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NY Times: We Must Achieve An Iran Nuke Deal For Our Time

Posted by David Gerstman on November 16, 2014 12 Comments

A bad deal is better than no deal?

While you were watching ISIS, Iran took Yemen

Posted by David Gerstman on October 08, 2014 21 Comments

Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East

ISIS Jihadists take control of Iraq-Syria border post

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 21, 2014 6 Comments

Al-Qaim border crossing falls to militants led by ISIS.

Returning Syrian Jihadists coming to a town near you?

Posted by David Gerstman on February 26, 2014 11 Comments

Foreign fighters recruited by Al Qaeda and Hezbollah are fighting in Syria. What happens when they come home?

First day of Syrian peace conference goes as expected, not well

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2014 9 Comments

If Assad wanted to leave power, he could have done so 100,000 dead Syrians ago.

Iran’s Very Good Year

Posted by David Gerstman on January 03, 2014 3 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler - 01/03/2014 - The Diplomacy that Enables Tehran

Iran Embassy attacked in Beirut

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2013 7 Comments

There was a double suicide bombing targeting the Iranian Embassy in Beirut earlier today. There are at least 25 dead, including one diplomat. An al-Qaeda linked group is claiming credit, but the Iranians are blaming Israel. The bobming is assumed to be in retaliation for...

Kurds in Syria declare autonomy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2013 23 Comments

While everyone has been focused on the Obamacare and Iranian-nuke debacles, the Kurdish region of Syria declared itself autonomous, which combined with the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq and the large Kurdish region in Turkey, may mark a significant step towards the establishment of a...

As if almost any nuke agreement with Iran is good enough

Posted by David Gerstman on November 07, 2013 6 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 11/07/2013 - The Op-Ed Campaign for a Nuclear Agreement with Iran

The Necessary Crisis between Iran and the United States

Posted by David Gerstman on October 27, 2013 13 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 10/27/2013 - Iran has been at war with the West for at least thirty years.

Obama’s Syria policy lost in legalisms

Posted by David Gerstman on October 24, 2013 20 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 10/24/2013 - When Legalisms Become an Excuse for Inaction

Why we should fear we’re headed for a bad deal with Iran

Posted by David Gerstman on October 17, 2013 13 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 10/17/2013 - Secretary of State John Kerry said that "no deal is better than a bad deal." Will he follow through?

Giving Iran’s Rouhani the benefit of the doubts never given Netanyahu

Posted by David Gerstman on October 07, 2013 9 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 10/07/2013 - The Columnists who Cried "Sheep"

Iran Continues to Support Assad’s Savagery under “Moderate” Rouhani

Posted by David Gerstman on September 23, 2013 8 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 09/23/2013 - Iran's Unchanged Support for Assad

Obama wants Congress to save him from himself on Syria

Posted by David Gerstman on September 01, 2013 21 Comments

The mishandling of Syria is so complete, it's not clear there are any good options.

Deadly serious in Syria

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2013 38 Comments

As critical as I have been and continue to be of Obama’s foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, I have a great unease with the schadenfreude being experienced in many corners over the vote in the British House of Commons refusing to take the...

Syrian Electronic Army says it may retaliate if US strikes Syria

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 29, 2013 9 Comments

The Syrian Electronic Army, which has been grabbing headlines in recent days after its attack that disrupted the NY Times and Twitter, says it may retaliate using “methods of causing harm” for the US economy if the US strikes Syria. From ABC News: “When we...

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