The Two Amigos and the Middle East

by Paul Pillar via The National Interest Lindsey Graham and John McCain, the two-thirds of the Three Amigos who are still in the U.S. Senate since the departure of Joe Lieberman, contributed to the opinion pages of the Washington Post this weekend a… Continue Reading →

Sheldon Adelson: Billionaire Comedian of the Year

by David Isenberg Last year I wrote a column for the Huffington Post discussing how some of my fellow members of the Chosen People — specifically, Jewish neoconservatives — were doing their best to bring comic relief to the American… Continue Reading →

Israelis, Saudis Just Getting Started in Opposing U.S.-Iran Detente

by Mitchell Plitnick The trick to finding an agreement between the P5+1 world powers and Iran has become clear: keep Israel and Saudi Arabia out of the room. (But don’t expect them to be happy about it.)

Russia’s Awkward Position on the Iran Nuclear Talks

by Mark N. Katz How does Moscow regard the ongoing talks between the P5+1 world powers and Iran on the latter’s nuclear program? The answer is not immediately apparent, as high-level Russian Foreign Ministry officials have made somewhat contradictory statements… Continue Reading →

Araghchi: Iran Open To Additional Protocol As Part Of Endgame

by Jasmin Ramsey Geneva — Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, told LobeLog in an exclusive interview today that Iran is willing to implement the Additional Protocol, seen by world powers as a crucial element of a final deal, in the last stage… Continue Reading →