The Iranian nuclear impasse and the Syrian civil war are more tightly interlinked than ever by President Barack Obama’s decision to cooperate with Moscow for solutions of both - a partnership that promises the eventual three-way carving-up of Middle East influence. The six-month break Israel allowed Obama for diplomatic solutions before exercising its military option, gives Tehran the freedom to defy the six powers in nuclear negotiations and ties US hands against Bashar Assad’s atrocities. Obama's diplomatic path is already cluttered with obstacles.
Read moreThe Baghdad talks missed their objective of curbing a nuclear Iran.
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AQAP is recruiting members of Yemen’s armed forces as undercover jihadists.
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Its oil stake is extended through soaring trade relations with Israel defying Tehran.
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