CURRENT NEWS

News
Posted Friday, July 3, 2009
12:40 PM EDT
Nuclear Security in Pakistan : Reducing the Risks of Nuclear Terrorism
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

Will U.S.-Russia Summit Finally Begin 'Reset'?
Gregory Feifer

Obama comes to Moscow to prevent another Cold War
Pravda

History And Strategy Israel , " Palestine ," And The Samson Option
Louis Rene Beres

Time for an Israeli Strike?
John R. Bolton
The Washington Post

News
Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009
1:26 PM EDT
Iran and the Syrian Gambit
Howard Schweber

Ideologue-in-chief
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post

Iran's Faux Revolution
Robert Maginnis

News
Posted Sunday, June 28, 2009
12:38 PM EDT
Saudi Media Take the Lead Against Iran's Regime
David Pollock and Mohammad Yaghi
The Washington Institute

The Mullahs Must Go
Obama is making the same mistake as other presidents -- the only answer is regime change.
John R. Bolton

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regime plots purge after Iran election protests
The supreme leader’s brutal crackdown has crushed dissent on the streets
The London Times

News
Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009
9:26 PM EDT
Hillary Is Wrong About the Settlements
The U.S. and Israel reached a clear understanding about natural growth
Elliot Abrams
The Wall Street Journal

News
Posted Friday, June 26, 2009
9:58 AM EDT
Israeli military build up along borders with Lebanon
Xinhua

Berri elected Lebanon speaker for fifth term

Mousavi attacks 'evil conspiracy'
Opposition leader challenges Supreme Leader over his support for Ahmadinejad
Kim Sengupta
The Independent UK

"Stable Iraq Key to U.S.-Syria Dialogue",
Peter Harling in Defense News

Top US commander warns of Iran influence in Latin America
Agence France Presse

News
Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009
9:24 AM EDT
U.S. sees Syria as key player for Mideast peace
Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent

News
Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2009
1:57 PM EDT
J‘Accuse
Professor Murray Kahl

Documents Back Saudi Link to Extremists
Eric Lichtblau
The New York Times

The Obama Effect
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post

News
Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009
12:15 PM EDT
An Overlooked Force in Iran
Anne Applebaum
The Washington Post

Resistance holds its own as tensions grow
John Catalinotto
Workers World

News
Posted Monday, June 22, 2009
4:38 PM EDT
Why Does the West Promote the Wrong Side in the Middle East ?
Barry Rubin

Iran’s Air Force starts maneuvers Monday
Tehran Times Political Desk

Iran is at a Crossroads
Clare M. Lopez

News
Posted Sunday, June 21, 2009
3:18 PM EDT
Tehran Girds for More Protests
Officials Say More Than A Dozen Died Saturday
The Wall Street Journal

Exiled Iran opposition group holds big Paris rally

Minister Ya'alon: There will be revolution in Iran
Attila Somfalvi
Israel News

Fierce Clashes As Police Disperse Protesters In Iranian Capital
Radio Free Europe

The Iranian Crisis
Barry Rubin

Upheaval in Iran Doesn't Change Nuclear Calculus
David Makovsky
The Washington Institute

News
Posted Saturday, June 20, 2009
10:55 AM EDT
This Week in American Military History:

'Khamenei Has Never Seen a Crisis Like This'
Iran Expert: Afshin Molavi
Spiegle International

U.S. 'preparing to intercept North Korean ship'
RIA Novosti

Israel's rare opportunity
Caroline Glick

IRAN: THE START OF THE END GAME IN TEHRAN
Eurasia

News
Posted Friday, June 19, 2009
10:54 AM EDT
Some Psychos Can't Be Reached
Ted Nugent

Russia and China sign 100-billion-dollar deal of the century
Pravda

Internet proxies let Iranians and others connect to blocked Web sites
DW

Hezbollah MP meets British ambassador
AFP

News
Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009
6:27 PM EDT
Mr. Gates’ Epiphany
LTG Thomas McInerney and Maj Gen Paul Vallely

News
Posted Friday, June 12, 2009
7:39 AM EDT
Letter From Tel Aviv: Netanyahu’s Iranian Dilemma
The Limits of the Military Option Against Iran
Ronen Bergman

News
Posted Thursday, June 11, 2009
10:15 AM EDT
Now Obama must include Iran in an axis of respect
Jonathan Steele

Strategic Challenges in Changing Middle East
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Moshe Yaalon

A new cold war in the Middle East
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor
The Australian

News
Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009
11:31 AM EDT
Lebanon's Swing Vote
The Washington Post

Minister Yaalon rejects swift peace process
Yitzhak Benhorin

News
Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2009
11:33 AM EDT
The 2009 Lebanon Elections: Outcomes and Implications
Featuring:
Graeme Bannerman, Analyst and Lebanon Election Monitor and Bilal Saab, Analyst, Brookings Institution
Jun 10 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Livni's loyalties
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post

