Analysis Aug. 25 The Saudi-led offensive against rebels in Yemen has lost its initial momentum. After breaking out of Aden…
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A closer look at how an Iranian-linked Hezbollah chief bombed the Khobar Towers and walked free — until last month.…
Student Basij Provides a Telephone Number to Report the Cleanup Nazanin Kamdar The publication of photos showing individuals removing the…
Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent Syrian base, in order to…
The destruction by the entity known as the Islamic State (ISIS) in August 2015, of the over-1,500-year-old Syrian Catholic Monastery…
Ahmet Hakan – ISTANBUL Özer Sencar, owner of polling company MetroPoll, explains to daily Hürriyet readers why the Justice and…
William Armstrong william.armstrong@hdn.com.tr ‘National and State Identity in Turkey: The Transformation of the Republic’s Status in the International System’ by…
I’ve called attention to the writings on Syria of Amb. Fred Hof in several blog posts (here’s one). Hof, after…
In new book, former defense minister says he, Netanyahu and Lieberman sought to strike Tehran’s nuclear facilities between 2010-2012, but…
Existing mechanisms for interdicting Iran’s arms shipments to its proxies have already been proven insufficient, so any concerted effort to…
Synopsis The political geography of oil and minorities in Saudi Arabia and Iran highlights a fault line in the Sunni-Shiite…
Daniel R. DePetris For Saudi Arabia, the conservative Gulf kingdom whose number one priority in the region is to keep…
As the AP Exclusive has proven to be “controversial”, METransparent suggests that its readers should , also, read “The AP’s…
If the Supreme Leader is able to continue his strategy of purposeful ambiguity by manipulating the media and parliament, the…
by John Mecklin John Mecklin is the editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Previously, Mecklin was editor-in-chief of…
On the Catholic liturgical calendar, Aug. 6 is the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, recalling a Biblical scene…
Recognizing the various spheres of influence in Syria and working with its neighbors to stabilize each piece of the puzzle…
Kurdish militia fighters are using Android tablets and free Google mapping tools to track battle lines and coordinate close air…
An act of terrorism by the Iranian regime to bomb Komala party of Iranian Kurdistan’s headquarters near Sulaymaniyah was thwarted.…
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have made an impressive contribution to recapturing Aden from Houthi-Saleh forces, building a base for…
Lauren Sukin* In March, while world leaders were scrambling to salvage the Iranian nuclear negotiations in Lausanne, Saudi Arabia signed…
Jeremy Binnie – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The impasse in Yemen’s conflict appears to have been broken by the deployment…
and improves prospects for investment in energy, telecoms, construction Jamie Ingram – IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review Key Points Iran’s vocal…
Synopsis The Saudi military intervention in Yemen against Houthi rebels has repercussions in the kingdom amid cracks appearing in the…
“Tell People We Triumphed Over the Enemy” Shirin Karimi While Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, was cleaning up the…
Ali Alfoneh In addition to Qods Force supervision of Shiite fighters from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries, the IRGC is…
Sources claim Iran did not declare all its nuclear sites Shaffaf Exclusive In contrast with optimistic predictions that followed the…
by Nick Gillard,Dominic Williams Editor’s note: The above graphic provides a general overview of timelines for de-listing across various sanctions…
Amrullah Saleh, the former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), discusses Mullah Omar’s death. By Sanjay Kumar With…
By Clive Irving It took less than 90 days for the U.S. to turn a theoretical weapon into fearsome reality.…
PESHAWAR: In a late-night development on Thursday, some important members of the Afghan Taliban movement’s highest-ranking Rahbari Shura (Leadership Council)…
By Marcus Weisgerber The Kingdom’s request for additional interceptors could be the first of many new Mideast arms purchases aimed…
by JOSEPH TREVITHICK To help the Saudi Arabian-led coalition attack Houthi militias in Yemen, the Pentagon is sharing intelligence information…
Reports of an American and Turkish agreement to close a sixty mile stretch of the Syria-Turkey border to the Islamic…
Firoozeh Matin Merely a week after the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan, a senior official at Iran’s ministry…
By James Morone In This Review One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America Kevin M. Kruse …
By Eli Lake & Josh Rogin As the White House campaign to persuade Congress about the wisdom of its Iran…
The Saudi-backed government of President Hadi has a foothold now in Aden. It must provide Yemen’s urgent needs and restore…
Jeremy Binnie, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly An M113 APC of the LAF’s Support Brigade fires a TOW II…
After Two Years, Rouhani Not Fulfilled His Promises to Minorities Kaveh Ghoreishi As President Hassan Rouhani enters his second year…
Favorable poll numbers aside, Hezbollah’s adventure in Syria is raising concerns among the group’s Lebanese Shiite constituency. The nuclear agreement…
The prospect of a big payday for its regional rival, Iran, is spurring Saudi Arabia to a quicker plan of…
Gareth Jennings, London and Robin Hughes, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly Egypt has received its first three Rafale fighters…
The Lebanese terrorist group continues to operate in Europe despite warnings from the EU. Three years ago this month, Hezbollah…
After months of frustration the Saudi war in Yemen has won its first victory, gaining control of most of the…
By Hugh Naylor BEIRUT — During four years of civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could count on the country’s…
People: Next Agreement Is On Civil Rights by Fereshteh Ghazi In their celebration of the Vienna nuclear agreement reached between…
Worries Especially Widespread in Western Europe and U.S. By Jacob Poushter As the Islamic militant group ISIS continues to entrench…
Knowing when Iran has violated the agreement is one thing; ensuring that there is a price for every transgression, no…
The agreement is a significant achievement for Rouhani, but the hardliners are already moving to ensure that it does not…