Iran Seeks Breathing Room Through Yemen Missile Attacks 12/21/2017 4:19:13 PM Houthi media released images of the missile it says was fired towards Saudi Arabia.   ‌BY: Heshmat Alavi FORBES, DEC 21, 2017 -- What is the objective behind the recent surge of ballistic missile attacks staged by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias against Saudi Arabia? With the Saudi-led coalition retaking 85% of the country from the Houthis, Tehran understands fully its Yemen campaign is coming to a dismal end. All the while, the Iranian regime faces increasing mayday scenarios domestically and abroad. Iran is a regime established on crises: Unable to resolve one or a number of dilemmas, or anticipating others in the making, Tehran resorts to launching new turmoil. The mentality of this regime, and its four decades of unjustified rule, has resulted in the status quo of constantly choosing between bad and worse. Following similar ballistic missile launches on Nov. ...

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Iran Feeling The Heat From Trump On Nuclear Deal US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump make their way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, en route Las Vegas, on October 4, 2017 By: Heshmat Alavi WASHINGTON, DC,  Forbes, October 6, 2017  - “Once the deal is decertified, and Congress appears to be on the brink of reapplying sanctions, that could change not only Iran’s calculus but also the European allies’ calculus,” said James Phillips, a Middle Eastern affairs expert at the Washington-based Heritage Foundation tank in an interview with CNBC. The Trump Administration is raising the tempo on decertifying Iran over the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ),  envisaging a temporary relief of various sanctions imposed on Iran in return for a curb of this regime’s nuclear program. According to  Politico ,   Trump’s national secur...

Iran Feeling The Heat From Trump On Nuclear Deal US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump make their way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, en route Las Vegas, on October 4, 2017 By: Heshmat Alavi WASHINGTON, DC,  Forbes, October 6, 2017  - “Once the deal is decertified, and Congress appears to be on the brink of reapplying sanctions, that could change not only Iran’s calculus but also the European allies’ calculus,” said James Phillips, a Middle Eastern affairs expert at the Washington-based Heritage Foundation tank in an interview with CNBC. The Trump Administration is raising the tempo on decertifying Iran over the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ),  envisaging a temporary relief of various sanctions imposed on Iran in return for a curb of this regime’s nuclear program. According to  Politico ,   Trump’s national secur...