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Forecasting a possible Israeli attack against Iran
If you want to know whether Israel is about to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities then you’d be better served looking at Iran-related policy and statements emanating from Washington DC than speculative reports from the Israeli press.
http://the-diplomat.com/2011/11/04/why-israel-won%E2%80%99t-go-it-alone/
Iran’s AMIA Outreach
What is the reason behind Iran’s recent AMIA outreach to the Argentine government?
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/07/irans-failed-latin-america-outreach/242331/
Ahmadinejad, The Finicky Fighter
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: fighter, albeit a finicky one, who despite pre-election claims, was most probably not a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC).
Bits of history, plus some maths to help those interested estimate whether he will get to finish his term as president.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/07/ahmadinejad-fighter/241601/
Iran anxious over losing Syrian ally
Short sharp analysis outlining Iran’s point of view vis a vis developments in Syria, and their priority for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/analysis/49156/iran-anxious-over-losing-syrian-ally
Why Iran Misses Bin Laden
It’s hard not to get the sense that if Iran’s leaders could have chosen between anti-Shia bin Laden being killed or Obama losing the next presidential election, they’d have opted for the latter.
http://the-diplomat.com/2011/05/13/why-iran-misses-bin-laden/
Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about to resign?
“Loose lips sink ships” was the famous British slogan during the second world war.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/27/iran-ahmadinejad-resign-moslehi-ayatollah
Iran and the New Egypt
The governments of Iran and Israel are divided over many matters.
However, the ongoing changes in the Middle East are providing them with unwanted areas of common concern.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/04/irans-upcoming-hamas-challenge.html
Debate: Nuclear Iran = End of Israel?
Who is in charge of Iran’s nuclear program?
Are Iran’s leaders messianic?
What would be the consequences for Israel, if Iran becomes armed with a nuclear bomb?
These questions are addressed by two Israel based experts (Meir Javedanfar and Efraim Inbar from Bar Ilan University) after the screening of the movie “Iranium” at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center
in Jerusalem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMNlMWYp8jg
With thanks to Hadar Israel Foundation for arranging the evening and discussions.