https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/08/30/the-age-of-uncertainty-2/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:48:07 -0400<![CDATA[With the Assad regime in Damascus slowly but surely deflating James Linville asks what happens next, citing an article by Telegraph journalist Con Coughlin.  Coughlin refers  to &#8220;western intelligence officials&#8221; who claim that the Ayatollah Khamenei now accepts that Assad&#8217;s fall may be inevitable and has ordered a retaliatory plan drawn up. &#8220;The report, which was personally commissioned by Mr Khamenei, concluded &#8230; Iran &#8216;cannot be passive&#8217; to the new threats posed to its national security, and warns that Western support for Syrian opposition groups was placing Iran&#8217;s &#8220;resistance alliance&#8221; in jeopardy, and could seriously disrupt Iran&#8217;s access to Hizbollah in Lebanon.&#8221;]]>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:04:12 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/08/30/the-age-of-uncertainty-2-n191933