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October 16, 2013
Iran Sanctions: How Much are They Really Hurting?
As world powers meet with Iran in Geneva today, their main bargaining chip is an easing of sanctions, the most painful of which have cut Iran off from the global financial system and put a chokeh...
October 16, 2013
America’s Plan to Reward Iran, Without Lifting Sanctions
One of the several dilemmas facing Obama administration officials in their chess match with Iran is this: At what point do they meet serious Iranian nuclear concessions (assuming, as I don’...
October 16, 2013
Iran Stalls, Centrifuges Spin
First the Iranian foreign ministry learned how to tweet; now we are told their negotiators are using PowerPoint. Can peace in our time be far off? That’s the mindset of many eager...
October 15, 2013
Showdown Looms Over Nuclear Iran
Are we on the cusp of a major diplomatic break on Iran’s nuclear program at talks scheduled to open in Geneva next week? The mainstream news media thinks so. This inclu...
October 15, 2013
Iran Central Banker Says He’s Undoing Ahmadinejad Credit Policy
Iran’s central bank Governor Valiollah Seif said he’s reversing policies introduced under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that led to a surge in money supply, to curb one of the...
October 15, 2013
Has Islamism Peaked in the Middle East?
Almost every day there is news about a new attack by al-Qaida or another radical Islamic group, yet events since the summer demonstrate that there is also a regional pushback against Islamists in...
October 15, 2013
Investigation Moves Slowly in Kenyan Mall Siege
The crater of rubble where the mall collapsed is still so hot that investigators are having a hard time examining it for clues. None of the bodies of the militants killed in the deadly siege have...
October 15, 2013
From Sanctions to Checkmate
President Obama’s “hat-in-hand” approach to Iran’s new president, ...
October 15, 2013
‘Iran Plays Brilliant Chess Game, West Will Fold’
Iran and the world powers will start negotiations on Iran's nuclear plan Tuesday, and Mark Dubowitz, an expert on the sanctions on Iran, claims the Islamic Republic is playing a brilliant ch...
October 15, 2013
Navy SEALs Somalia Raid: Is Daring Attack a Sign of Shifting Strategy?
Two raids against Al Qaeda-linked targets in Africa Saturday raise questions...
October 15, 2013
Benghazi’s Al Qaeda Connection
The U.S. government is now acknowledging, at least indirectly, a significant al Qaeda connection to the 9-11 anniversary attacks on the U.S. mission and CIA station in Benghazi. On Monda...
October 15, 2013
Dark Clouds Over the Sinai
The black, charcoaled remains of a cow’s dead body lies in a sandy field behind a shelled-out mansion. Washed-out blood stains the walls of an unpainted grey room where sons say their 80-ye...
October 11, 2013
On Iran Talks, Congress Could Play ‘Bad Cop’
When Iranian diplomats sit down in Geneva next Tuesday with the United States and five other world powers for a new round of talks about ...
October 10, 2013
Drone Strikes Plummet as US Seeks More Human Intelligence
The number of drone strikes approved by the Obama administration on suspected terrorists has fallen dramatically this y...
October 10, 2013
Iran’s Dangerous Doubletalk
The Obama administration will sit down to talk to Iran’s representatives next week in Geneva. We must remember that these are emissaries of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene...
October 10, 2013
Hamas Facing Political Crisis, Leadership Fight After Diplomatic Missteps Send Group Into Tailspin
Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, had until recently never visited the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Over the years there had been many justifications – a primary o...
October 9, 2013
Bags of Cash Show Iran Currency Squeeze Behind Nuclear Thaw
When Mohammad-Reza needed parts for his heater company in Iran last month, he carried a bagful of 500-euro notes on a plane to Dubai and...
October 9, 2013
How the US Raid on al-Shabaab in Somalia Went Wrong
As a mother of young children, Fadumo Sheikh is used to rising early. Last Saturday she was due to prepare their breakfasts before they went to the local madrasa. But the day started earlier than...
October 8, 2013
How Not to Negotiate With Iran
'We know that deception is part of [Iran's] DNA." So said Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman last week, testifying to Congress about the next round of negotiations with Tehran over i...
October 7, 2013
Iran Sanctions Tussle
This week it became evident once again that when it comes to Iran sanctions, the Obama administration would rather Congress do as little as possible. We have seen this again and again as sanction...
October 7, 2013
Iran Nuclear Talks: Congress is the Elephant at the Negotiating Table
Obama administration officials hoping to end the nuclear s...
October 7, 2013
Israel Likely to Act Alone Versus Iran: Analyst
Israel faces dangers on a number of fronts, but according to Washington-based security analyst Clifford May, not all perils are created equal. Hamas, he said, presents Israel with a tact...
October 7, 2013
Experts: Iran on Verge of Collapse in Light of Economic Sanctions
Iran low on foreign-exchange reserves: Nine months ago, Iran had $90 billion in foreign-exchange reserves, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Wall Street Journal; experts...
October 7, 2013
Diez Años de Engaños
¿Considera que la vía diplomática será útil para resolver el problema del programa nuclear iraní?...
