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ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars Iran’s Rouhani gambled heavily on EU’s support to make up for the mounting pressures from Washington over its “destabilizing” role in the region. (File photo: Reuters) Reza Shafiee, Special to Al Arabiya English Saturday, 16 December 2017

ANALYSIS/OPINION: By  Clifford D. May September 19, 2017 Eleven years ago,  Henry Kissinger  famously said that  Iran ’s rulers must “decide whether they are representing a cause or a nation.” If the latter, Iran ian and American interests would be “compatible.” As for the former: “If Tehran insists on combining the Persian imperial tradition with contemporary Islamic fervor, then a collision with America is unavoidable.” Since then,  Iran ’s rulers have left no room for doubt. They’ve been aggressively spreading their Islamic Revolution and constructing what can only be called a new Persian Empire. That will surprise no one who has seriously studied the ideology of  Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , founder of the Islamic Republic. What might: Their project has received significant support from the United States.

     09/18/2017    BY: KEN BLACKWELL Commendably, the  Trump administration  is set to initiate a  new Iran policy , which will be announced in October. Such change is imperative. The flawed nuclear agreement in 2015 , provided too many concessions, including tens of billions of dollars to the Iranian regime , following decades of deceit and lying in pursuit of the nuclear bomb.

By Heshmat Alavi 28 August 2017 As ISIS is losing ground in its two last enclaves of Raqqa and Deir el-Zor, there are many rightfully concerning reports of Iran seeking to chip further  control in Syria . All the while, there are also signs of contradictory remarks heard from senior Iranian officials, parallel to indications on the ground of how international counterparts are seeking their own interests that fall completely against those of Tehran ’s. Such incoherency signals nothing but troubling times ahead for Iran in losing its grasp of strategic interests across the  Middle East , including Syria.

22 August 2017 By Heshmat Alavi  The military phase of the fight against ISIS is winding down  after the liberation of Mosul , and the battle for the nearby  town of Tal Afar  is predicted to end soon. This has provided an opportunity for Iraq to begin distancing itself from the influence gained by  Iran  following the disastrous 2003 war , and returning to its true Arabic heritage.Iraq was known as a melting pot where Arabs, Kurds  and Turkmens lived alongside and in mixed societies for centuries. Prior to Iran gaining its disastrous sway across Mesopotamia, this was a land where the majority of Shiites lived and prospered with their Sunni, Christian, Yazidi and all other religious minority brothers. Has not the time arrived for  Iraq  to regain its true position as part of the Arab world, and rid its soil of the meddling of Iran’s clerics?

OPINION: COUPLE US SANCTIONS WITH MIDDLE EAST EXPULSION OF IRAN by Shahriar Kia 16 August 2017 Riyadh Daily, 16 August 2017 - The Iranian regime is attempting to secure a corridor through Iraq , Syria , and Lebanon , providing a supply route for its numerous terrorist proxies in the region. Iran ’s clandestine nuclear and ballistic missile drive, support for terrorism and domestic crackdown are all aimed at maintaining the Tehran’s fascist mullahs in power and pursue their regional policies.

By: Shahriar Kia  2017-08-01    The  Iranian regime  is attempting to secure a corridor through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, providing a supply route for its numerous terrorist proxies in the region. Iran’s clandestine nuclear  and ballistic missile drive, support for terrorism and domestic crackdown are all aimed at maintaining the Tehran’s fascist mullahs in power and pursue their regional policies.

NEWS PROVIDED BY National Council of Resistance of Iran-U.S. Representative Office   Nov 20, 2016, 18:17 ET WASHINGTON ,  Nov. 20, 2016  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Formed in 1965, the  People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran  (PMOI/MEK) , the largest and best-organized Iranian opposition movement, is the main component of the coalition,  National Council of Resistance of Iran  (NCRI), which acts as the  parliament-in-exile . The NCRI and MEK, have been  committed  to a secular, democratic, non-nuclear republic; gender equality; freedom of religion, thought, press, and association; support for peace in the  Middle East ; and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The president-elect of the NCRI is  Mrs. Maryam Rajavi , who  addressed  a rally of  100,000 in Paris , well attended by dozens of prominent  speakers from all over the world.