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Amir Taheri

Amir Taheri is an Iranian journalist and editor of the French newspaper Politique Internationale. He is an expert at the Benador Associates department in New York. He recently co-authored Irak: Le Dessous des Cartes together with Patrick Wajsman.

26 articles

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“Bonfire of Pieties”

by Amir Taheri

1 March 2006

The media made news with the headlines about the rallies caused by the publication of cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed. But, do these rallies represent the Muslim world? The “machinery of anger” was started by the Muslim Brothers who urged their followers to go out to the street. Yusuf (…)

“Where American self loathing meets Arab conspiracy theories”

by Amir Taheri

24 January 2006

The future leader of an oil-rich Arab state is working on a reform policy which will allow women, in particular, to go to school. At the same time, this man is getting ready to sign an oil contract with China. However, a few days before his election, he is assassinated by the CIA. This is the (…)

“Punishing Syria will boomerang”

by Amir Taheri

22 November 2005

While the Security Council discusses the Mehlis report, thinking about the best and the worst of all possible scenarios is convenient. At the very best, the Security Council would ask Syria to cooperate and it will agree. Therefore, inspectors will be allowed to question the suspects. In the (…)

“Who are the men in this photo?”

by Amir Taheri

15 July 2005

Even before the results of the ballot, Mahmud Ahmadineyad was at the center of controversies regarding his past. He makes no secret of his revolutionary past. But still there are questions as to whether he was one of the hostage-holders during the occupation of the United States Embassy in (…)

“Islamist Regime In Total Control”

by Amir Taheri

4 July 2005

The second round of Iran presidential elections has caused an earthquake. Mahmud Ahmadineyad has become president, defeating one of the regime’s greatest leaders since 1979. Ahmadineyad is the most learned of all Iranian presidents and is the first president of the Islamist Republic who has a (…)