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July 8, 2015 Dems Lunge Into Confirmation Fight Democrats and the White House are hammering Senate Republicans for failing to act on a nominee who is charged with snipping the purse strings of Islamic extremists. Adam Szubin was nomin... July 8, 2015 The ‘Daesh Effect’ is Rekindling a Risky Strategy for Fighting Terrorism When it comes to defeating ISIS without putting boots on the ground, the US-led coalition is running out of ideas. A US-led initiative to train and equip 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels has... July 8, 2015 Shutting Down OPM’s Background Check System Could Crush Federal Contractors The decision to shut down the Office of Personnel Management's electronic system for processing government background checks, and its return to paper questionnaires, has effectively frozen t... July 8, 2015 How Iran Turns Lemons Into High-Octane Lemonade In 2009, as intelligence reports confirmed that Iran — the world’s leading state-sponsor of terrorism — had resumed its nuclear weapons development program, the efforts of Ameri... July 8, 2015 What If the Iran Negotiations Drag On? Now it seems there might not be an Iran deal after all. The Wall Street Journal reports: “International powers negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran failed to meet another deadline on Tuesda... July 8, 2015 Experts: U.S. Legitimizing Iranian Hegemony Across Middle East Citing comments made by White House officials as well as actions taken by the United States, Tony Badran, a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, concluded that the adminis... July 8, 2015 Defense Secretary: Obama Administration Will Not Oust Assad In an exchange yesterday at a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham asked Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter if he thought that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would remain... July 7, 2015 The Sixth Annex In Vienna, Secretary of State John Kerry has been racing to put the final touches on the deal over the Iranian nuclear program. The agreement will include a main text and five annexes, each of wh... July 7, 2015 The Cyber Financial Wars on the Horizon Download full report here Introducti... July 7, 2015 The Iranian Nuclear Talks Just Went Into Double Overtime Negotiators in Geneva are set to blow past another deadline in the ongoing discussions surrounding Iran's nuclear program. And the new deadline could mean more trouble on the domest... July 7, 2015 Oh, Great. Now ISIS Says It Can Shoot Down Aircraft The self-proclaimed Islamic State released photos showing its fighters using surface to air missiles in Egypt’s restive Sinai, the terror group’s latest effort to strike at the... July 7, 2015 Should America and Israel Let Their Enemies Kill Each Other Off? As some see it, what’s happening now in the Mideast provides the best excuse the Israelis have had in a long time to just sit back and let their worst enemies rub each other out. Senior Isr... July 7, 2015 Analysis: Making Sense of Germany’s Vote Against Israel in the UN Human Rights Council In a year full of celebrations marking 50 years of German-Israel diplomatic relations, diplomatic niceties were absent at last week’s UNHRC Gaza report vote in Geneva, where the Merkel admi... July 7, 2015 If You Liked Baghdad Bob, You’ll Love Iran’s Chief Nuclear Negotiator, Javad Zarif At the Iran nuclear talks, one of the chief fixtures has been Iran’s foreign minister and chief negotiator, Javad Zarif. He’s the bearded fellow you’ve seen in the endless photo... July 6, 2015 Al Nusrah Front, Allies Form New Coalition for Battle in Aleppo The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, and allied organizations have formed a new coalition for the battle of Aleppo. The alliance calls itself Ansar al Sharia, a name us... July 6, 2015 Netanyahu Unloads: The Iran Deal is Worse Than North Korea Israel's prime minister says each day that passes brings greater Western concessions toward Iran in talks over its nuclear program — and that the emerging deal could be worse than one... July 6, 2015 Analysis: Rouhani’s Anti-Gay Policies Mirror His Predecessor Shortly after the election of Iran’s self-described moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani as president in 2013, the gay Iranian poet Payam Feili concluded, prophetically and pessimistically: &ldqu... July 6, 2015 Con: Iran the Big Winner in Any Nuclear Deal DW: Nuclear talks in Vienna have been extended. Do you think there will be a comprehensive deal between the P5+1 and Iran? Mark Dubowitz: I am sure there will be a deal.... July 6, 2015 Celebrating a Conservative Fourth of July I am in Berlin, Germany. Independence Day carries the weight of America’s role in defeating Stalinism and Soviet Communism in continental Europe. With the disturbing rise of mainstr... July 6, 2015 Vienna Dispatch: Kerry Says “Difficult Issues” Remain in Nuclear Talks with Iran Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Vienna that ongoing negotiations between the P5+1 global powers and Iran had made progress but that more work was needed before a final agreement c... July 6, 2015 Islamic State Preys On All Religions, but Groups Not of ‘the Book’ Brutalized While the Islamic State has committed horrific acts, including beheadings, against Christians and Muslims, analysts say other minority religions that don’t believe in the Bible may face eve... July 6, 2015 U.S. to Provide Troops, Weapons to NATO for Russian Threats Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday committed U.S. troops and military hardware to NATO’s very high readiness task force, a move designed to both reassure allies and deter Russia from... July 6, 2015 ISIS is Threatening Hamas in Gaza. That’s Scary News. ISIS has been signaling its designs on the Palestinian territory of Gaza. "The rule of sharia will be imposed on Gaza," an ISIS fighter announced in a recent video. And that means going... July 6, 2015 Iran’s Regime Knows ‘Snapback Sanctions’ Aren’t Going to Be Able to Stop it From Going Nuclear As world powers