A battle royal between the president and the supreme leader has engulfed Tehran. The result? Khamenei and his allies are methodically and ruthlessly establishing the planet’s most unabashed theocratic despotism.
Iran's culture wars between its Persian imperial past and Arab Muslim influence have been raging since long before the 1979 revolution.
We shouldn't believe all we hear about the success of Obama's Iran strategy. The world needs to put a stranglehold on Tehran.
Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.
Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.
Saving Iraq and Afghanistan will require some extensive operations.
Forecast for the War on Terror: Sunni, but with a chance of Shi‘a.
The United States must find new and innovative ways to avoid the trap of a dead-end policy towards Iran. A roundtable discussion.
Painting an accurate picture of Iran requires listening to all Iranians, not just "our" Iranians