Archive for November, 2009:
Hezbollah’s Iranian Founder, Under Threat
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, the Iranian clergy who established Hezbollah in Lebanon is being threatened. Not by foreign intelligence agencies, rather, by his own countrymen.
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/11/20/hezbollahs_man_in_iran_97378.html
Is Iran Replacing Russia With Turkey?
Ayatollah Khamenei seems to be moving away from Moscow, and towards Ankara. This strategy has its merits, but it won’t be without its own challenges.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/17/iran-russia-turkey-khamenei-erdogan
Is Khamenei Still In Charge?
Is Iran’s refusal to accept the recent nuclear deal due to infighting, or intransigence?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/09/iran-nuclear-supreme-leader
Is Iran Arming Latin Venezuela? (By Fernando Gimenez, intern at MEEPAS, and a future star!) http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2009/11/latin_american_destined_weapon.html
Iran’s Domestic Nuclear Challenge
What is the connection between recent demonstrations by the opposition in Tehran and Iran’s intransigence at the nuclear negotiations? The piece below answers that question.
http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2009/11/irans_domestic_nuclear_challen.html