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ers' explosive vests, signaling an intent to spread mayhem on the Israeli side of the border. Walking back an initial claim by its U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren, that Iran had been behind the attack, the Israeli military blamed al-Qaeda. Egypt's military appeared to reach a similar conclusion, but said the

of Israeli or U.S.-led strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities increasing, Assad's gradual descent to perdition risks impelling Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei to up the ante rather than stand down. And when this happens, the targeting of soft targets as happened in Burgas—such as the spate of brazen but

e Command," about the uneasy relationship between presidents and the militaries they direct. "I fear it will be a symbolic use of power," added Mr. Cohen, who served as a counselor to Condoleezza Rice when she was secretary of state. MR. OBAMA does not seem to share the same fear, or at least he does

red lines. For US President Barack Obama isn't the only one in the region who has red lines. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also has red lines, most importantly preventing the fall of the regime in Syria and protecting the Islamic resistance in Lebanon. The Hezbollah so

agency could include providing an overview of the agency and related operations, and the delivery of intelligence briefings." CNN (11/24, Collins, Cohen, 83.16M) reports that an ODNI official "attributed the change directly to the White House's move to formally grant Biden access to the PDB. CNN pre

in "his first public comments on talks as Joe Biden's incoming administration is expected to reengage with Tehran," Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "said past negotiations with the U.S. over sanctions had been a failure because they didn't ensure lasting relief." Khamenei said, "We tried the pat

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but in the end they will comply with U.S. prohibitions. Some have suggested that the essential "red lines" of Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, must be taken into consideration as they are unlikely to be adjusted. Western negotiators would be wise not to insist that Iran ship out its stock

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roduce a kilowatt of electricity through its Bushehr nuclear reactor despite decades of effort, is still doing its old brinkmanship number. Remember, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, is the guardian of the revolution. That is a conservative business. Breakout, let alone a bomb, is a bridge too far if the Islam