If the United Nations grants Palestine’s request for statehood, Israel may take it out on Iran.
Israel’s Atonal September Song
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Iran
Cakewalk to (Baghdad) Tehran
Many of the same people who led the push for regime-change in Baghdad now have their sights set on Tehran.
Iranq: One Size Foreign Policy Fits All
As with Iraq beating the drums of war on Iran only requires alleging imminent acquisition of WMD.
Review: The Sixth Crisis
The Sixth Crisis by Dana Allin and Steven Simon successfully provides an historical understanding of how the tensions between Israel and the Arab world have shaped the geopolitical realities of the region and influenced a looming crisis over Iranian nuclearization that will have worldwide repercussions.
Gulf of Mistrust: Iran and the Gulf Protests
Relations between Iran and the Gulf Arab states have always been marked by hostility and mistrust about mutual intentions. This mistrust has locked these states in a Cold War-like security dilemma. The Gulf elites who run the Gulf Cooperation Council have largely framed the recent popular protests in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain as Shi’a conspiracies backed by Iran intended to instigate instability and internal strife.
Whipping Wisps Into Storm Clouds: Iran and the “Alleged Studies”
Why mess with success? We lied our way into war with Iraq — why not Iran, to?
New Arab Democratic Governments May Neither Demonize Nor Embrace Iran
By allowing Iranian ships through the Suez Canal and refusing to continue to help strangle Gaza, Egyptians are simply opting out of a U.S. regional strategy of confronting Iran.
The Turko-Persian Tandem
Home to the region’s biggest economies, largest middle classes, and most educated populations, Iran and Turkey represent vibrant societies with huge reservoir of both soft and hard power. Growing cooperation between the two may signal the opening of a new chapter in the Middle Eastern affairs.
Leveraging Its Latest Nuclear Setback to Further Tighten the Screws on Iran
Like “wipe Israel off the map,” “another Chernobyl” is pushing buttons for an attack on Iran.
In Their Mutual Ambivalence Israel and Iran Are Mirrors of Each Other
While Israel is undecided about attacking Iran, its drum beating has made Iran hesitant about developing nuclear weapons.