Hard-line U.S. Policy Tips Iran Toward Belligerence -- Vali Nasr, Bloomberg
The latest warning by Iran, that a U.S. aircraft carrier that recently transited through the Strait of Hormuz should not do so again, is a sign to the West that should be well-observed. It tells us the regime in Tehran is ready for a fight.
Tensions between Iran and the U.S. are so high, a conflagration could be tripped off without either country intending it. This latest spiral of hostility began after the U.S. and its European allies responded to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Iran’s nuclear activities by imposing and threatening additional, tougher sanctions. New U.S. measures may drastically cut Iran’s oil revenue.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Analysis - Iran could close Hormuz -- but not for long -- Peter Apps, Swiss Info/Reuters
Go ahead, Bam: Call the mullahs’ bluff -- Benny Avni, New York Post
Syria Wages War Against Dissidents in Europe -- Benjamin Weinthal, Weekly Standard
Syria and the Arab League: No end in sight -- The Economist
Analysis: Doubts Over Syria Rebel Army After Escalation Threat -- New York Times/Reuters
Egypt’s Rulers Are Threatening the Gains of Tahrir Square -- Moez Masoud and Matthew Ingalls, New York Times
Analysis: Jordan talks may help Palestinian leader -- Josef Federman, Stars and Stripes/AP
Egypt's Salafi Surge: These guys make the Muslim Brotherhood look like latte liberals. -- Sarah A. Topol, Foreign Policy
Ethnic Violence in South Sudan Threatens Stability -- Heritage Foundation
Obama must keep US military in Afghanistan to counter China, Russia -- Alexander Benard, Christian Science Monitor
Talking With the Taliban -- New York Times editorial
The risks of talking with the Taliban -- Washington Post editorial
China’s Unstoppable Billion -- Gordon Chang, The Diplomat
Anti-Putin Protesters Search for Direction -- Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp, Spiegel Online
Colombia's wrong-way reform -- L.A. Times editorial
And Now, the Oil Industry Caucus -- Matthew L. Wald, New York Times
Is Geopolitical Competition Over the Arctic Exaggerated? -- Geoffrey Kemp, Tim Boersma & Nicholas Siegel, Real Clear World
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