Sadr Prepares for Role as Kingmaker
Cipher Brief Note:  Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr assured Iraqis this past weekend that the next Iraqi government will be ‘inclusive’.  Al-Sadr, who once fought U.S. troops after the invation...
The Iranian People “Appear to be Losing their Fear”
The state of dissatisfaction within Iran today suggests that the regime is in deeper trouble than any time since the fall of the Shah – a dissatisfaction that has spread to the lower class ranks...
The Master of Chaos vs. the Iranian Nuclear Agreement
The two-month mark is fast approaching when Congress could reimpose sanctions on Iran, possibly giving leaders in Tehran the right to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA,...
What’s Next for Afghanistan and Iran? Water Wars
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Hope and Change, Iranian Style
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