Will there be a Sunni-Shi’a war in the Middle East? Not likely
July 11, 2014 by William O. Beeman The success of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in capturing ...
Month: July 2014
What’s Iran doing in Iraq?
July 11, 2014 By Reza Marashi Chaos often breeds opportunity, and nowhere is this more apparent than in today’s Iraq. ...
Eliciting a better deal from Iran
July 11, 2014 By Emanuele Ottolenghi After months of public optimism, Ira-nian and U.S. officials are publicly hinting that they’ve ...
Are we about to see three new nations replace Iraq?
July 11, 2014 By John McLaughlin Iraq as we know it is in danger. Which means it’s time to start ...
Iranian nuclear deal still is possible, but time is running out
July 11, 2014 By John Kerry The nuclear talks have accomplished much so far. July 20, the deadline to negotiate ...
Panahi tells how he keeps making films despite ban
July 11, 2014 PANAHI. . . not a filmmaker Film director Jafar Panahi was barred in December 2010 from making ...
Khamenehi proclaims his love for some kinds of Western music
July 11, 2014 KHAMENEHI. . . tapping feet Supreme Leader Ali Khamenehi has surprisingly proclaimed a love for some kinds ...
Sharif Univ. only Iran one in the top 400
July 11, 2014 Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology is the only Iranian university appearing on The Times of London’s Higher ...