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How Iran Benefits From an Illicit Gold Trade With Turkey
An obscure loophole allows Tehran to profit while skirting Western sanctions.
Jonathan Schanzer
The Atlantic
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Is one man’s terrorist another man’s bureau chief?
Clifford D. May
Scripps Howard News Service
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Iran and its apologists
Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Weekly Standard
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A joint research paper by FDD's Mark Dubowitz and and Gary Clark and Rachel Ziemba from Roubini Global Economics.
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Iran’s Extending Influence in East Africa
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Why Iran’s Elections Will Not Be Democratic
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Al Nusrah Front’s Emir to be Added to US Terrorism List
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Erdogan’s Great Gamble
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The Unbearable Lightness of Syria Policy
“Arming the rebels — that’s an option. You look at and rethink all options. It doesn’t mean you do or you will. . . . It doesn’t mean that the president has decided on anything.” more...
Disconnecting the Dots in Benghazi
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