Recently added articles from Middle East Quarterly:
Iran's revolutionary guards--a rogue outfit?(Insight on Iran)(Essay)
Sep 22, 2008; ... There is a tendency in Western capitals to dismiss adversarial Iranian behavior as the work of rogue regime factions, which are not representative of Tehran's true intentions. Following a Baghdad press conference providing evidence of Iranian weapons shipments to Iraq, (1) U.S. officials ...
The Islamic Republic's economic failure.(Insight on Iran)
Sep 22, 2008; ... The Islamic Republic's nuclear drive remains a focal point of international concern. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks of becoming a pan-regional if not world power. (1) Much of his defiance is fueled by unprecedented oil income. Iran has built a US$82 billion foreign exchange reserve ....
Ahmadinejad and the Mahdi.(Insight on Iran)(Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised not only many Westerners but also many Iranians when, during his first speech at the United Nations, he prayed for the hasty return of the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, Shi'i Islam's messianic figure. (1) Demonstrating his priorities, he repeated ...
Ahmadinejad: the U.S. "is going down".(Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... TEHRAN -- Iran's president on Tuesday blamed the U.S. and other "big powers" for nuclear proliferation, AIDS, and other global ills, and accused them of exploiting the U.N. and other organizations for their own gain and the developing world's loss. But, President Mahmoud ...
The Revolutionary Guards' role in Iranian politics.(Insight on Iran)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Almost three decades after the Islamic Republic's founding, former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders are infiltrating the political, economic, and cultural life of Iran. Half the members of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet are former IRGC officers, (1) and he has ...