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October 13, 2015 Abbas vs. Hamas Masked gunmen affiliated with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction marched through the streets of Ramallah in early October, ... October 9, 2015 Four Seasons Evades Questions About Hosting Hamas Terror Leader The Four Seasons hotel chain is continuing to avoid questions about its recent hosting of a senior Hamas terror leader during a press conference held at the resort’s Doha location, sparking... October 9, 2015 Hussein Hamedani, Iranian General, Killed by Islamic State in Syria A top Iranian military commander was killed by Islamic State fighters on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Thursday night, Iranian media reported. In a statement Friday... October 9, 2015 Obama Failing to Check Russian Imperialism, Former CIA Head Says In the eyes of former CIA director James Woolsey, Russian President Vladimir Putin is like the farmer Abraham Lincoln once recalled, who said he wasn’t greedy for land, he only wanted what... October 9, 2015 Ben Carson says Mahmoud Abbas, Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin knew each other in 1968 Moscow It sounds like the opening to a joke: A young Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk into a Soviet-era Moscow university &... October 8, 2015 Here’s How to Stop Iran’s Revolutionary Guard From Profiting Off of the Nuclear Deal The slogan of Iran’s largest mobile telecommunication business, the Mobile Communication Company of Iran (MCI), is &ldqu... October 8, 2015 Analysis: Report Card on 50 Years of German-Israel Relations Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cancellation of Thursday’s sixth joint cabinet consultation between Israel and Germany because of the domestic security situation comes at the end phase of... October 8, 2015 Reuters: Iran and Russia Plotted Defense of Assad During Final Months Of Nuclear Talks Russia and Iran decided in July to undertake joint military action to prop up Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, even while they sat on opposite sides of the table in nuclear negotiations, Reuters... October 8, 2015 ‘Only a Matter of Time’: Russian Pilots are Boarding Helicopters in Syria With AK-74s Russian pilots manning combat helicopters in Syria can be seen in videos carrying AK-74 assault rifles with them into the cockpit, likely as a precaution in the event they get shot down by rebels... October 8, 2015 It Looks Like Obama Fell for ‘The Biggest Myth Out There’ in Syria President Barack Obama's stance of calling on Syrian President Bashar Assad to transition out of power while maintaining basic government functions after he's ousted is a "fanta... October 7, 2015 It’s Time for the United States to Start Worrying About a Saudi Collapse As if there weren’t already enough problems to worry about in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia might be headed for trouble. From plummeting oil prices, to foreign policy missteps, to growing t... October 7, 2015 Argentine Murder Mystery When heads of state gather, as they did for the United Nations General Assembly last week, you have a choice: Tune out or prepare to be bathed in blather, boilerplate and blatant lies. That said,... October 7, 2015 Putin Is the New Sheriff in Town Today, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that Russia has violated Turkish airspace for a second time. On Saturday, a Russian plane crossed into Turkish airspace near the Syrian bo... October 7, 2015 Furious but Powerless, Turkey Left Smarting by Russian Action in Syria Turkey may be furious about Russian incursions into its air space but beyond words of protest there is little it can do, with its dependence on Russian energy and trade keeping its hands tied, an... October 7, 2015 Can Obama Counter Hezbollah After The Nuclear Deal? Washington, for all of its assurances that it has blocked every path to a nuclear Iran, has done little to block the pathway to a devastating regional conflict. As senior Israeli officia... October 6, 2015 Russian Forays Into Turkish Airspace Challenge Ankara’s Syria Policy… And NATO Russian warplanes entered Turkish airspace from Syria twice over the weekend,... October 6, 2015 Obama’s Talk and Putin’s Blitz: A Russian Middle East Coup in Three Acts In New York, the United Nations is still lumbering through its Sept. 28th – Oct. 3 general debate. But even with today’s declaration by aging potentate Mahmoud Abbas that the Palestin... October 6, 2015 Druze Clues Co-written by Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi The market for extremism has been so disrupted by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (also known as ISIS) and its penchant for extraordinary... October 5, 2015 Bahrain and Iran Expel Each Other’s Diplomats Bahrain announced the withdrawal of its ambassador from Iran on Thursday and ordere... October 5, 2015 How Are Societies Defended Against Hybrid Threats Download the full report here ... October 5, 2015 Europe Has Billions of Reasons to Let Iran Cheat Europe’s rapidly expanding economic relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran prompted Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to call for a unified trans-Atlantic approach to enforcement of the... October 5, 2015 The Iran Deal: A Brief Guide What does the deal do? It significantly inhibits Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons, in exchange for relief from crippling economic sanctions. Forged over 20 m... October 5, 2015 Iranian President Tries to Bribe Revolutionary Guard Corps to Back Nuclear Deal Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seeking to bribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to cease its efforts to undermine the nuclear deal with global powers, reports Ali Alfone... October 5, 2015 Syria’s Rebels, Regime Allies Gear Up for Fight Rebel groups in Syria are gearing up for a longer, bloodier battle to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of Russian airstrikes that they say have been designed to drive them back.