In US-Iran war, willpower could trump firepower

Washington and Tel Aviv may think the key to ending Iran's regime is to kill its missile bank and capabilities, but sometimes strategy matters more than hardware

Bilal Saab

Last of the Immortals

[caption id="attachment_55241456" align="alignnone" width="620"] Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika listens as his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma (L) speaks upon the latter's arrival at…

Youssef Cherif

Driven to Distraction

[caption id="attachment_55241390" align="alignnone" width="620"] People stand in a building damaged in the twin car bombing in Reyhanlı, Turkey. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] On May 11,…

Karabekir Akkoyunlu

Iran after Ahmadinejad

[caption id="attachment_55241505" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (C) registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior…

Ataollah Mohajerani

Defense Diplomacy, Alive and Well

[caption id="attachment_55241339" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Royal Saudi Air Force's F15C lands during an international training exercise in France in October 2009. (JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty…

Caryle Murphy

Trapped in Limbo

[caption id="attachment_55241379" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemenis wearing orange jumpsuits, similar to those worn by prisoners at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, hold a protest…

Abubakr Al-Shamahi

Loud and Unclear

[caption id="attachment_55241343" align="alignnone" width="620"] Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. JOSEPH EID/AFP/GettyImages[/caption]The contending Lebanese factions have taken their…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Ahmadinejad's Last Battle?

[caption id="attachment_55241302" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (L) wave during their press conference after Mashaei…

Alex Edwards

Mursi’s Tragicomedy

[caption id="attachment_55241284" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi fluffed his lines during a speech at the Koerber foundation in Berlin. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images[…

Elizabeth Monier