October 3, 2013
An American Blogger vs. Palestine’s First Family
Jonathan Schanzer has been documenting abuses by the Palestinian Authority for years. Little did the counterterrorism analyst expect to find himself at the sharp end of the PA's spear—...
October 3, 2013
Government Shutdown Empties Offices Enforcing Sanctions on Iran
With the government shut down, most U.S. officials enforcing sanctions on Iran are not at work, potentially undermining pressure on Tehran as U.S.-Iran negotiations recommence, according to admin...
October 3, 2013
Iran Could Develop Nuclear Weapons Capability Despite Sanctions, Report Warns
As the US Congress debate further sanctions, the report found thatIran’s banking sy...
October 3, 2013
Advocate for Engagement with Iran Misleads Reporters
Foreign Policy magazine was forced to correct on Wednesday an online article about the Iranian government that relied heavily on a liberal advocate for direct negotiations with Tehr...
October 3, 2013
Netanyahu Backs UN Speech with Media Blitz
Following his speech at the UN, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reinforced his message to the American public, extending his trip to the US by a day to grant multiple media interviews....
October 2, 2013
Turkey Polls Oppose AKP Once Again
Muslims’ concern for extremist groups has increased, while...
October 2, 2013
New Sanctions Likely Despite Thaw in US-Iran Ties
A war-weary Congress generally backs President Barack Obama's outreach to Iran, but with tougher U.S. economic measures against Tehran on the way, the president's diplomatic tas...
October 1, 2013
Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy
The owner of a bus manufacturing company here admits that he is a man who likes his routines, and so every day he continues to commute to his downtown office. There he orders cups of tea, barks o...
October 1, 2013
Netanyahu as Patriarch of Iran Sanctions Is Wary of Shift
For more than 15 years and more than any other world leader, Benjamin Netanyahu demanded sanctions against ...
September 30, 2013
U.S. and Iran Agree to Speed Talks to Defuse Nuclear Issue
The long-fractured relationship between the United States and Iran took a significant turn on Friday when President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani became the first leaders of their countries...
September 30, 2013
Syria Chemical-Arms Resolution Passes UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a breakthrough agreement to eliminate all of ...
September 30, 2013
Al Qaeda’s New Tactic: Spare Muslims
The turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi's Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation s...
September 30, 2013
Officials Struggle With Tangled Web of Financing for Somali Militants
Illicit ivory, kidnappings, piracy ransoms, smuggled charcoal, extorted payments from aid organizations and even fake charity drives pretending to collect money for the poor — the Shabab mi...
September 30, 2013
Iran and Israel Both Sceptical Over US Deal
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards ...
September 30, 2013
Netanyahu Urges U.S. to Boost Iran Curbs
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed the U.S. for stronger sanctions on Iran even as it pursues nuclear talks, in an emerging conflict between the two allies...
September 27, 2013
2 Former Guantanamo Detainees Gave Left El Salvador
Two former prisoners from Guantanamo who were transferred to El Salvador 17 months ago have quietly slipped out of this Central American nation. When and how the two men, both ethnic Uig...
September 26, 2013
The Nuclear Question Likely to Be Key Issue in Iran-U.S. Talks
After Secretary of State John F. Kerry sits down Thursday...
September 26, 2013
Senators Ready New Iran Sanctions Bill
The Obama administration may be testing a diplomatic opening with Iran, but the Senate is putting the finishing touches on a new bill to tighten punitive sanctions on the country in response to i...
September 26, 2013
Kenya Mall Attack Unlikely to Alter U.S. Approach to Shabab
The deadly mall attack in Kenya is unlikely to change the Obam...
September 26, 2013
Hassan Rouhani Says Iran Wants Global ‘Nuclear Disarmament’
Mr Rouhani made his appeal for a "nuclear weapon-free world" hours before the Iranian foreign minister was due to hold crucial talks with his counterparts from six world powers, including...
September 26, 2013
Palestinians Push for Third Intifada
Palestinian militant groups are pushing for a “third intifada” in Israel to combat what they call the “Judaization” of Jerusalem, according to Arabic reports. The...
September 26, 2013
Iran Nuke Talks: The Real Deal or Buying Time?
Newly energized nuclear talks with Iran starting Thursday could be an Iranian scam to stave off a military attack, lift economic sanctions and play for time while putting the finishing touches on...
September 25, 2013
Iranian President Brushes Away Obama’s Olive Branch at U.N.
President Obama used his annual address to the United Nations on Tuesday to say he sees an opening for diplomacy with Iran and would pursue a deal to stop the Islamic republic...
September 25, 2013
Kenya Attack Unfolded in Up and Down Twitter Feeds
As the deadly attack unfolded inside Kenya's Westgate mall, the militants who claimed responsibility for the spreading mayhem sent out tweet after tweet,...
September 25, 2013
Five Reasons Not to Trust Iran on Nukes
Iranian President Hassan Rohani -- who this week is attempting to charm the pants off the United Nations, President Barack Obama, world Jewry and Charlie Rose -- may succeed in convincing many pe...
September 25, 2013
Rouhani Offers Milder Rhetoric Though No Concessions at UN
New Iranian President Hassan Rohani took his bid to improve Iran’s image onto the world stage with a speech yesterday at the United Nati...
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