What lies ahead for Iran’s simmering fire of protests?
The recent uprising sweeping across Iran is rattling the very pillars of the ruling regime. Despite claims and analysis of this movement coming to an…
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Turkey Begins Operation Against U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkish artillery fired shells into the northern Syrian region of Afrin on Friday as Turkey’s defense minister announced a military operation against American-backed…
PUTIN’S SECRET ARMIES WAGED WAR IN SYRIA—WHERE WILL THEY FIGHT NEXT?
In the desert of eastern Syria, not far from a town called Deir ez-Zor, there’s reportedly a pile of stones surrounding a wooden board, with an Orthodox…
Five myths about Iran
For the past four decades, the United States and Iran have demonized each other to no end. According to Tehran, America is “the Great Satan”…
What the Iran Protests Were Not
Recent protests in numerous Iranian cities and towns caught the world by surprise, and embarrassed Iran’s government and ruling political establishment. But the expectation that…
The end of Turkey’s EU membership bid?
The BBC reported from Paris on Jan. 5 that French President Emmanuel Macron had ended the “hypocrisy” of pretending there is any prospect of an…
Iran and the oil price
What does the spread of street protests across Iran mean for the oil market? The immediate response, driven no doubt by the substantial amounts of speculative money…
Azerbaijan Wrestles With Rising Iranian Influence
by Zaur Shiriyev Azerbaijan’s government is growing increasingly concerned about what it sees as growing Iranian manipulation of the country’s Shia Muslim believers. Azerbaijan’s security…
Will Iran, Russia find solution to Caspian dilemma?
Nearly three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union and following 26 years of tough negotiations, a solution to the legal status of the…
Iran’s envoy in Jordan: Support for Hezbollah maintains Arab security
AMMAN, Jordan — Iranian Ambassador to Jordan Mojtaba Ferdosipour has chosen the map of Palestine as a centerpiece for his office, along with a Dome of…