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

Déjà Vu in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55241233" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian university professor Soraya Malekzadeh registers her candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior…

David Patrikarakos

Yemen's Military Makeover

[caption id="attachment_55241186" align="aligncenter" width="620"]A Yemeni soldier stands on the top of a military vehicle at a checkpoint on March 16, 2013, in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. (AFP PHOTO…

James Spencer

Iran's Election Does Not Matter

[caption id="attachment_55241178" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Standing in front of pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini (L) and Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greets the…

Arash Aramesh

In the Eye of the Storm

[caption id="attachment_55241150" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Syrian refugees wait to register near their personal belongings upon their arrival at the newly-opened Mrigeb al-Fuhud refugee camp,…

Suha Ma'ayeh

Going Nowhere Fast

[caption id="attachment_55241173" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US-made F-15 jet fighters of the Saudi Royal Air Force perform on January 1, 2013, in Riyadh. (AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)[/caption…

Alex Edwards

The Best-Laid Plans

[caption id="attachment_55241140" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A woman sits with her child inside a tent at a refugee camp near Diyarbakır, Turkey, on January 9, 2013. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)[…

Hugh Pope

A Dysfunctional Relationship

[caption id="attachment_55241050" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemenis wearing orange jumpsuits, similar to those worn by prisoners at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay, hold a protest…

Catherine Shakdam

PKK Waves Flag of Islam

[caption id="attachment_55240977" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pro-Kurdish politicians Sirri Sureyya Onder (L) and Pelvin Buldan (R) read jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Öcalan's message on…

Ahmet Gencturk

"Sunnism is Our Slogan"

[caption id="attachment_55240969" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iraqi protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in the Iraqi city of Samarra on March 1, 2013 demanding the ousting of Prime…

Malik al-Abdeh