Category Archive: Iran

A common enemy? Yemen’s warring factions against ISIS

“[A united front against ISIS is] something the Houthis would definitely be interested in, right from the very beginning, one of their grievances was the inability of the government to protect them from extreme… Continue reading

Driven to compromise? Yemen’s pending peace

“I think the conflict has reached a point where it’s too painful for everyone, including the Saudis. […] They have found out the hard way that air bombings are not going to resolve… Continue reading

Yemen’s Civil War: root causes and fault lines

“I’m not sure … the Saudis and their allies control 80 percent [of Yemen], had they done so we would have seen an end to this conflict a long time ago.” For War and Peace Talk,… Continue reading

Iran’s Nuclear Deal: Who’s calling the shots?

“And so the concern is that Supreme Leader Khamenei … will let the deal come into effect and then, a year or two down the road, say ‘this isn’t working out, we have… Continue reading

Iran’s power play in the Middle East

“An agreement to be successful is going to require that the regional states feel reassured that this agreement is not at their expense.” In an interview with War and Peace Talk on 3 April… Continue reading