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uld further undermine its resistance ideology. Whilst Obama's main foreign policy legacy so far appears to be in establishing the Action Plan with Tehran, only with the U.S. government engaging more ambitiously and actively on the MEPP and on other security and economic issues can a broader legacy wi
ny overall political reconciliation. The lack of normalized relations will continue to perpetuate the negative aspect of relations between Iran and the Gulf States because the U.S. will be unable to leverage substantial ties with Iran into a win-win regional security strategy. Although the strategic rivalry be
. Iran's successes, in short, have focused its regional rivals on it as the paramount enemy. Iran's doves have seized on these points to argue that Tehran should scale back support for Assad and push Maliki toward a more inclusive approach in Iraq. We can't know what is said behind closed doors in Te
under the banner of ISIS, which shook the region and the world by routing Iraq's army and occupying much of the country. Meanwhile, the Saudis and the Gulf States, where there is a great deal of sympathy for ISIS, are engaged in a complicated dance that certainly involves some degree of tacit backing for the
ng" and growing even stronger. But there is good news too. Israel is the strongest country in the region, from EFTA00683708 Tripoli in Libya to Tehran. It's the strongest militarily, strategically, and economically, and if we know act wisely—diplomatically too. Equally important: Israel will con
What do I mean? The events in • recent years have created a strong common interest for Israel and the moderate Arab countries — Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, Jordan, Egypt and perhaps even Turkey (which is not Arab). The focal interest is the struggle against radical Islamic terrorism and against Iran
Entities connected to both Tehran and the Gulf States

Barack Obama
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Lebanon
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Joe Biden
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Marc Rich
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Middle East
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Cairo
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Yemen
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Saddam Hussein
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Hosni Mubarak
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Michael Cohen
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Prince Charles
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Julie K. Brown
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Tunisia
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North Korea
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