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is set for a deal with Iran David Ignatius EFTA00660249 April 18 -- The nuclear talks with Iran have just begun, but already the smart money in Tehran is betting on a deal. That piece of intelligence comes from the Tehran stock index; the day after the talks opened, it posted its largest daily ris

ost importantly a benign spirit and path. A recent visit by Brotherhood representatives -- part of a so-called "charm offensive" -- reportedly left Obama Administration officials cautiously optimistic about the Brotherhood undergoing such a benign evolution. According to Ignatius, President Obama has placed a "cosm

uz/5524875002/> (7/28, Hjelmgaard, 10.31M) reports that the "war games and military drills that illustrate the persistent threat of conflict between Tehran and Washington." US Navy Fifth Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich said in an emailed statement that the Navy was aware of the military exerci

t Contentious House Hearing. • Barr Says Democrats Have Tried To "Discredit" Him. • Barr Says Bash Investigating "High Number Of Unmaskings" During Obama Administration. Protests • Memo Reveals Federal Agents Sought Role In Suppressing Protests Since Start. • New Mexico Governor Addresses Concerns About Federal Ag

in Iran in any case. But his strategy — striking a diplomatic bargain to stop the nuclear program — also narrows his options in Syria. A deal with Tehran will require the support of Russia, which happens to be hosting the next round of negotiations. Russia, in turn, is opposed to forcing Assad, a lon

s. The outcomes of Clinton's battles, including the government shutdown of 1995, weren't sorted out until after the 1996 Presidential election. An Obama Administration official told me, "The first year of Clinton's second term was the resolution of the climactic moments of his third year. I suspect a similar oppo

. 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

based in Baghdad was 1258, the year it was conquered by the ravaging Mongols. Now the jihadists aim to do the ravaging, and it isn't clear that the Obama Administration has a plan to depose them. It's important to understand how large a setback for American interests and security this is. Establishing a caliphate

ublicly contradict it. The Independent (London) Morsi's slap in the face brings Ahmadinejad back to square one Peter Popham September 1, 2012 -- Tehran spared neither money nor effort to make the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which concluded yesterday, a smashing success. A spanking new

nder no illusions about the mullahs' nuclear goals—or about their proximity to achieving them. They're doing the opposite. Since coming to office, Obama Administration policy toward Israel has alternated between animus and incompetence. We don't know what motivated Gen. Dempsey's outburst, but a President who real

The Diplomat An Act of Self-Preservation: Why Iran Wants the Bomb David Patrikarakos Article 3. The Washington Post U.N. chief should boycott Tehran conference Editorial Article 4 AI-Monitor Take Israel Iran Threat 'Very Seriously' Laura Rozen Article 5. TIME What the Muslim Brotherhood's

e scenes and in indirect maneuvers rather than in thrilling street protests or the realm of public debate," notes Lynch, who was an adviser to the Obama Administration during the Egyptian uprising. "Presumably Morsy and his team have been carefully preparing the ground for this weekend's moves during the weeks whe