Soleimani’s death will not end the opposition. Instead, it is an invitation to ignore the existing rules of the game. Americans in the Middle East, whatever their profession, are now targets.
this year U.S. domestic politics will have a greater impact than usual on the way that U.S. foreign policy is conducted.
Washington’s decision on December 29 to bomb the Iraqi militia sites along the Iraqi-Syrian border threw a hand-grenade into that chaotic, but strongly anti-Iranian, political maelstrom.
This week’s U.S. airstrikes in Iraq have converted what had been a story of popular protests with an anti-Iran tinge into a story of strongly anti-U.S. protests.
The consequences of the U.S. attack on Iraqi Shiite militia group Kataib Hezbollah far outweigh whatever short sighted benefits the Trump administration is claiming.
Trump administration claims of support for the Iranian people are disingenuous and do not mitigate the effects of their “maximum pressure” campaign.
Twitter recently removed thousands of accounts it attributed to “a significant state-backed information operation on Twitter originating in Saudi Arabia.”
Rouhani following through on the Japan trip now may indicate that he has the authority from Khamenei to explore avenues for renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy.
As the Middle East bids farewell to 2019 and welcomes the new year, the peoples of the region have precious […]
The Middle East is facing a wave of protests – with the latest unrest in Iran sweeping the country in […]
The architects of the Trump administration’s Iran policy expect that the “maximum pressure” strategy would force Iran to renegotiate the […]
On the 66th anniversary of what is known as the “Student Day” in Iran, university students in Tehran and some […]
After months of confrontation, U.S.-Iran relations finally produced something positive, as both sides agreed to a swap of prisoners. Iran […]
Many argue that Iran’s ballistic missile program should be a major focal point for U.S. policy. In this view, the […]
Sweden’s detention of an Iranian allegedly involved in the 1988 prison massacres is both the latest attempt at universal jurisdiction […]
Suddenly, in recent weeks, the Islamic regime in Iran has woken up in a new and uncertain environment. Long gone […]
President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to withdraw the United States from its ongoing wars in the Middle East, and […]
Popular protests in Iran came at a particularly delicate time for the nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers, […]
With protests flaring up around the country over a hike in fuel prices, the atmosphere in Iran is febrile. At […]
More than a month after protestors first took to the streets across Iraq, Adil Abdul Mahdi surprisingly remains the country’s […]
Ahmadinejad’s aggressive foreign policy and divisive rhetoric fueled Iran’s international pariah status.
