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th the announcement that top Hamas leader Khalid al-Meshaal is to step down after 16 years, triggering a succession race. Meshaal has had to leave Damascus (after 13 years) because he indicated support for the Syrian uprising. People close to him claim that he's had "offers of welcome" from Egypt's ne
like those Israel has carried out against Ing and Syria. Iran, for its part, claims the number of casualties it might sustain will be tolerable. "Hawks on both sides, Israel and the United States, and Iran, want to underplay the level of casualties," says Ali Ansari, an Iran expert at Scotland's U
s Hezbollah and hurt ISIS. By working hard to strengthen the Shia in Iraq, Iran ultimately extends its power and can crush ISIS between Baghdad and Damascus. Most importantly, the Journal piece points to clues that suggest despite the dangers, Iran's Supreme Leader is quietly moving to ensure that Iran
k that the success or failures of their regional policies have much to do with what the U.S. will or will not do. They are writing Washington off. Hawks and doves alike, none of the Iranians interviewed in the Journal's saw fit to mention America in their calculations. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and even t
th the announcement that top Hamas leader Khalid al-Meshaal is to step down after 16 years, triggering a succession race. Meshaal has had to leave Damascus (after 13 years) because he indicated support for the Syrian uprising. People close to him claim that he's had EFTA00711878 "offers of welcome" f
like those Israel has carried out against Irca and Syria. Iran, for its part, claims the number of casualties it might sustain will be tolerable. "Hawks on both sides, Israel and the United States, and Iran, want to underplay the level of casualties," says Ali Ansari, an Iran expert at Scotland's Un
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Barack Obama
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Lebanon
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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George W. Bush
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Tehran
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tunisia
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Hosni Mubarak
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Cairo
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Hillary Clinton
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Yemen
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Fatah
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Marc Rich
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Jerusalem
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Mahmoud Abbas
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Ehud Barak
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Ronald Reagan
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Mohamed Morsi
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