Time To Attack Israel? -- Amir Taheri, New York Post
Hot debate under way in Iran.
Has the time come for Iran to destroy Israel?
With “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad promising to wipe Israel off the map, the question is being debated in Khomeinist political and theological circles.
Khamenei has recently claimed that, under his leadership, the Islamic ummah is heading for victory against Israel and the United States. Implicitly comparing himself with the Prophet Muhammad, Khamenei asserts that his victories will be as great as those of the founder of the faith at Badr and Kheibar.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Israelis seem resigned to a strike on Iran -- Joel Greenberg, Washington Post
Israel's risky option on Iran -- Dalia Dassa Kaye, L.A. Times
The test of talking to Iran -- Washington Post editorial
What Will Iran Do if it Gets a Nuclear Bomb? -- Micah Zenko, The Atlantic
Slain Iranian Nuclear Scientist’s Goal: Annihilate Israel -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
What Iranian Elites Think -- Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online
The Odd Couple: Iran and al Qaeda might seem like strange bedfellows. But their relationship goes back years. -- Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy
Inside Free Syria -- Jonathan Spyer, Weekly Standard
The road to Damascus goes through Moscow -- Lewis Mackenzie, Globe and Mail
Hague should watch his words. British meddling may lead to Somalia's demise -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Egypt’s Step Backward -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
India: The weakest link? -- Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The SS Chinese Economy -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Sarkozy at Dusk -- Dominique Moisi, Project Syndicate
Israel's risky option on Iran -- Dalia Dassa Kaye, L.A. Times
The test of talking to Iran -- Washington Post editorial
What Will Iran Do if it Gets a Nuclear Bomb? -- Micah Zenko, The Atlantic
Slain Iranian Nuclear Scientist’s Goal: Annihilate Israel -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
What Iranian Elites Think -- Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online
The Odd Couple: Iran and al Qaeda might seem like strange bedfellows. But their relationship goes back years. -- Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy
Inside Free Syria -- Jonathan Spyer, Weekly Standard
The road to Damascus goes through Moscow -- Lewis Mackenzie, Globe and Mail
Hague should watch his words. British meddling may lead to Somalia's demise -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Egypt’s Step Backward -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
India: The weakest link? -- Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The SS Chinese Economy -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Sarkozy at Dusk -- Dominique Moisi, Project Syndicate
What Iranian Elites Think -- Hasnain Kazim, Spiegel Online
The Odd Couple: Iran and al Qaeda might seem like strange bedfellows. But their relationship goes back years. -- Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy
Inside Free Syria -- Jonathan Spyer, Weekly Standard
The road to Damascus goes through Moscow -- Lewis Mackenzie, Globe and Mail
Hague should watch his words. British meddling may lead to Somalia's demise -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Egypt’s Step Backward -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
India: The weakest link? -- Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The SS Chinese Economy -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Sarkozy at Dusk -- Dominique Moisi, Project Syndicate
Europe’s shortsighted response to a worsening fiscal reality -- Gordon Brown, Washington Post
The eurozone is just buying time -- Deutsche Welle
Ecuador’s Assault on Free Speech -- New York Times editorial
The Battle to Unseat Chavez -- Girish Gupta, Real Clear World/Global Post
The Odd Couple: Iran and al Qaeda might seem like strange bedfellows. But their relationship goes back years. -- Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy
Inside Free Syria -- Jonathan Spyer, Weekly Standard
The road to Damascus goes through Moscow -- Lewis Mackenzie, Globe and Mail
Hague should watch his words. British meddling may lead to Somalia's demise -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Egypt’s Step Backward -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
India: The weakest link? -- Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The SS Chinese Economy -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Sarkozy at Dusk -- Dominique Moisi, Project Syndicate
Europe’s shortsighted response to a worsening fiscal reality -- Gordon Brown, Washington Post
The eurozone is just buying time -- Deutsche Welle
Ecuador’s Assault on Free Speech -- New York Times editorial
The Battle to Unseat Chavez -- Girish Gupta, Real Clear World/Global Post