Iran

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/08/01/thanks-to-syria-timing-of-looming-iran-crisis-is-fortuitous/ As I noted yesterday, the coming months will be decisive with regard to Iran’s nuclear program. This is an issue on which everyone would prefer if crunch time were never reached. But if a...

Martin Indyk, 62, has recently been appointed the United States representative for peace talks in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Indyk has held a variety of high positions within the political world including being Special Assistant...

http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=3700&sec=1&title=Isi_Liebler:_Europe_Hypocritically_Lashes_Out_Against_Israel The European Union has disposed of any pretense of even-handedness with Israel, and has effectively repudiated the concept of disputed territories, which will be one of the principal issues of contention at the forthcoming...

The Egyptian Coast Guard has enforced a blockade over the coast of northern Sinai. They said the blockade was meant to stop the flow of Al Qaida-aligned fighters and weapons into the turbulent peninsula. "The...

http://www.danielpipes.org/13124/islamism-doom As recently as 2012, it appeared that Islamists could overcome their many internal dissimilarities - sectarian (Sunni, Shi'ite), political (monarchical, republican), tactical (political, violent), or attitudes toward modernity (Salafi, Muslim Brotherhood) - and cooperate....

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/current-postings/ Before I pick up on my theme for today, I want to share this from a Reuters piece: "Israelis and Palestinians played down on Monday the prospects of their envoys meeting in Washington any time...

http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/07/kerry-runs-around-in-rings/ Once again a lot of people think that Secretary of State John Kerry is on the verge of making a breakthrough toward peace. The problem is that these people believe that the contenders were...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4404795,00.html Something is not right in the relationship of trust between Israel and the United States. It's illogical and unforgivable that in such an intimate relationship - as it is known to us, at least...

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/07/12/idf-says-hezbollah-cache-exceeds-60000-rockets-can-strike-any-part-of-israel/ On the seventh anniversary of the start of the month-long Second Lebanon War, marked Friday, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that Lebanese terror group Hezbollah has dramatically expanded its arsenal of...

http://freebeacon.com/iran-news-iran-missile-program-utilizing-space-launcher-for-cover/ U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran has conducted multiple launches of a space launcher that are cover for the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the United States, according a new...