Lebanese elections not expected to disrupt EU ties, experts say
The Great European Union

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rally abandoned because crowds are too big
The London Times

Pro-U.S. March 14 coalition wins in Lebanon
Raed Rafei and Borzou Daragahi
The Los Angeles Times

US envoy to visit Syria, Lebanon
WASHINGTON (AP)

Syria Claims Vote Fraud In Lebanon
CBS - Posted by George Baghdadi

News
Posted Monday, June 8, 2009
8:28 AM EDT
March 14 group claims Lebanon win
Al Jazeera News

Voter turnout reaches 'unheard of' level, says interior minister
REUTERS

Lebanese throng to polls in watershed elections
Tehran Times

News
Posted Sunday, June 7, 2009
12:12 PM EDT
Revolution
Herbert E. Meyer

Obama woos Syria in push for peace
Sarah Baxter in Washington and Uzi Mahnaimi
The London Times

Lebanese elections could propel Hezbollah into government
Dion Nissenbaum

Apologies and Ayatollahs
Oliver North

Obama's Cairo Speech Will Cost Lives
Jed Babbin

Understanding the Surge in Iraq and What’s Ahead
Thomas Ricks

News
Posted Saturday, June 6, 2009
11:09 AM EDT
Hizballah Campaigns at Home, Exposed Abroad
Matthew Levitt
The Washington Institute

In Lebanon Vote, Stark Options, Complex Choices
Robert F. Worth
The New York Times

Uranium found at second Syria site - IAEA
Bethany Bell
BBC News, Vienna

Obama's Arabian dreams
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post

News
Posted Friday, June 5, 2009
11:03 AM EDT
ANALYSIS-US weighs Lebanon aid if Hezbollah, allies win vote
Arshad Mohammed

U.S. Leaders Show Every Day They Don't Understand the Middle East and That's Why Their Policies Fail
Barry Rubin

Why Assad Won't Break with Iran
Professor Rabbi Daniel M. Zucker
World Defense Review contributor

Syria implements defense reshuffle
The Jerusalem Post

Air France Flight 447 'may have stalled at 35,000ft'
Charles Bremner, Paris
The London Times

A Rapid and Harsh Turn against Israel
Daniel Pipes

Obama’s Cairo speech: Time for some people to move on
John Bourke
Pravda

News
Posted Thursday, June 4, 2009
9:58 AM EDT
‘Reformist’ Iranian Candidate Founded Hezbollah
Kenneth R. Timmerman

Lebanon’s Elections
Mona Yacoubian
US Institute of Peace

Mapping Peace between Syria and Israel
US Institute of Peace

Peace envoy Mitchell to Damascus?
FP

U.S. to send military team to Syria
Sue Pleming

Q&A: Lebanese elections
BBC

Syria Appoints Senior Officials
The Turkish Weekly

News
Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2009
11:03 AM EDT
US, Syria show signs of better relationship
Military envoy, diplomat plan Damascus visits
Glenn Kessler
The Washington Post

Balance of power could shift in Lebanon
Mohammad Almezel,
Deputy Managing Editor- Gulf News

Hezbollah No. 2 wants Lebanon unity government
Sam F. Ghattas

N. Korea to mass-produce Syria-provided missile+
The Associated Press

"In the Obama Administration ... It's Easy Being Palestinian"
Daniel Pipes

Russia: Chances for Iran- 5+1 talks are ‘truly good’
Lavrov says Russia has submitted new proposals to Iran
RIA Novosti

News
Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2009
11:20 AM EDT
U.S. satellites help search for French jet
Bradley Brooks - The Associated Press

Shiite-Christian Alliance Shakes Lebanon Politics
AP

Obama Says U.S. Must Be More 'Honest' With Israel
Michael D. Shear
The Washington Post

The Real Power in Iran
Mehdi Khalaji
The Washington Institute

Israel wants Russia to dance to its tune
Pravda

News
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009
12:23 PM EDT
The Meaning of Lebanon's Election
Patrick Seale

Jihadis Discuss Plans to Seize Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal
Abdul Hameed Bakier
Terrorism Monitor

Syria Looks to Iraq for an Economic Boost
Julien Barnes-Dacey
The Wall Street Journal

N. Korea's nuclear defiance may embolden Iran , Israelis worry
Joshua Mitnick
Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

News
Posted Sunday, May 31, 2009
3:24 PM EDT
Israel Begins its Biggest Defense Drill
Robert Berger
Voice of America

Anti-Iran militia faces terrorist designation
US is weighing conciliatory step
Farah Stockman
The Boston Globe