&nbsp... October 2, 2015 U.S. Admits: We Can’t Protect Syrian Allies From Russia’s Bombs United States officials conceded Thursday that there is little the they could do in Syria to protect CIA-vetted rebels, the very people the American government trained and armed, who are now comi... October 2, 2015 Saving Christians From ISIS Persecution In 1975, as desperate Vietnamese sought to escape Communist rule, the U.S. embarked on what remains one of the greatest humanitarian rescue missions in history. Over the span of several weeks, Op... October 2, 2015 Did Poor U.S. Planning Prompt Russia’s Rise in Syria? Russia's recent airstrikes in Syria are prompting concerns that America is losing power and political influence in the region. And the fact that Russia is reportedly targeting positions that... October 2, 2015 Rohani Deal With IRGC Could Torpedo Nuclear Agreement Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s diplomacy and the landmark nuclear bargain may have reduced the gaps between Tehran and the global powers, but the agreement is widening dif... October 2, 2015 ‘Shut Out’: Turkey Finds Itself ‘In a Very Difficult Position’ With the Russian Moves in Syria The Russian incursion into Syria is hampering one of the region's most important players. Turkey, which has long sought Syrian president Bashar Assad's transition out of power,... October 2, 2015 Democrats Look for Cover on Lousy Iran Deal Nine Democrats trying frantically to dispel the impression that their party was sold a bill of goods on the Iran deal came out with legislation Thursday that they said would “strengthen U.S... October 1, 2015 Ex-CIA Chief Woolsey: Iran Nuke Deal Must Be Enforced ‘With a Little More Rigor’ Former CIA director James Woolsey tells Newsmax TV he agrees with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warning that Iran remains a major threat to the Jewish State and the world and t... October 1, 2015 Supreme Court, Congress Take on Iran Terrorism Judgments The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a dispute over $1.75 billion in terrorism-related judgments against Iran while lawmakers moved to keep congressionally-imposed sanctions on the country u... September 30, 2015 Putin’s Progress Not long after the implosion of the Soviet Union, I attended a conference in Moscow. The topic: how Russia would evolve in the post-communist era about to begin. Most participants were confident... September 30, 2015 Analysis: German, Austrian Jews Worried About Anti-Semitism From Refugees The growing influx into central Europe of refugees from Muslim-majority countries with a deeply rooted culture of lethal anti-Semitism has started to jolt Jewish leaders and journalists into an e... September 30, 2015 Don’t Let the Revolutionary Guards Join Iran’s Gold Rush Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the regime's top exporter of terrorism and chief enforcer of repression at home. Regrettably, it is the IRGC that will benefit most fr... September 30, 2015 The Morning Risk Report: U.S. Targets Islamic State’s Growing Global Reach The U.S. tightened its sanctions on Tuesday against Islamic State, adding 35 new names to its counter-terrorism blacklists, as it targets the organization’s finances. But the striking aspec... September 30, 2015 Mahmoud Abbas Tells UN He Will No Longer Observe Oslo Accords Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday declared that he will no longer be bound by the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, citing Israel's fa... September 30, 2015 U.S. Blacklists Dozens Linked to Islamic State U.S. officials on Tuesday levied asset freezes and travel bans against 30 individuals and entities for joining the Islamic State or otherwise aiding the group’s military operations and terr... September 30, 2015 Putin Just Created ‘New Rules of the Game’ in Syria Russia began bombing Syrian rebels apparently unaffiliated with ISIS on Wednesday, in a major escalation of the 54-month war that has the US searching for answers. The bombing campaign "... September 29, 2015 Treasury and State Department Target Islamic State Financiers The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced this morning the terrorism designations of 15 Islamic State (IS)... September 29, 2015 The Palestinians Are Facing a Serious Generational Crisis Amidst clashes between Palestinians and Israeli policem... September 28, 2015 U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts in Syria: A Winning Strategy? Download the... September 28, 2015 Analysis: Despite Nuclear Deal, Iran Remains Dangerous for European Banks The closure by Commerzbank this month of an account belonging to supporters of Hezbollah and the Tehran regime opens a window into the challenges faced by financial institutions seeking to re-ent... September 28, 2015 The U.N.’s Parade of Dictators Founded in 1945 to promote global peace, human dignity and freedom, the United Nations is celebrating its 70th anniversary — with a parade of dictators. The ceremonies will peak on Monday,... September 28, 2015 Iran Deal’s Premise Is Wrong — They Likely Have a Bomb Co-written by William R. Graham, Henry Cooper, Fritz Ermarth, Peter Vincent Pry President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is not just a bad deal. It is the wor... September 28, 2015 We’re Losing The War, Do Something What will it take to get pundits and pols to stop looking at the current crisis as a random collection of national and regional issues, rather than what it is: a global war? They ought to be able... September 25, 2015 Iran’s President and Its Supreme Leader are Already in a High-Stakes Faceoff Over the Nuclear Deal In coming days, the Majles, Iran’s parliament, will decide how to vote on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.... September 24, 2015 Tehran’s Deployment Pattern in Iraq “The United States intends to preserve Daesh in order to make Muslims dependent on America,” Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani declared using the Arabic acronym for the Isla... September 23, 2015 Analysis: Still Hope for Regime Change in Iran To better understand the Islamic Republic of Iran, don’t turn straight away to the front page of the newspaper. Rather flip to the labor union and business sections and press. Growing worke... September 23, 2015 Why Republican Presidential Candidates Support Israel So last week during the Republican debate, hundreds of thousands of people read your tweets lambasting four of the candidates — Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Senators M...

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