World Politics Review is a daily Web publication featuring original news and commentary on international affairs, foreign policy and national security. ...
While the world's diplomatic and media attention focused on the
natural disaster in Burma, a major political and strategic move
reshaped the Middle East, handing yet another defeat to the West and a
crucial victory to Iran: In the blink of an eye, the Islamic Republic
of Iran conquered Lebanon.The mop up operations have not
ended, but the key outcome is clear: Hezbollah, the militia created by
Tehran and loyal to Iran's leading Ayatollah, has gained control of
Lebanon.
...