Vol. 21, No. 3

September 28, 2015

Cover Story
Our Iranian Interlocutor
Ali Khamenei's dark obsession with Jews and Israel
By Ali Alfoneh & Reuel Marc Gerecht
Also in This Issue
  • Europe Gets Borders — Christopher Caldwell
  • Ray Mabus Can't Handle the Truth — Aaron MacLean
  • Jebonomics — Fred Barnes

This issue of The Weekly Standard featured a major investigation into Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's ideology and his hostile views toward Israel and Jews, authored by Ali Alfoneh and Reuel Marc Gerecht. The magazine also covered European political shifts with Christopher Caldwell's analysis of Hungary's Orbán defying Merkel, Republican tax reform proposals through Fred Barnes's examination of Jeb Bush's economic plan, and a tribute to basketball legend Moses Malone following his death. Additional reporting addressed conflicts within the Obama administration over military policy, the Republican primary race, and international leadership challenges.