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Iran’s Afghan Ambitions
On May 24th, Presidents of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan held a summit in Tehran. The piece below looks at each party’s goals and motivations, with special focus placed on Iran’s Afghanistan strategy.
To read, click below:
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/irans_afghan_ambitions.html
Being Iranian – Israeli
My latest piece, published in The Guardian, looks at the trials and tribulations of being an Iranian – Israeli.
Its observational, with a tiny dose of Javedanfar satire.
To read, click here
Ahmadinejad’s messianic connections
Many questions have been raised about Ahmadinejad’s messianic beliefs and connections.
But the more important question to ask is: what political benefit does he gain from them?
And what impact could this have on the decision making process, if and when Iran gets its hands on a nuclear bomb?
The piece below analyzes these important questions:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/06/iran-ahmadinejad-mahdi
Netanyahu and Obama: Iran vs Palestine
The threat posed by the Iranian nuclear program is one that can not be ignored.
However, failure to address the question of Palestine could turn into a bigger threat for Israel, than Iran’s bomb.
The piece below explains:
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_palestine_issue_brings_hun.html