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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  CRISTINA MARCOS 09/13/2017 The House adopted measures on Wednesday to prevent  sales of commercial  aircraft to  Iran , despite warnings from some Democrats that it would undermine the international accord to curtail the country’s nuclear weapons program.

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.

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.

14 August 2017 By Alireza Jafarzadeh On the second anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear deal, some argue that the agreement succeeded in slowing Iran’s progress toward a nuclear weapon. However, the restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program are only limited, as is the international inspectors’ access to the country’s illicit facilities.In addition, in areas unrelated to the nuclear agreement,