Same War, Different Country
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 7, 2013 SAY, did you see the news from Libya — the last country we bombed because its leader crossed a red line or […]
Iranian president tweets Rosh Hashanah blessing to Jews
theguardian: Harriet Sherwood. Amid a global exchange of greetings and good wishes to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which began at sunset on Wednesday, there was one from […]
Iran: Managing U.S. Military Action in Syria
Summary Conventional wisdom says that a weakened Syria would undermine Iran’s regional influence, but a U.S. military intervention in the country could actually benefit Tehran. The government there has devised […]
Iran, not Syria, is the West’s real target Iran is ever more deeply involved in protecting the Syrian government. Thus a victory for Bashar is a victory for Iran. And Iranian victories cannot be tolerated by the West
Before the stupidest Western war in the history of the modern world begins – I am, of course, referring to the attack on Syria that we all yet have to swallow – it might be as well to say that the cruise missiles which we confidently expect to sweep onto […]
Iran can help Obama finesse his legacy
Source: Asia Times. By M K Bhadrakumar President Barack Obama is setting a new precedent in America’s history as an imperialist power. He is all but apologizing before he orders a military attack against a sovereign country with which the United States is not at war and which has not […]
CIA Confirms Role in 1953 Iran Coup
Documents Provide New Details on Mosaddeq Overthrow and Its Aftermath National Security Archive Calls for Release of Remaining Classified Record National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 435 Posted – […]
In declassified document, CIA acknowledges role in ’53 Iran coup
Source: CNN By Dan Merica and Jason Hanna, CNN updated 2:46 PM EDT, Mon August 19, 2013 Sixty years after the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, a declassified CIA document acknowledges that the agency was involved in the 1953 coup. The independent National Security Archive research institute, which […]
Time to Talk: Syrian War Offers Bargaining Chip in Iran Conflict
A Commentary By Omid Nouripour Spiegel.de With a new moderate president and increasing focus on the civil war in Syria, Iran is finally in a position to compromise on its nuclear program. The West should seize the moment and head to the negotiating table. Everyone seems relieved to see Hassan […]
America displays more stupidity on Iran
August 07, 2013 12:20 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary I would love to know who is the jerk who wrote the White House’s press statement on the occasion of the inauguration last week of the new Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani. The two most important conflicts […]
Rowhani calls for ‘serious’ nuclear talks without delay
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rowhani said Tuesday that Iran was ready for “serious” talks on its nuclear program without delay and that US calls for tougher sanctions showed a lack of […]
Seize the day
STORY SUMMARY Iran’s new president also acknowledged that he was a candidate who won a national election, based on a platform, and this was anchored in the promise of improving […]
First things first
Source: ET: As a nation which too often faces threats to its sovereignty, mainly because of its peculiar geostrategic, political and economic situation, decisions made independently in Islamabad, which put the country’s own interests first, are always welcome. One of these decisions on the key Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline was announced […]
Divided Muslim Ummah
Asif Haroon Raja PAKISTAN OBSERVER Thursday, August 01, 2013 – The unholy practice of Muslims fighting among each other is in vogue in many Muslim countries. Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had got infected by the Arab Spring in 2011, possibly triggered by CIA and […]
Tehran during Ramadan: ‘nobody is really in the spirit’
theguardian: Ali, a 45-year-old live-in janitor at a commercial building, isn’t fasting for Ramadan, and the reason is evident even before he explains. “Man, I’m ill,” he says. “I have to smoke [opium] several times a day just to stay on my feet and take care of this building. I […]
Chomsky shares Middle East pessimism in Geneva
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch July 26, 2013 – 17:33 New Israel-Palestine peace talks and diplomatic efforts to hold an international conference in Geneva aimed at ending the conflict […]
US makes it easier to sell medical supplies to Iran
Reuters | Jul 25, 2013 | 22:51 WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday expanded the list of medical devices that can be exported to Iran without special permission, as it seeks to show support for humanitarian needs in a country that has been hit hard by Western sanctions. The […]
Iran condemns terrorist attack on shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (ra)
Source: tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – Iran has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (SA), the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad (S), in Damascus on Friday. A […]
Syria war widens rift between Shiite clergy in Iraq, Iran
Reuters | Jul 20, 2013 | ARABNEWS NAJAF — The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shiite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken […]
Is Iran altering Syria’s sectarian map?
STORY SUMMARY Rumors have circulated recently that Iran is sponsoring a plan to redraw Syria’s demographic map, including the granting of Syrian nationality to 750,000 Shiites from throughout the Middle East. The Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has declared that the land registry office in Homs has been burned down […]