In the Land of Cain and Abel

Iranians quietly question their government's role in Syria and beyond

Iran's signing of the nuclear deal has created a bit of daylight for skeptics.

Iranians quietly question their government's role in Syria and beyond

The struggle for power in Yemen continues, and Qatar is playing a key role

The struggle for power in Yemen continues, and Qatar is playing a key role

Mitigating Sunni-Shia conflict in 'the world’s most charming police state'

Mitigating Sunni-Shia conflict in 'the world’s most charming police state'

Syria's minority Christians under threat from extremist Muslim rebels

Syria's minority Christians under threat from extremist Muslim rebels

It's Salafist vs. Salafist in Syria's civil war

It's Salafist vs. Salafist in Syria's civil war

Assad's divide-and-conquer strategy proving effective against Syrian rebels

US-supported rebels are losing ground to both ultra-conservative Islamist rebels and the Assad regime.

Assad's divide-and-conquer strategy proving effective against Syrian rebels

What it means to call the bombing of Iran's embassy in Beirut 'sectarian violence'

Syria's civil war is increasingly seen as stoking a regional conflict based on religious differences. But don't forget about political motives, analysts say.

What it means to call the bombing of Iran's embassy in Beirut 'sectarian violence'

Do Lebanon's Taif Accords offer lessons for Syrian peace?

With a skyrocketing death toll and neither side willing to negotiate peace, Syria might to well to look at how its neighbor solved its own civil war.

Do Lebanon's Taif Accords offer lessons for Syrian peace?

Algiers Accords bind US to non-interference in Iran — and are always forgotten

The Accords are a legally binding agreement quite famous in Iran and virtually unknown in the US.

Algiers Accords bind US to non-interference in Iran — and are always forgotten

Iranians say US sanctions hit wrong target

Since the US imposed strict sanctions 18 months ago, Iran's economy has been in free fall: Oil revenues dropped by 50 percent, the local currency has lost as much as 2/3 of its val

Iranians say US sanctions hit wrong target

Iran: Firmly behind the Assad regime

For both religious and geopolitical reasons, the Iranian government continues to serve as Syria's most important backer with broad domestic support.

Iran: Firmly behind the Assad regime

Syrian Christians become kidnapping targets, flee to Lebanon

Syria's civil war is empowering extremists and squeezing Christians.

Syrian Christians become kidnapping targets, flee to Lebanon

Fighting in Syria shifts as sectarian divisions intensify

The war in Syria is increasingly defined along the lines of a Shia regime versus a Sunni opposition.

Fighting in Syria shifts as sectarian divisions intensify

Syria spillover into Lebanon furthers intra-Muslim conflict in Mideast

Hezbollah claimed victory over the Free Syrian Army in Qusayr, but its entry into the war is fueling Sunni-Shia violence at home.

Syria spillover into Lebanon furthers intra-Muslim conflict in Mideast

Q & A: How a revolution opened the door for Middle East extremists

Syria's nonviolent uprising — which devolved into civil war — helped cause a chain reaction in Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen and Iraq, argues Lebanese scholar Chibli Mallat.

Q & A: How a revolution opened the door for Middle East extremists