Despite the intense media speculation on what Israel will do about Iran’s nuclear program—will they attack militarily and if so, when?—the reality is that Israel and its allies are keeping their actual plans close to the vest. No one really…
The Barack Obama administration had such high hopes for US relations with the Muslim world. Even Iran got an “open hand” of diplomacy back in the nascent days of the new American government. But the past week has shown that…
Recently US President Barack Obama’s administration praised their efforts to isolate Iran. Sanctions are intensified, that’s true. But the US and others in the West have sent such diverse signals on their approach to Iran that it is leaving a…
It’s hate speech on a national level. Diatribes from Iranian officials that periodically make headlines and leave many scratching their heads. The chants of death to America and death to Israel are alive and well. But the rhetoric isn’t just…
With more and more dying in Syria, the world is reacting with urgency. Talking with urgency. Urgent meetings. They are urgently moving, but accomplishing little. Wasting haste just results in nothing. But this week has offered a little hope.
The past week has been an intense one for the Middle East. A bomb assassinated high-ranking Syrian officials as the rebels made their first real strides towards toppling the regime. A bus bombing killed and wounded a number of Israelis…