Since the 1979 revolution, containment has been the default policy of the United States toward Iran. It has never been a policy eagerly embraced by any U.S. administration. But unless the Iranian regime collapses or…

The end of the British empire is marked by the rise of Mossadegh. It was Mossadegh after all who rose up to the Brits and gave courage to countless leaders across the Middle East, Asia…

I read this article on thedrive.com (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26289/irans-newest-homemade-drone-is-an-unmanned-conversion-of-a-1940s-american-jet-trainer) and it made me furious. I was going to leave a comment at the base, but when I read the other comments it made me vomit. So, I…

A former commander of NATO said allies of the U.S. are asking whether President Trump was blackmailed by Turkey to pull U.S. military forces out of Syria. In a CNN segment Monday, Wesley Clark, a…

Madeleine Albright’s new book, “Fascism, A Warning,” is an eloquent diagnosis of the grassroots ills that threaten democratic governments and give rise to demagogues like Donald Trump. As she warns, “When economic and social conditions…

Since the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared details from the police investigation, including descriptions of audio recordings that reveal he was dismembered, have been leaked, drip by drip, to keep the world suspended as the…

Most are familiar with the concept of FUD—short for Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt. It summarizes a strategy often used in marketing and political propaganda. Its effects are pernicious, divisive and lead to exploitation. Examples abound.…

A significant number of Arab and Muslim leaders in the Middle East and the world fear Iran. For them, Israel is the only real answer to the Iranian threat and the only country able to…

I was in a meeting in Washington DC not so long ago. I bumped into an Iranian professional. Over the course of several days we talked on and off, and in the process, I found…

By Kaveh Farokh (2004) This is reposted from Iran Chamber Society's website, with a comment from BaharMedia: Arab anti-Iranianism is synonymous with Ant-westernism. Osama-Bin-Laden represents this vein of Arab Nationalism, so does the Taliban. The…

According to extrapolated U.S. Census data and other independent surveys in 2009, there were an estimated one million Iranian-Americans living in the U.S. And, ‘Greater LA’ may in fact house more than 500,000 Iranians. According…

When it came to Iran and Iranians, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, was an a**hole. Remember this was the guy that praised the Islamic…

Obama’s Arab Spring was supposed to eventually deal an end to the Kingdom in Saudi Arabia, the plan now under active discussion under trump is to split Saudi Arabia into four independent States. The U.S.…

Polarization has not only poisoned US politics, but is slowly, steadily poisoning people's daily lives. The building strength of partisan antipathy — “negative partisanship” — has radically altered politics. Anger has become the primary tool…

Authored by Toi Staff Amid speculation Muscat may take a greater role in Israel-Palestinian peace talks, analyst say it’s more likely Jerusalem is using the Gulf nation to send a message to Iran Prime Minister…

Authored by Gulf Interchange Forum In the aftermath of the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iranian Nuclear Deal, talks concerning a renegotiated agreement between…

Thousands of Jews to worship in peace and continue their association with Iran, that was founded more than 2,500 years ago. Authored by Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY - Sep. 1, 2018 TEHRAN, Iran – In a large…

Of all US officials, the U.S. sent the head of the CIA to Turkey. Why? Clearly, Khashoggi was a CIA asset. The Saudi’s killed a CIA asset. She will NOT be able to white-wash the…

There was/is a twitter feed by Nazanin Boniadi, that was recently published on the web. It had over 500 comments under her tweet: “Utterly confused by people who admit that the IRI is a repressive…

Wahhabism sponsored by Riyadh is the gravest threat to Western security and values The Saudi town of Awamiya — like so many countless cities across Iraq, Syria and Yemen that are witnessing an unleashing of…

Ever since President Trump accepted the counsel of son-in-law and Middle East adviser Jared Kushner to make Saudi Arabia the first foreign trip of his presidency, it was clear that the kingdom was to be…

Sleep with dogs, you get up with flees. Trump has been sleeping with MBS and the Saudi’s! It clear, crystal, clear that Khashoggi was killed – I mean they showed up with Bone Crushers, Forensic…

An oil price spike is starting to look increasingly possible, with a rerun of 2008 not entirely out of the question, according to a new report. The outages from Iran are worse than most analysts…

This past week we saw 29 people killed and roughly 70 people injured by an attack by four gunmen on a military parade in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province bordering Iraq. Following the attack, I…

As much as I do not like the Mullahs in Iran, I see war with Iran as a disastrous outcome to the current situation. I don’t think it’s good for Iran, nor for the U.S.A.…

This ATTACK will reinforce the Mullahs: After putting up Saddam Hussein, funding him, supporting him, encouraging him, giving him vital intelligence – and ALL the ‘loans’ needed to buy arms to attack Iran, by ALL…

On September 22, 1980, the Iraqi Army invaded Iran. Iraqi military aircraft bombed Iran’s major airports. In days, Iraqi soldiers had occupied and conquered many major Iranian cities. Iraq targeted oil tankers, oil platforms, and…

The cover up is often worse than the crime. The Putin/Trump cabal has gotten to Mueller. With Papadapolous getting a measly 14-day sentence, it’s clear that Mueller too is now ‘in on it’. Trump’s Russian…

Today Javad Zarif tweeted: "65 years ago today, the US overthrew the popularly elected democratic government of Dr. Mossadegh, restoring the dictatorship & subjugating Iranians for the next 25 years. Now an “Action Group” dreams…

The U.S. crackdown on Tehran is putting Iraqi politicians in an awkward spot. By GENEIVE ABDO (Excellent article, reposted with edits from Bahar Media) As soon as the most recent round of U.S. sanctions, announced…

Nearly a year since the Trump administration rolled out its South Asia strategy, carnage in Afghanistan continues even as negotiations for peace inch ahead. The latest headlines from Afghanistan are much like the old headlines…

Dozens of schoolchildren on a field trip were killed in Yemen last week when a Saudi-led airstrike hit their bus. More than 50 people died; nearly 80 were wounded. Many victims were younger than 10.…

Saudi Arabia’s deadline for accepting tenders to dig a 60-kilometre canal that will turn Qatar into an island was completed on June 25th. Now Saudi Arabia is planning to complete the project in 15 months.…

The dispute over sovereignty of the Caspian Sea began with the fall of the Soviet Union which had had a clearly defined Caspian border with Iran. In negotiations with post-Soviet nations, Tehran has insisted on…

One of the great ironies of our time, is that we find Donald Trump chastising and sanctioning Erdogan’s Turkey – the very regime the U.S. and its allies put in power. It is a long…

In a June 13 Washington Post article, former US ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad argued that the Trump administration's approach towards Iran - withdrawing from the nuclear deal and imposing crippling sanctions - has…

There is now so much shit on Trump, that the question is not whether he will be gone, but when! For many, if not most, Americans, the only pleasure to be had from Donald Trump’s…