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Iran’s Blame Game for the Attack
The double attack on Iran’s parliament and Khomeini mausoleum in Iran, killing seventeen and wounding approximately 50, was covered extensively by the media, described as the worst terrorist strike to...
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The Gel Binding the Qatar Isolation – Iran
The dramatic decision of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to cut ties with Qatar was quite a surprise. Some referred to it as the biggest diplomatic crisis in the gulf since the 1991 Iraq war (see...
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Iran the super-power
In the third week of June, Iran launched its first missile attack abroad in over 15 years, from western Iran into eastern Syria. The ground to ground missile launch was first portrayed as a retaliation...
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Regime change in Iran on the table again
While the US administration is “reviewing” its official policy on Iran, the issue of “regime change” in Iran or the natural demise of the Iranian regime have recently been floated in a few articles and...
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Whatever Iran takes, it keeps
According to several reports, one of the central topics in the meeting between President Trump and President Putin this month was the concern over Iranian ambitions to establish a long term presence in...
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Iran violates “spirit of the deal”
Recently, the US treasury, justice and state department announced new Iran related sanctions, designating eighteen individuals and entities, linked to “Iran’s malign activity across the Middle East...
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Does Iran Pose a Threat to the US?
Recently, several reports have dwelled on the issue of the Iranian threat posed to the US and the west. The reuters article titled “Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn US against terror designation, new...
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Iranian Cyber Warfare – Honey Dipped
Recent reports exposed an Iranian affiliated cyber espionage group. The facts exposed revealed not only the fact that Iran has improved its spying methods and hackering abilities, but also that Iran is...
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Iran warming relations with Hamas – now it is official
Most probably worthy of “picture of the week” was Foreign Minister Zarif hugging Hezbollah deputy secretary general Naim Kassem, twitted by Hassan Dai with the title “Goodfellas”. No surprise that Iran...
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Iranian entrenchment in Syria may trigger regional war
Iranian entrenchment in Syria is becoming a global issue. It has been raised before security decision makers in Washington and in Moscow. It is now assumed that the increased Iranian presence in Syria...
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Iranian Apologists Disconnect Between Facts and Conclusions on Iran
On August 20 the washingtonpost published an editorial affirming Iranian regional aggression, terming Iran’s ambitions as “toxic” and confirming the concern over the temporary nature of the nuclear...
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The UNIFIL mandate touches on key issues of concern
Recently, an effort was extended at the UN to expand and enhance the mandate of UNIFIL. This issue was limply covered in the media, although it does touch on some principled issues. UN security council...
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October 15 deadline – Trump’s dilemma
One of the most argued issues in the media, in the Iranian context, is the debate regarding October 15th. On that date, the US administration is required to report to the congress on Iranian compliance...
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Kurdish referendum demonstrates Iranian hypocrisy on self-determination
The Kurdish referendum went forward successfully. The washingtonpost reported that the referendum enjoyed more than 70 percent turnout in Iraq, and cnn described it as an historic event. The event went...
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Nisman murdered – re-opens Iranian responsibility
A few media outlets have picked up on the investigative report submitted to a federal court in Argentina concluding that Alberto Nisman was murdered. Forensic evidence and a thorough investigation of...
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Turkey joins Iran in the shift from diplomacy to military force
Turkey and Iran have become buddies again. The increased visits and coordination between Iran and Turkey indicate a common fear, derived from the phenomena of the Kurdish referendum. Turkish president...
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Europe brain dead on Iran
There is no doubt – the hottest issue in the media on Iran is the upcoming expected US administration’s decision on the nuclear deal with Iran. As we have already written, October 15 poses a deadline,...
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Media coverage of Trump’s Iran Strategy wrongly predisposed
World media is a buzz with Trump’s speech on Iran. Trump’s speech includes the following themes about Iran: has initiated terror attacks against Americans since 1979, operates proxy terrorist groups...
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Iran Caught Lying on Business Ties
The Europeans are doing just about everything in their power to uphold the Iranian nuclear deal. Those are not our words, but the words of Helga Schmid, the secretary General of the EU foreign policy...
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US and Iran face each other in Iraq – Guess who is winning?
It would seem that the first test to the new US policy on Iran is playing out in Iraq, and Iran is winning. While president Trump announced his new strategy on Iran, aimed at curbing and restraining...
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