by Amir Taheri | Aug 28, 2015 | Opinion
Promoting the “deal” he claims he has made with Iran, President Barack Obama is trying to cast himself as heir to a tradition of “peace through negotiations” followed by US presidents for decades. In that context he has named Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon...
by Amir Taheri | Aug 21, 2015 | Opinion
US President Barack Obama is deploying his immense persuasive powers to lobby in favor of the deal he says he has made with Iran regarding its nuclear project. As part of that lobbying, he has granted numerous interviews, always to reporters he has already charmed,...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 16, 2015 | Opinion
Confusing between end results and facts produces myths. This has been especially evident in much of the news that has circulated lately regarding impending changes in the region. According to these reports the situation in Syria is starting to improve and Russia is...
by Amir Taheri | Aug 14, 2015 | Opinion
Those who are sucked into big adversarial situations in history always run a number of risks. However, the biggest risk, I believe, is to have an evil adversary and end up looking, behaving and even thinking like them. If that happens to anyone, they could be sure...
by Sami Amara | Aug 11, 2015 | Middle East
Berlin and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Monday his country will be willing to develop relations with Iran if the Islamic Republic changes its “hostile” policy of interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of the region....
