The six-month interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1 powers will echo through the decades if it can bring Washington and Tehran in from the cold.
Iranian Nuclear Deal: Hardliners Despair, Pragmatists Rejoice
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Middle East & North Africa
Netanyahu May Take Out His Frustration Over Iran Nuke Deal on Israel-Palestine Peace Talks
“I’ll show them,” Netanyahu may be thinking.
Israel-Palestine: Enough Negotiations Already!
Palestinians should not lend their name to a charade of endless negotiations while historic Palestine disappears.
Mother Agnes-Mariam Warns That Islamic Extremists Undermine Peace Prospects in Syria
Mother Agnes-Mariam’s analysis of conditions on the ground in Syria is far more nuanced than those of the mainstream media in the United States.
China: What Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Israel, and the U.S. Have in Common
China’s good relations with states at odds with each other could yield results at the negotiating table soon.
Running Off to War
As in the 1940s in Palestine, some opposition recruits have gone to Syria motivated by extremist ideologies and with the intention to commit acts of terrorism. But most have more prosaic reasons for fighting.
In a Changing Middle East, Israel and Saudi Arabia Cling Together
As unrest simmers in the Middle East and the United States edges toward detente with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia are trying to ride out the storm together.
Obama Administration Actually Doesn’t Want Too Good a Nuclear Deal With Iran
Another Iranian overture spurned.
Egypt: The First Nation Ever to Revolt Against Democracy?
In fact, the military’s claims that Egyptian protesters sought an end to the experiment in democracy are highly doubtful.
Seeing Past “Death to America”: A Conversation with Hooman Majd
Iranian-American author Hooman Majd says that Americans are starting to see Iran as more than “just a bunch of crazy mullahs shouting ‘Death to America’ all the time.”