Meir Javedanfar |
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
Meir Javedanfar writes that Iran, Hezbollah and Israel share a common and deadly enemy in Jabhat al-Nusra and radical Salafist groups, whose influence is growing. |
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Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may become the first former president under Ayatollah Khamenei to spend part of his retirement under house arrest, writes Meir Javendanfar. |
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Monday, Apr 22, 2013 |
Despite the mutual threats and demonization, Meir Javedanfar writes that even so-called hard-line Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would consider opportunities to open a channel with Iran. |
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Friday, Apr 5, 2013 |
Meir Javedanfar examines what may qualify or disqualify Iran’s presidential candidates, according to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. |
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Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 |
Israelis should be assured by President Barack Obama on Iran, Meir Javedanfar writes from Tel Aviv. |
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Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 |
Some Iranian conservatives seem to view the latest round of talks with the P5+1 as a win, writes Meir Javedanfar, who predicts that the supreme leader and his supporters will claim that the world has acknowledged Iran's strength. |
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Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 |
Meir Javedanfar speculates that the assassination of a senior member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC) will not sink Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. |
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Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 |
Meir Javedanfar writes that a transfer of Syria’s chemical-weapon stockpiles to Iran may be a better option that the weapons falling into the hands of groups linked to al-Qaeda. |
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Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 |
The results of the recent Israeli elections are unlikely to bring much change to Israel’s Iran strategy, writes Meir Javedanfar. |
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Friday, Jan 11, 2013 |
Israeli voters are more concerned about domestic politics than the threat from Iran, Meir Javedanfar explains. |
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Monday, Dec 24, 2012 |
Iran will seek to weaken Israel through a costly civil war in Syria, writes Meir Javedanfar. |
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Thursday, Nov 22, 2012 |
Iran's role in the Gaza conflict was only that of a weapons provider, writes Meir Javedanfar, despite Tehran's desire to show its power and influence. |
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Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 |
It's highly likely that Iran's supreme leader will have to declare a new set of compromises at the nuclear talks, partly due to Khamenei's failure to make his nuclear policies a nationalist issue, writes Meir Javedanfar. Fortunately, the same challenges that may force a nuclear compromise are also likely to deter a mad dash for the bomb. |
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Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 |
The upcoming Non-Aligned Movement conference in Tehran is an opportunity for Iran to score diplomatic, economic and domestic political points, writes Meir Javedanfar. Future political careers could benefit as well, namely those of Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. |
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Tuesday, Aug 14, 2012 |
President Ahmadinejad’s decision to attend a summit in Mecca instead of visiting Iran's earthquake-striken region has opened him up to new charges of insensitivity and arrogance, writes Meir Javedanfar. He suggests that Iran's Supreme Leader let the president go to Saudi Arabia to further weaken support for Ahmadinejad’s administration. |
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Friday, Jun 29, 2012 |
At a ceremony marking the International Day against Drug Abuse in Tehran this week, Iranian vice president Mohammad Reza Rahimi delivered an unprecedented, public anti-Semitic tirade, writes Meir Javedanfar. The comments broke with the Islamic Republic's usual practice, which demonizes Zionists while purporting to respect the Jewish religion. |
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Monday, Jun 25, 2012 |
Iran's semi-official news agency has quoted Mohamed Morsi as saying he will welcome improved relations with "all Islamic countries in the world including Iran," writes Meir Javedanfar. But Iran's Shiite government shouldn't be so quick to declare camaraderie with the new Sunni leader, who has blatanly distanced himself from Iran in the past. |
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Monday, May 28, 2012 |
While all eyes were on the nuclear talks with Iran last week, Iran was actually looking at new possibilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan as US withdrawal from the region draws near, writes Meir Javedanfar. The dynamics of Iran's relations with its rival Pakistan have changed since the US invasion, much to Iran's favor. |
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Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 |
Iranian-Israeli Middle East analyst Meir Javedanfar writes that Netanyahu's Iran policy is increasingly unpopular in Israel. As experts state that Iran poses no existential danger and that a pre-emptive Israeli strike this year would be “reckless and irresponsible,” Netanyahu’s rivals claim that he is using Iran to divert attention from domestic issues. |
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