Middle East
The United States and Iran Join Forces Against ISIS
It is no particular surprise that U.S. President Barack Obama is on the verge of turning over a new leaf with Iran. After all, over ……Read More
Middle East
Middle East
Iran Interior Minister Says Advisers Sent to Iraqi Kurdistan
After Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denied that Iran had sent troops into Iraq, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that advisers had been sent into Iraqi ……Read More
Middle East
New Iran-Contra Book Shows How US-Iran Ties Were Scuttled
The scandal that became known as Iran-Contra is a distant memory for most Americans and Iranians. But an important new book provides fascinating details about ……Read More
Middle East
Iraq or Arak?
It seems, following various comments, that AFP ‘s report may contain (subject to confirmation? ) either a typo or an error of translation. In french ……Read More
Middle East
The Iranian Elite and the Nuclear Negotiations: My Reflections from Iran
Payam Mohseni, just returned from a long trip to Iran, offers his observations on Iranian attitudes toward nuclear negotiations gleaned from meetings with Iranians from ……Read More
Middle East
The Cosy Relationship Between the NSA and Israel
The recent hostilities in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas reminded me of something that I had read some months back, particularly because it ……Read More