By Maysam Bizaer Iran’s high-living aghazadehs — a satirical moniker for the offsprings of the Iranian ruling class — have an outspoken critic in a young cleric from Qom who uses their favorite medium — Instagram — to name and… Read More ›
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Yemen’s shameful war
Two years ago, a tribal conflict in Yemen widened into a full-scale war after intervention by Saudi Arabia. Today, two-thirds of the population is starving. The world can no longer look away… By Matthias von Hein The richest country in… Read More ›
Ahwaz’s environmental woes at the epicenter of crisis in Iran
By Daniel Brett Over recent days, Iran has been rocked by massive protests in its southwestern Arab-majority Khuzestan province as power stations have failed and water supplies have been cut off. Dust storms and poor weather in this region, where… Read More ›
America’s Failure — and Russia and Iran’s Success — in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War
By John Judis Joshua Landis is head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma and publishes the influential blog “Syria Comment.” He is, perhaps, the nation’s foremost expert on Syria. He has been consistently right… Read More ›
Soldiers of the Revolution
A Brief History of Iran’s IRGC By Afshon Ostovar In August, news emerged that Russia had begun to use Iran’s Shahid Nojeh Air Base to stage bombing raids on northern Syria. For those familiar with the region, this was a shocking… Read More ›
US-backed Syrian alliance, Assad regime make gains against ‘Islamic State’
US-supported Syrian fighters as well as Russian-backed Syrian regime forces are homing in on the power center of “Islamic State.” The aim is to seize supply lines from Turkey and pave the way for the capture of Raqqa. A coalition… Read More ›
Why This Man Supports Iran Deal — Despite Bibi’s Bluster
“There is no ideal world, and there are no ideal agreements,” says Ami Ayalon, a former director of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service. “And let me add that there is no ideal Middle East.” Given the imperfections in the… Read More ›
Iran’s Foreign Minister Schools GOP Traitors on Constitution and International Law
Many Americans are rightly incensed at the revelation that 47 Republican Senators signed on to an open letter to hardliners in Iran warning them that according to their pledge of loyalty to a foreigner leading the nation of Israel, they… Read More ›
IDF Generals Say Netanyahu is a Threat to Israeli Security
From “Netanyahu a ‘danger’ to Israel, say 200 security veterans” – Middle East Eye A group of Israeli generals have launched an unprecedented attack on the prime minister as he prepares to address US Congress In an unprecedented move, 200… Read More ›
The real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear program
As the deadlines near for Iran and world powers to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program — the first, on March 31, for a basic political framework — negotiations are focusing on what kind of program Iran can… Read More ›
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