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There Is a Viable Alternative to Engagement and War with Existing Regime in Iran By  Ken Blackwell  | July 8, 2019, | 12:25 PM EDT Demonstrators express their support for Maryam Rajavi, democracy in Iran (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The debate within the United States over the correct policy for dealing with the Islamic Republic of Iran has long been centered on the idea of a dichotomy between engagement and war. Defenders of the status quo continue to suggest that in order to avoid armed conflict, we must turn a blind eye to the theocratic regime’s domestic repression and its propensity for mischief-making beyond Iran’s borders. Starting with that assumption, anyone who recommends a decisive alternative policy is painted as a warmonger. But this is a false narrative, which serves the interests of the Iranian regime and has roots in its own propaganda networks. Tehran’s advocates and apologists in Washington have amplified and ...

The Godfather of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's thirty-year reign at the helm of Iran reveals a dual Machiavellian modus-operandi as a supreme leader—puppeteer for the elected and patron for the unelected—and explains the current power dynamic in Tehran. by  Jason Brodsky Amid Iran’s tantrums over the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign, a consequential anniversary which marked three decades since Ali Khamenei’s ascension to the supreme leader has gone largely unnoticed. After Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman, Ayatollah Khamenei is the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East and, according to one recent estimate, ranks fifth in the longevity of current non-monarchical world leaders. His thirty-year reign at the helm of Iran reveals a dual Machiavellian modus-operandi as a supreme leader—puppeteer for the elected and patron for the unelected—and explains the current power dynamic in Te...

Trump Urged to Confront Qatar’s Emir Over Troubling Behavior By  Patrick Goodenough  | July 9, 2019, | 2:28 AM EDT Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. (Photo by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – Ahead of President Trump’s meeting at the White House Tuesday with the emir of Qatar, conservatives and others are urging the president to raise concerns about the purported U.S. ally’s support for terrorist and radical groups, violation of trade agreements, and other troubling behavior. The Anti-Defamation League, highlighting the sheikhdom’s poor record on intolerance and incitement to hatred, especially targeting Jews, called on all U.S. officials meeting with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani to raise those issues. Qatar’s support for Iran – breaking regional solidarity – is also an issue some hope Trump will raise with the visitor. Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, chairman of the advocacy group United Against a Nuclear Iran, told th...