Iran and al Qaeda—Possible Allies?
Iran and al Qaeda have traditionally had little use for each other, but their loathing of the U.S. could bring them together.
Iran is believed to be funding a defense academy in Bolivia, and that's just one way Tehran is deepening ties with its new Latin ally. Ilan Berman on the budding relationship.
In the West’s high-stakes nuclear game with Tehran, Ahmadinejad may hold the stronger hand.
Iran and al Qaeda have traditionally had little use for each other, but their loathing of the U.S. could bring them together.
Ex-Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, who is nipping at the heels of Mitt Romney, said in January that he'd bomb Iran's nuclear facilities if the regime didn't bow to his demands.