MESOP : MIDDLE EAST FORUM – IRAN IS THE CONFLICT DRIVER No. 1
The U.S. Strategy to Defeat ISIS / A briefing by Max Boot – October 6, 2014
Instead, by seeking a larger rapprochement with Tehran beyond even the nuclear talks, Washington appears to be tacitly working with the Syrian regime and empowering its Iranian sponsors, further alienating the Sunni tribes in Iraq that helped so much in the 2007 surge. The Iranians and their proxies being the greatest drivers of the conflict, aligning with them will exacerbate problems. Further, Iran’s tactical short-term objectives have not softened its nuclear ambitions or status as the number-one state sponsor of terrorism. Summary account by Marilyn Stern, Associate Fellow with the Middle East Forum. Read all: http://www.meforum.org/4859/isis-airstrikes