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De Mistura’s ‘Contact Group’ Could Be Our Best Hope

The UN envoy’s most important and practical suggestion to the Security Council was the establishment of an international contact group as a way to resume political talks in Syria

Opinion: Iran Between Two Fantasies

Tehran is helping Assad cope with his manpower shortage by recruiting mercenaries in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Iraq

Opinion: Iran at a Fork in the Road on Syria

De Mistura believes that in the Geneva 3 meeting, Iranian backing, representation of the opposition by more than just the coalition, and a Russian-American understanding will eliminate the reasons for the failure of Geneva 2

Hezbollah Prepares for the Post-Assad Phase

Hezbollah is no longer obsessed with protecting Assad from falling, and is now seriously discussing the protection of its areas of influence inside Syria, as well as ensuring its supply routes and strategic depth

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The vulgar ways in which televised interviews are conducted only causes the viewer to sympathize with the criminal instead of condemn his acts