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ng the talks. It would address Israel's complaint that when it last froze settlement construction for ten months in 2009 at the behest of President Barrack Obama, the Palestinians took advantage of the situation by dithering and then claiming they wanted to negotiate just as the freeze was about to expire. D

es handles these developments. By late November, President Obama will either be a lame duck or a second term pres

the West, it is General Mohammed Ali Jafari, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Hardened by torture in the prisons of the former Shah, Jafari was among the students who stormed the US Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979. He later fought in the Iran-Iraq War, and in 2007 Jafari, who has a de

tary force than the regular army. Of the 21 ministers in the Iranian cabinet, 13 have completed Pasdaran training. Within this group of hardliners, Jafari, 55, is seen being particularly unyielding. In 2009, for example, he declared that Iran would fire missiles at Israel's nuclear research center in

tack on Iran's Nuclear Sites? Azadeh Moaveni Article 3. New York Post Palestinian Spring? Amir Taheri Article 4_ Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller Article 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdeh Article 6. Project Syndicate EFTA_R1_00482795 EFTA01990227

on issues that include the peace process and when and how to deal with Iran's nuclear program and, to paraphrase the Bard, something is rotten in Barack and Bibi land. With Egypt, the challenge for the U.S. is how to maintain a close relationship with a traditional friend that now sees the world mu

he military option remains very much alive. When President Obama phoned Netanyahu in early September to paper ove

Iranians, who are EFTA_R1_00482803 EFTA01990235 typically accustomed to dismissing such talk. When reformist MP Mohammed Reza Tabesh criticized Jafari's remarks in parliament, the hard-line majority shouted him down with cries of "Allahu Akbar." "When people see their top military commander and o

ack on Iran's Nuclear Sites? Azadeh Moaveni Article 3. New York Post Palestinian Spring? Amir Taheri Article 4. Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller Article 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdeh Articles- Project Syndicate Europe's Trial by Crisis Josch

on issues that include the peace process and when and how to deal with Iran's nuclear program and, to paraphrase the Bard, something is rotten in Barack and Bibi land. With Egypt, the challenge for the U.S. is how to maintain a close relationship with a traditional friend that now sees the world muc

he military option remains very much alive. When President Obama phoned Netanyahu in early September to paper ove

d expectations of an attack among Iranians, who are typically accustomed to dismissing such talk. When reformist MP Mohammed Reza Tabesh criticized Jafari's remarks in parliament, the hard-line majority shouted him down with cries of "Allahu Akbar." "When people see their top military commander and of

ack you." Zarif said he didn't want to negotiate in public, and he argued that acceptable compromises could be found on such issues. But President Obama, pressed by Israel, has said he would reject an agreement that doesn't reverse the Iranian program and ensure that it will be restricted to civilia

h me, maybe that is a better way of putting it. President Obama said in his presentation a week ago to the Saban

mad Ali Jafari, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, about what Zarif said were Iran's limited military capabilities. "I respect Gen. Jafari's remarks, his views, and I expect him to have differences of views with me," he said. He also noted that some hard-liners in Iran who oppose a dea