Sanctions Harm But Don’t Halt Iran
A newly released report from the International Energy Agency indicates that U.S. and E.U.-led sanctions are beginning to make a serious dent in Iran’s economy. Most notably, the report estimates that...
View ArticleUS Withdrawal From Afghanistan is Iran’s Gain
The WSJ reports from Herat, Afghanistan: “Iran is the real influence here. With one snap of their fingers, they can mobilize 20,000 Afghans,” said a high-ranking official in Afghanistan’s presidential...
View ArticleIraq Balances Between U.S. and Iran
The Iraqi government is trying to walk a tightrope. A few weeks ago we noted how the crisis in Syria was pushing Baghdad further into the arms of Tehran, as Iraq’s Shiite-dominated leadership feared...
View ArticleIran Votes Early in US Election?
Presidents Putin, Chavez and the retired Fidel Castro have expressed varying degrees of support for President Obama’s re-election; now it looks as if the mullahs in Iran are casting their vote....
View ArticleIran Taking War Threats Seriously?
Via Meadia has long believed that, while President Obama doesn’t want to go to war with Iran over its nuclear program, he would take military action as a last resort. A new report from Iran’s...
View ArticleCovert War with Iran Knows No Boundaries
As we’ve said in the past, The U.S. and Iran are already involved in a very real, if covert, war. But Iran is also waging secret wars with other countries, most notably with Israel. We’ve covered many...
View ArticleIranian Blogger Dies in Prison, Likely Tortured
Iranian blogger and online dissident Sattar Beheshti has just died in prison, likely after being tortured by Iranian authorities. He is but the latest casualty of Tehran’s crackdown on free press and...
View ArticleIran’s Flawed Strategy in Gaza
Jerry Seib made some interesting observations over at the Wall Street Journal yesterday about the ongoing Gaza war and how it pertains to Iran. Iran, he surmised, may have pushed for the current...
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As Assad Quakes on His Throne, Is Iran Ready to Deal?
Iranian authorities have realized that their longtime ally in Syria is on the way out and have held talks with members of the opposition about a transitional regime, reports the Los Angeles Times....
View ArticleWhat a Car Bomb in Iraq Means for the Civil War in Syria
A car bomb ripped through a procession of Shia pilgrims today in Musayyib, Iraq, almost 40 miles south of Baghdad, killing 27 people. The bombers were most likely Sunnis trying to reignite Iraq’s civil...
View ArticleIran’s Economy in Freefall as Oil Revenue Plummets
Iranian officials are calling it an “economic war”, and according to recent reports that’s an accurate description. Following new rounds of US sanctions issued yesterday, the Associated Press reports...
View ArticleThe Iran-US Cyberwar Heats Up
Banks just can’t catch a break. Just days after they’ve agreed to pay out huge settlements for their pre-recession abuses, they’ve become the most recent victim of Iranian cyber attacks: The attackers...
View ArticleIran Dithers on Nuclear Negotiations
Could Iran finally be ready for serious talks on its uranium enrichment program? A recent announcement by its lead nuclear negotiator indicates that it might be. But as always with Iran, words and...
View ArticleAfrican Bullet Casings Traced Back to Iran
It sounds like the basis for a James Bond movie: After a six years, forensic investigators puzzling over “anonymous” rifle cartridges in Africa have finally found the source of the munitions—Iran. C.J....
View ArticleLatest Iran Talks: Disappointing, But Not Surprising
One sign that talks with Iran have passed their expiration date is that it’s not news anymore when they fail. Nobody seemed to notice, but Tehran once again rebuffed UN inspectors trying to investigate...
View ArticleA Picture from the Nightmare in Iran
A remarkable photo taken just before dawn in Tehran on Sunday is making its way around the web. In it, a 23-year old man sentenced to death for armed robbery lays his head on the shoulder of his...
View ArticleAssad Defiant as “Decade of War” Ends
Butcher Assad is getting cocky. As President Obama brought down the curtain on America’s “decade of war” yesterday, Assad reportedly sang a different tune: “I will win, even if Damascus is destroyed.”...
View ArticleIran Doubles Down on Syria and the “Axis of Resistance” to Israel
An “attack on Syria is considered attack on Iran,” an advisor to the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today. It was the strongest such support for Butcher Assad yet in Syria’s two-year-old...
View ArticleIran Condemns Israeli Strike in Syria, Accelerates Nuclear Program
Just hours after Israeli jets attacked either a convoy of trucks carrying weapons to Hezbollah or a scientific research facility outside Damascus (depending on whom you ask), Iran’s foreign minister...
View ArticlePakistan Proceeds with Controversial Pipeline to Iran
Despite stiff resistance from the U.S., Pakistan has decided to build a controversial pipeline to Iran to import natural gas, according to a Pakistani diplomat interviewed by the Financial Times: “A...
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