- A look at why Iran is bolstering Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s embattled government.
- VOA asks Marius Deeb, a professor with the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, if Iran’s reaffirmation of support widens the Syrian conflict.
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is “urgent” to plan for what happens once the regime of Bashar al-Assad falls.
- Ambassador David Mack, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, outlines the implications of the Israeli-Egyptian border flare-up.
- Banking analyst Bert Ely explains the result of allegations against the British bank Standard Chartered that it illegally laundered $250 billion in transactions with Iran during the past decade.
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