Afghanistan Is a Bigger Headache for Tehran Than It Is Letting On
When the Taliban captured Kabul, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi celebrated the United States’ “military defeat and withdrawal.” But behind the scenes, Tehran is worried.
When the Taliban captured Kabul, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi celebrated the United States’ “military defeat and withdrawal.” But behind the scenes, Tehran is worried.
Open Briefing currently assesses an Israeli strike against Iran to be highly unlikely between the US presidential elections in November 2012 and the Israeli elections in January 2013, and unlikely between January and the Iranian presidential elections in June 2013.
Current tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and key Western governments and Israel are entering singularly dangerous straits.