Added on 19/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
2014 World Cup , Afghanistan , Africa , Ahmet Davutoglu , Ankara , Arab League , Atlantic coast , Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Congress , East Africa , Egypt , Energy , Gaza , Hamas , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iranian parliament , Iraq , Islamist government , Israel , Justice and Development Party , Kurdistan Workers’ Party , Lebanon , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Nasser Hejazi , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , oil sales , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Saudi Arabia , Shiraz , Soccer , Strait of Hormuz , Syria , Tehran , Tehran’s Azadi Stadium , Tel Aviv , Turkey , UN Security Council , United States , US administration , Washington
The Rise and Rise of Turkey: Problems Ahead?
JAMES M. DORSEY: Held up as a model of a modern Islamic state Turkey faces some formidable difficulties
Added on 14/02/2012
Richard Silverstein
America , Central Intelligence Agency , China , Egypt , Eli Lake , Europe , Food and Drink , George Bush , India , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , Netanyahu , New Delhi , North Korea , Oil , oil customer , Oil Embargo , Oil Price , oil sales , oil shipments , Pakistan , President , Saudi Arabia , Strait of Hormuz , Tehran , The NY Times , The Times , U.S. , United States , vice chairman , Washington
U.S., Israel Iranian Delusions Continue
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: What if we can’t find alternates? What if Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya can’t fill the gap? What if the oil price goes through the roof?
Added on 26/01/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Ali Akbar Salehi , Ali Al-Naimi , Arabian Gulf , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Captain , China , Ehsan Ahrari , European Union , GCC , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Islamists , Israel , Israeli government , Japan , Jeddah , Korea , Kuwait , London , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Middle East Analyst , Military hardware , Norfolk , Oil , oil customer , Oil producer , Oil production , Oman , OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Pentagon , President , Qatar , Red Sea , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , South Korea , Strait of Hormuz , Sunni , Turki al-Faisal , United Arab Emirates , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Virginia , Wen Jiabao , Yanbu
“Three Months at Most”: How Long Could Iran Close Straits of Hormuz?
ROB L. WAGNER: As tensions increase all parties are beginning to make calculations regarding the effect of a possible conflict in the Arabian Gulf.
Added on 14/01/2012
Richard Silverstein
Barack Obama , Europe , Iran , Israel , Middle East , Obama , Persian Gulf , President , Strait of Hormuz , United States , United States Navy , War
U.S. Warns Iran Closing the Strait of Hormuz Means War
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Right now I’m thinking of that Marx Brothers line: To war! To war! Fredonia’s going to war! Except this will be far from a farce.
Added on 05/01/2012
David Roberts
Afghanistan , America , Christmas , Emir , Europe , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , New Year's Day , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Strait of Hormuz , Tehran , United Arab Emirates , United States
Tension Between the United States and Iran Escalates: Is Conflict Now Inevitable?
DAVID ROBERTS: It appears that both the United States and Iran’s domestic political requirements have spun the region into a dangerous spiral.