In France, whiplash from rotten Syria policy

This article was first published on November 23, 2015 on the website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Let’s not Continue reading →

Rinse and repeat: 82 new US-trained Syrians prepare for fight

A US military source has revealed in private conversation that the US-led Coalition formed to target the Islamic State (IS) Continue reading →

Sticks and stones no longer hurt “Teflon Iran”

When a US media outlet broke a misleading story on the Iran nuclear file this week, many in the West Continue reading →

Iran nuclear deal: Why Empire blinked first

We’ve now spent three weeks watching American politicians argue needlessly over the Iran nuclear deal. For or against, they all Continue reading →

As Iran nuclear deadline passes, narrative battle heats up

June 30, 2015, Vienna –  It’s D-Day in Vienna, and the parties sitting across the negotiating table still haven’t ironed Continue reading →

To Beat ISIS, Kick Out US-Led Coalition

Read this article in French and Turkish too. It has been a bad week or two for foes of ISIS. The Continue reading →

The Mideast’s S-U-N-N-I Problem

This needs to be spelled out: The biggest threat to Middle East stability today is a Sunni one – and Continue reading →

In Yemen, and Middle East, U.S. Needs to Learn When to Quit

This essay is part of a New York Times opinion-page debate on whether “Yemen is America’s fight.” Six years before Continue reading →