Iranian coalition-building;

Israel thinks the unthinkable;

Hard times for Ahmadinejad;

An Indo-Iranian divorce?

Iran's preconditions for dialogue;

Wooing Sistani;

Fiscal fixes, and their discontents;

Ahmadinejad's challengers begin to emerge

An economic house of cards;

A digital window of opportunity;

Back to Iraq

A spoiler in Iraq;

Switching horses in Gaza?;

More signs of economic malaise;

A tighter rein on Hezbollah