailed several themes, one of which concerns
An Election for Iran or the Supreme Leader?
May 9th, 2013 | by Guest
by Yasaman Baji via IPS News As the five-day registration period for presidential candidates began here Tuesday, the question of
Can Rafsanjani Jolt Iran’s Presidential Election?
May 7th, 2013 | by Guest
by Alex Vatanka In this rowdy Iranian election season, all of the 26 or so presidential hopefuls are naturally looking
Obama Condemns Indefinite Detention (And His Own Record)
April 30th, 2013 | by Guest
by Charles Davis US President Barack Obama today condemned the Guantanamo Bay prison camp run by US President Barack Obama,
Al Qaeda and Iran: Enemies with Benefits
April 30th, 2013 | by Guest
by Matthew Duss via USIP On April 22, Canadian authorities arrested two men who allegedly planned to derail a U.S.-bound
No Quick Fix for Securing Syria’s Chemical Weapons
April 29th, 2013 | by Guest
by Dina Esfandiary In a letter to Congress last week, the White House confirmed “with varying degrees of confidence” that
Also by Jim Lobe- Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report
- Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
- Pluralities of Israelis, Palestinians Want Stronger U.S. Peace Role
- Hope, Scepticism Over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria Conference
- Decade After Iraq, Right-Wing and Liberal Hawks Reunite Over Syria
- Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
- As Hunger Strike Spreads, Obama Again Denounces Guantanamo
- More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report
- Urgent Need for Political Reform in Mali as French Depart: Report
- Obama Requests Modest Bump in Foreign Aid
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