prepare to finalize a nuclear deal with Iran, European businesses are gearing up for a swift ... July 2, 2015 Saudi-Led Campaign Of Airstrikes In Yemen Marks 100th Day Saudi Arabia’s boldest military campaign in almost 100 years is marking its 100th day on Friday of punishing airstrikes on the Arab world’s poorest country, with seemingly no exit str... July 2, 2015 The Iran Watchers Making a dramatic visit to Tehran days before the July 7 deadline for a nuclear deal, the head of an international atomic watchdog agency has emerged as a central figure in the effort to stop Ira... July 2, 2015 Expert: Economic Benefits of Sanctions Relief Likely to Boost Iran’s Regional Threat The expected windfall Iran would receive from sanctions relief as part of a nuclear deal would likely benefit its internal and external security services—including proxy terrorist groups su... July 2, 2015 Iran’s Dubious Track Record With the recent weeklong extension of the deadline for a final nuclear deal, Iran’s tra... July 2, 2015 Despite Deadline Extension, Iran and West Far Apart on Details of Nuke Deal Although the West and Iran agreed to extend nuclear negotiations a week past the June 30 deadline, major differences still exist between the two sides, USA Today reported Tuesday. Iran h... July 1, 2015 Egypt’s Bloody Wednesday The Sinai Peninsula experienced its bloodiest attack in a decade on Wednesday, as the Islamic State affil... July 1, 2015 Turkish Corruption Suspect Awarded Business Prize Iranian-born Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab received his country’s top exporter award June 21 from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), a pro-government business group. Zarrab received th... July 1, 2015 Men of Peace in a Realm of War Last week, I paid a couple of visits to the West Bank or, as Israel’s enemies call it, “the illegally occupied Palestinian territories.” Israelis who live and work there are mor... July 1, 2015 950 Hezbollah Operatives, 300 Hamas Members in Germany – Intelligence Report The number of Islamists in Germany increased to 43,890 in 2014 from 43,190 in 2013, according to a report released on Tuesday by the country’s domestic intelligence agency. Radical... July 1, 2015 The Central Pillar Supporting the Iran Deal Has a Big Crack In It There is a key flaw in the emerging nuclear deal with Iran that is likely to quickly turn this historic agreement into a monumental failure. The most important thing Iran gets from a dea... July 1, 2015 Talk of Syria Action May be Erdogan’s Latest Gambit to Pressure the West Alarmed by Syrian Kurds' advances against Islamic State, and irked by Western reluctance to tackle Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Tayyip Erdogan has once again raised the prospe... July 1, 2015 Qatar’s Rulers Are Still Surrounding Themselves With Some of the Most Hateful Clerics The ruler of Qatar, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ... July 1, 2015 Iran Repatriates 13 Tons of Gold Under Sanctions Relief Iranian officials said Monday that the Islamic Republic’s Central Bank has successfully repatriated 13 tons of gold as part of a package of sanctions relief provided to Iran by U.S. and Wes... July 1, 2015 Snap-Back: A Journey Through Iranian Sanctions Evasion in Georgia Two Iranian truck drivers sat idly in the parking area of the Poti Free Industrial Zone(FIZ), waiting for customs authoriti... June 30, 2015 Iran Talks: Moral Equivalence and the Concession Frenzy In a written statement, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) observed, “It’s outrageous that a senior U.S. official pointed out that if the United States wouldn’t allow weapons inspectors f... June 30, 2015 As Iran Deadline Approaches, Skeptics Draw Dueling Red Lines In nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers, it’s deadline time, and skeptics on both sides are laying out red lines in a bid to shape a final deal. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,... June 30, 2015 Iran Nuke Talks Deadline Extended to July 7 U.S. and Iranian negotiators in Vienna on Tuesday agreed to extend a deadline for an agreement on Iran's disputed nuclear program until July 7, as sticking points remained. The dead... June 30, 2015 Can We Trust How Iran Would Spend Funds From a Nuclear Deal? The deadline in the Iran nuclear negotiations has just been extended. But if an agreement is ultimately reached, Tehran is expected to receive a substantial financial windfall. Critics have argue... June 30, 2015 Not Fooling Anyone The agitation in the Druze community in Israel over the situation of... June 29, 2015 Iranian Economic Growth After Nuclear Deal Increasingly Immunizes Iran Against Snapback Sanctions WASHINGTON - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and Roubini Global Economics (RGE) released their latest joint... June 29, 2015 Iran’s Economic Resilience Against Snapback Sanctions Will Grow Over Time Download full report here... June 29, 2015 Top Prosecutor’s Death Presages Long, Hot Summer in Egypt Egypt’s top public prosecutor was killed Monday in a car... June 29, 2015 Analysis: Why Germany is the Weakest Western Link in Nuclear Talks With Iran With the Iran nuclear talks entering the final stretch in Vienna, Germany’s role in the negotiations to end Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program has largely escaped scrutiny.... June 29, 2015 New TV Show Highlights Egypt’s Jewish Problem A new television series is shaking up the lucrative Ramadan viewing season in Egypt. The program – titled “The Jewish Quarter” and set in the late 1940s and early 50s – de... June 26, 2015 Iran’s Economic Growth and the Nuclear Deal Iran’s central bank published its preliminary annual report last week for the previous Persian year (March 2014 to March 2015), according... June 26, 2015 Nuclear Bargains And State Department Backlogs Should a final deal emerge from the Iran nuclear talks, now nearing a June 30 deadline, Congress will expect reports from the President every six months on whether Iran is in compliance. These re...

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