Iran

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/359152/rouhani-big-apple-elliott-abrams The second-in-command of the world’s greatest state sponsor of terrorism is coming to New York. Cause for celebration? Hassan Rouhani is Iran’s new president, chosen in an undemocratic election. Rouhani has spent his life in...

http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=5855 Transparency, for example, in the nuclear realm, tends to be regarded as an inherently positive value in international relations circles - to wit, the more transparent you are, the better. But is this true...

http://dawn.com/news/1057412/shia-sunni-schism-a-challenge-to-world-peace The recent violence in Rawalpindi or the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut are not the only manifestations of the intra-Muslim sectarian discord. The inability of Muslims to settle a 7th century dispute...

http://www.jwire.com.au/featured-articles/inauspicious-omens-for-2014-writes-michael-kuttner/39660#more-39660 As we bid farewell to the old year and look forward to the new year according to the Gregorian calendar, it is timely to take stock of where we are at the moment and...

Regardless of whether they support the November 24 “interim” (6 month) agreement with Iran or not, many commentators have characterized the agreement as “unprecedented,” and many have even criticized Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for...

http://jcpa.org/article/palestinian-reconciliation-and-the-rising-power-of-hamas/ Vol. 14, No. 14 May 14, 2014 Fatah and Hamas are continuing to talk in an attempt to translate the reconciliation agreement, signed between the sides on April 23, 2014, into a series of operative...

http://www.the-american-interest.com/articles/2014/06/02/taking-irans-anti-semitism-seriously/ Radical, theologically based hatred of Judaism, Zionism, and the state of Israel is part of the core ideological beliefs of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yet U.S. policymakers all too rarely...

At the Iran nuclear talks, U.S. negotiators have been aiming for a deal that would involve a so-called breakout time of one year — meaning a deal structured so that the Tehran regime, should...

I suppose all hatred has an element of irrationality. Yet some hatreds are more irrational than others. For thousands of years, hatred of Jews has been unique. Sometimes acts of hatred, such as confiscating Jewish...

As released by the Office of the Spokesman U.S. Department of State Secretary Albright: Well, good afternoon everybody. Before departing for the Gulf, I want to set my meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman...