Outside the Beltway

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

Trump’s combination amateur hour/tough guy approach is not going to make the world a safer place, nor will it advance US national interest.

Sarah Palin has joined such luminaries as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in endorsing Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration plan.

In the current situation, speaking out forcefully as some are demanding can only do more harm than good.

Small steps from both sides in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, but too early to say that we’ve reached a solution.

Signs and portents in the Middle East.

Iran’s currency has collapsed and there are riot police in the streets of Teheran. It appears the sanctions may just be working after all.

An attack on Iran’s nuclear program would be far more complicated than a one-off attack.

What’s the logic behind Iran’s alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks inside the United States?

Iran doesn’t like the logo for the London Olympics and is threatening to boycott if it isn’t changed.

It only seems fair to take an entire tweet, lengthy though it may be, into account when reacting.

We already knew that Hamid Karzai was corrupt, now we know he takes bribes from the Iranians.

Mary Anastasia O’Grady takes Jeffery Golodberg to task over his interview with Fidel Castro. Much hilarity (or, at least, poor analysis) ensues.

If it’s September, it must be time for Mahmoud Ahmadinjad to stand up before the United Nations General Assembly and say something completely insane.

Fidel Castro is back in the public eye, but he’s singing a slightly different tune now.