Middle East Political and Information Network
The Iranian regime is a fundamentalist Twelver Shi’ite revolutionary movement of true believers whose mission is to spread their repressive understanding of Islam throughout the world. Published in JNS. Every…
Despite the election of a zealot as Iran’s new president, Iran and the United States likely will return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the JCPOA or…
Published in The Jerusalem Post. Walter Meed Russell, writing in The Wall Street Journal, sees the glass of America’s 20-year presence in the Middle East as half full. He believes…
Published in The Hill How did we reach a point where America’s most important ally in the Middle East is forced to deal with Russia if it wants to act…
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel {Previously published in JNS} A controversy that occurred during a recent question-and-answer session for reporters by Pentagon press secretary John Kirby may have revealed a…
Ken Pollack, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute said, “For many years, I have assured people that it is easy to be an expert on Iran because there…
In January 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency certified that Iran had complied with all of its obligations under the JCPOA (nuclear deal). The Obama administration responded by saying, “That…
{Previously published in the JNS} We need to look at the new possibilities and perils in the post-Soleimani era. The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the longtime commander of the Islamic…
{Previously published in The JNS} What will it take for the international community to realize that no amount of money, accommodation or deference will change the DNA of Iran’s leaders,…
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel and Seth J. Frantzman {Previously published in the JNS} Why do we allow the Iraqi and Lebanese governments to have it both ways, receiving American…