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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...

Syria: Cluster bombs won’t solve this cluster—- (Update – British parliament vote delayed for lack of support)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 28, 2013 54 Comments

If you’ve noticed, I haven’t weighed in on what to do in Syria. We’re pretty much stuck to straight reporting. We’re in a real mess. As pointed out before, it’s a matter of bad or worse in the Syrian civil war. It’s just hard to...

Why Hezbollah fights on in Syria

Posted by David Gerstman on August 20, 2013 3 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler - 08/20/2013 - Why Hezbollah takes a shine to the shrine

The Big Bang theory in Homs, Syria

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2013 6 Comments

For a day or two, the massive explosion in the Syrian city of Homs was a mystery. Another Who bombed it? Israeli attack? Or just more destruction by the Syrian government which already has left Homs a wreck? Via WaPo on August 1: What caused this...

Will Hamas suck up to Iran to save itself?

Posted by David Gerstman on August 01, 2013 5 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 08/01/2013

Syrian rebels says have received game-changing weaponry

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2013 10 Comments

Via Lebanese website Naharnet: Syrian rebels have recently received new weapons that could “change the course of the battle” against the Syrian regime, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army told Agence France Presse on Friday. “We’ve received quantities of new types of weapons, including...

While Obama ponders Syria post-red line moves, Hezbollah reiterates it will fight for Assad

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 14, 2013 9 Comments

After concluding that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against its own people in Syria, Obama administration officials indicated on Thursday that the president will authorize US assistance to the opposition rebels, although the extent of that assistance and when it will...

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