Why Congress must vote on a new Iran nuclear deal
Photo: Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume on Tuesday in Vienna The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, or INARA, passed in 2015 with bipartisan support, requires…
i24 TV Interview: The War in Yemen
https://youtu.be/zSs6zA9J4h8 One of the theaters of conflict in the Middle East that gets little attention is the war in Yemen between the Iranian-sponsored Houthi rebels and the government-backed by Saudi…
Contradictions in US foreign policy: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran
Photo: Saudi King Salman welcomes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan toRiyadh on February 13, 2017, source: Reuters Published in the January 10, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. At the end…
In the News Interview on Iran Talks
My interview on the show “In the News” is about the next round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna. It includes an extensive background on Iran and how we got…
Is containment an option regarding Iran?
Photo: Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the…
How worrisome is Iranian control of Iraq for the US?
PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo One reason Iran can play hardball…
Why should the US care if Hamas moves against Israel from Lebanon?
With Iranian help, Hamas, which controls Gaza, is creating a presence in Hezbollah’s backyard in Lebanon. Should it be of any concern to American security interests that Iran supports both…
A way to end the long ‘Middle East Winter’
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel Published in The Hill. Ten years ago, the Arab Spring gave hope to people of the Middle East that they could take more control of…
Just how dangerous is Iran to the world?
In this article: Using a Western mindset to understand Iran will be counterproductive Former UK PM Tony Blair: Iran is a state with an ideology, but more accurately should be…
The real reason America has never found common ground with Iran
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…