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Politics of Iran

Pariahs in Tehran

We shouldn't believe all we hear about the success of Obama's Iran strategy. The world needs to put a stranglehold on Tehran.

In the Tunnels of Natanz

The leader of the search for WMD in Iraq says weapons inspections will not stop Iran from going nuclear. The West doesn’t have the capacity or unity to make an effective inspection regime happen.

The Revolution Will Be Mercantilized

Iran is degenerating into a security state, with the Revolutionary Guard Corps at the helm. The fight for supremacy among the hard-line elite can only lead to a crisis within the Iranian state.

The Republic and the Rahbar

With all of the hype surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and its incendiary President Ahmadinejad, we have been fooled into believe Tehran is one of our biggest threats.

Iranian Resurrection

Iran is becoming a superpower. Funding proxy armies, controlling vital energy hubs and winning the heart of the Arab street, Tehran has created a sphere of influence on an imperial scale. If we don’t do something—and soon—Iran, not China or Russia

The Friend of My Enemy

The road to a solution for America’s Iran problem runs through Moscow. How to think about the costs—and benefits.

Commentary

The Iranian-American Game of Chicken

Tensions escalate as Tehran and Washington wait to see who will flinch first.

MeK, Iran and the War for Washington

The truth about Iran's prominent dissident organization (and why some people don't want you to know it).

Iran vs. America

The Americans and the Gulf monarchs have no chance of containing Iran unless they learn to trust one another.

Blogs

Will 2012 Be to Iran What 1998 Was to Iraq?

Washington's regime-change racket has started up again. Target: Tehran.

Iran's Nuclear Oats

Would a nuclear Iran be as dire a situation as the fearmongerers would have you believe?

The Political Echelon's Stupid Idea

War against Iran would be stupid for Israeli interests and disastrous for U.S. ones.

Books & Reviews

Facing Down Iran

Everyone agrees that Iran is a threat. What makes Ilan Berman stand out?

Iran's Atomic Journey

Al J. Venter traces the history of the Iranian nuclear project.

The Appeal of Iran, Review of Shahram Chubin's Iran's National Security Policy: Capabilities and Intentions

Before we can begin to fashion a sensible Iran policy, the first task is to grasp the full dimensions of what Iran is all about.

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February 12, 2012