While both Tehran and Washington were eager to deny a New York Times report which claimed they had agreed “in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiation,” the covert war between the main camps in the Middle East moved to the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Even more than a coup for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (who is having trouble managing the terror situation in his own country), the large bombing Friday which assassinated a Lebanese security chief and seven others was a sign that the militant organization Hezbollah, an important Iranian ally, is coming under increasing pressure.

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