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Iran’s 2012 Parliamentary Elections: first vetting stage ends; Khamenei calls for mass participation

Iran’s top regime officials are stepping up efforts to ensure the highest possible voter turnout in the March 2 elections. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for mass participation in the elections… Continue reading

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US, Israel in open rift over Iran

US-Israeli discord over action against Iran went into overdrive when the White House called off the biggest joint war game the US and Israel have ever staged… Continue reading

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U.S. Military Build-Up Around Iran Continues

The Pentagon is substantially building up its combat power around Iran… Continue reading

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Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated in Tehran

Prof. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, deputy director of the first uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, was killed early Wednesday… Continue reading

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US, Russian, French and British air and naval forces are gathering around the Syrian and Iranian coasts

US, Russian French and British air and naval forces streamed to the Syrian and Iranian coasts over the weekend… Continue reading

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Iran: Rafsanjani’s official website blocked — another stage in his exclusion from politics

The official website of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was blocked by the Iranian authorities last weekend… Continue reading

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What happens to terrorism suspect Ali Musa Daqduq: Will he be tried or be released?

Ali Daqduq was recently handed over to the Iraqi administration… Continue reading

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Sunni versus Shia: The Middle East’s New Strategic Conflict

Conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims are not at all new, but… Continue reading

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Turkey’s 2012 Re-Adjustment to Post-“Zero Problems” in the Aftermath of the Arab Awakenings

Turkey’s emergence in the 21st century as a Middle Eastern power has been in the making for the last decade… Continue reading

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When Obama Preaches; Anti-American Dictators First Sneer At Him, Then Spit at Us

I don’t think one could come up with a more teachable moment regarding international affairs… Continue reading

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Tactical Allies and Strategic Rivals: Turkey’s Changing Relations with Iran

General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, declared that, if Iran came under attack from the U.S. or Israel… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: China’s approach to Iran’s nuclear (weapons) program triggers concerns

China opposes expanded sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program according to leaked wikileaks cables… Continue reading

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Iran’s response to Battlefield 3: “Assault on Tel-Aviv”

Iran’s strategy is based on “attack for attack”, and since the United States is ruled by Israel and is more concerned with an attack on Tel-Aviv… Continue reading

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U.S. Policy and Iran: Why Obama’s Bargain has Failed

This notion of choice is the basis for Obama Administration policy toward Iran… Continue reading

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Iran: all nuclear installations now underground

Iran announced yesterday that it had completed the transfer of its nuclear facilities underground… Continue reading

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My Critique of Two “Neo-Conservative” Presidents: Obama and Bush

A Huffington Post writer with no known expertise on the Middle East, has accused me of being not only an alarmist about revolutionary Islamism but also as a “neo-con… Continue reading

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Did Russia Play a Major Role in Iran’s Capture of the US Stealth Drone?

Moscow is deeply involved in helping Iran repel the next and most critical stage of the cyber war… Continue reading

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Obama Gives a Preview of How He’ll Campaign on Foreign Policy

I think Obama genuinely believes what he’s saying… Continue reading

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Obama Foreign Policy in A Brief: The President as Turkey

How can U.S. government officials believe such silly and wrong things about the Middle East… Continue reading

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Iran displays captured US drone

Iran displayed the top-secret US stealth drone RQ-170 Sentinel captured on Sunday… Continue reading

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US, Israel and Iran: Cyber Warfare in the Middle East

The Middle East is set for a Cyber War… Continue reading

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Tehran dismisses Western threats to impose sanctions on import of oil from Iran

Iran dismissed the threats increasingly made by European countries to impose new sanctions on its petroleum industry… Continue reading

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Overviewing Shi’a-Sunni Conflicts

As we approach the end of the first year of what has been called the Arab Spring… Continue reading

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Iranian terrorist cell exposed in Bahrain

A terrorist cell was recently exposed in Bahrain, which according to the Bahraini and… Continue reading

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Turkey Falls Out with Russia: Another Sign of a Foreign Policy in Crisis

Wherever one looks, Turkey’s “zero problems with neighbors” policy is fading… Continue reading