What if Hizbullah won?
Jonathan Spyer
The Jerusalem post

News
Posted Sunday, May 31, 2009
12:13 PM EDT
Lebanon's intelligence war with Israel
Jim Muir
BBC News, Beirut

Obama offers olive branch of ‘respect’ to Middle East
Sarah Baxter and Uzi Mahnaimi in Tel Aviv
The London Times

News
Posted Friday, May 29, 2009
11:20 AM EDT
Israel and the Axis of Evil
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post

Hezbollah Says It Is Talking to European Union and I.M.F.
Robert F. Worth
The New York Times

Syria-U.S. Friendship Blossoms, Cautiously
George Baghdadi-Damascus

Latest Study Supports View That Iran Attack Unlikely To Work
Chance of Success Is Dubious, While Risks Are Overwhelming
Nathan Guttman and Larry Cohler-Esses

Will the shaky equilibrium hold?
The Economist

News
Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009
11:04 AM EDT
Obama adds Saudi Arabia to Mid-East agenda
BBC

Iran slams UAE over French military base
Tehran Times Political Desk

Understanding the Der Spiegel upheaval
By Michael Young
Daily Star

Libya claim delays Feltman confirmation vote
FP

'Hezbollah has more rockets than before Lebanon war'
Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent

World Agenda: Tehran summit could be a turning point
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The London Times

News
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009
11:40 AM EDT
10 Punches Dick Cheney landed on Barak Obama’s Jaw
Toby Harnden – US Editor
The London Daily Telegraph’s

When Israel Says "NO" to the USA
Yoram Ettinger

Lavrov Drops by Lebanon After Biden
The Moscow Times

Hizbollah denies report it plotted Hariri slay
Roula Khalaf in London
Financial Times

Israel's war effort gains religious imperative
James Hider and Yonit Farrago
The London Times

Nasrallah: Der Spiegel Report Is an Israeli Accusation and Will Be Treated as Such
Naharnet-AFP

News
Posted Monday, May 25, 2009
6:13 PM EDT
Hezbollah dismisses allegations in Hariri assassination
Borzou Daragahi
The Los Angeles Times

Remarks by Richard B. Cheney
American Enterprise Institute

A patient enemy
The Jerusalem Post

Why Syria fuels the Iraqi insurgency
Raymond Tanter

Have We Already Lost Iran?
Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
The New York Times

Iran Within 3 Years Of Nuke: U.S. Military Chief
Reuters

Hezbollah could strike Israel to divert Hariri probe
Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff,
Haaretz Correspondents

News
Posted Sunday, May 24, 2009
11:53 AM EDT
Why Obama Frightens the Israelis
Patrick Seale

New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder
Erich Follath
Spiegle International

News
Posted Saturday, May 23, 2009
12:19 PM EDT
Netanyahu's peace plan
Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post

News
Posted Saturday, May 23, 2009
11:31 AM EDT
Syria's Assad: Israel Is 'Obstacle' to Peace
Fox News

Pakistan president to arrive in Tehran today
Tehran Times Political Desk

Michael Moore wants to screen “About Elly” at Traverse City Film Festival
Tehran Times Art Desk

Russia's Lavrov in Syria to discuss Mideast summit

News
Posted Saturday, May 23, 2009
11:08 AM EDT
Biden visits Lebanon, offers support for government
Borzou Daragahi
The Los Angeles Times

News
Posted Friday, May 22, 2009
9:23 AM EDT
Netanyahu and Obama: Disagreements in the Oval Office
Ori Nir

Is Obama’s ‘Tortured’ Obsession with George Bush Impeding His Ability to Move Forward?
Pam Meister

IAF drill simulates all-out regional war
Amos Harel,
Haaretz Correspondents

Biden Visits Lebanon Ahead of Parliamentary Election
Chip Cummins and Nada Raad
The Wall Street Journal

Biden heads to Lebanon to discuss military aid
The Washington Post

Hezbollah says Biden visit interferes in election
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Writer

Egyptian politician Hisham Moustafa to hang for murdering pop diva Suzanne Tamim
The London Times

News
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009
9:58 AM EDT
Ahmadinejad claims Iran's new missile is capable of hitting Israel
The London Times

News
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009
8:34 AM EDT
Why Pelosi Should Step Down
Newt Gingrich

Photos are fresh evidence of growing Pakistani nuclear program
Jonathan S. Landay

TIMMERMAN: Obama in Wonderland
Kenneth R. Timmerman
The Washington Times

News
Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009
7:59 PM EDT
Iranian nuclear program can make USA and Israel become sworn enemies
Pravda
Iran's missile test is playing with fire, says Israel
The London Times

Stopping an Iranian Bomb
John Hannah
The Washington Institute