Just how durable is the Iranian economy, really? As the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran marks its one-year anniversary, that’s the question many policymakers in Washington are asking.
On November 5th, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani announced that his government was planning to restart sensitive nuclear work prohibited under the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Pakistan's Islamist Voice;
The Al-Hol refugee nightmare;
al-Qaeda, resurgent in Syria;
The long fight against Salafi-jihadism
Today’s anti-regime activism actually has more than two dozen public faces. And if they become better known globally, these personalities could help galvanize still greater resistance to the country’s clerical regime.
Trump administration should not be tempted to consider its mission accomplished. ISIS is an enduring threat to America, its interests and its allies.