By THOMAS ERDBRINK OCT. 25, 2016
TEHRAN — Just as conservative opponents of the nuclear deal with Iranhad warned, Tehran seems to be moving aggressively to expand its regional influence while working to counter American interests throughout the Middle East. Read More »
By: Dina Esfandiary & Ariane Tabatabai
It’s often assumed that Saudi Arabia is as big a concern to Iran as Tehran is to Riyadh. Recent statements by Iranian officials seem to confirm this, as do recent Iranian efforts to derail Saudi influence in the region. But while Iran is indeed Saudi Arabia’s most important foreign policy concern, Saudi Arabia isn’t even in Iran’s top concerns. This mismatch in threat perceptions further destabilizes the region. Read More »
By: Randeep Ramesh 20 October 2016
The Iranian foreign minister personally requested that Egypt attend last weekend’s key Syria talks – a move that has sparked concerns that Cairo is being wooed away from its traditional pro-western stance in the region. Read More »
By DANIEL LARISON • October 18, 2016
Michael Rubin repeats a familiar lie:
Indeed, the Houthis represent perhaps the clearest example of Iranian imperialism. Read More »
It’s as much about an old dictator trying to keep his replacement out of power.
By Laura Kasinof
On Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry, along with his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, called for an immediate cease-fire to the war in Yemen. A U.S. Navy ship had fired missiles into Yemen on Thursday, directed at the Houthi rebels controlling the northern half of the country, in response to attacks on U.S. ships in the Red Sea. Read More »
by Edwin Mora
Hillary Clinton, while advocating for U.S.-led strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities in transcripts of paid speeches made behind closed doors, acknowledged Iran’s ability to terrorize the United States through Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives and other proxies in Latin and North America. Read More »
By: Farhad Rezaie 13 October 2016
Iran watchers have puzzled to assess whether the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that Iran and the international community agreed to on July 14, 2015, would lead to a fundamental reorientation in Iran’s foreign policy. Read More »
By: Seyed Hossein Mousavian 14 October 2016
If Tehran is forced to alter its political equation between Eastern and Western blocs, there could be consequences for conflicts like Syria and Yemen. Read More »
By Jamie Schram
The Mission of Iraq, which sits on a wealthy Upper East Side block near Central Park, has a dark secret: Its basement was used as a jail equipped for torture under Saddam Hussein’s regime, The Post has learned. Read More »
TONGXIN ECONOMIST
By choosing assimilation, China’s Hui have become one of the world’s most successful Muslim minorities
THE faithful are returning from the haj. Waiting for prayers outside the Great Mosque in Tongxin, a remote town in the western province of Ningxia, Li Yuchuan calls his pilgrimage a liberation: “Our prayers are just homework for it.” His 84-year-old friend (pictured, right) leaps up and twists himself with lithe agility into the shape of a pretzel. “We Muslims pray five times a day,” he says. “We are flexible and tough.” China’s Muslims need to be. Read More »
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