Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 26, 2015

Meredith Buel, VOA: Analysts: Iran’s Supreme Leader Has Ultimate Say on Nuclear Deal

WASHINGTON - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is likely to have the final say on whether or not the country accepts a nuclear deal, if one is reached by month's end, Middle East analysts say.

As negotiations continue into the weekend between Iran and world powers, analysts say Khamenei, 75, is the most powerful political authority in the Islamic Republic because he controls the main levers of power. He commands the armed forces and the judicial system, along with state radio and television. Additionally, Khamenei also leads Iran’s foreign policy.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 26, 2015

Arab coalition fights Yemen rebels, but the real battle is against Iran -- Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz

WHY IT MATTERS: The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen -- AP

What Does Obama Want From Netanyahu? -- William Saletan, Slate

The Islamic State's Backdoor Financing -- Matthew Levitt, Real Clear World

Caliphate Under Pressure: Is Islamic State in Trouble in Iraq? -- Susanne Koelbl and Christoph Reuter, Spiegel Online

Why Terrorists Attacked Tunisia’s Museum -- Yassine Brahim, WSJ

Nigeria's New President May Be Its Old Dictator -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg

Locked and Loaded: North Korea's Scary Chemical-Weapons Arsenal -- Kyle Mizokami, National Interest

What's the Afghanistan endgame? -- L.A. Times editorial

Help Ukraine to Arm Itself -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

No One Sees Easy Way Out on Ukraine -- Steven Erlanger, NYT

Britain mourns a monster – because he was a king. Richard III’s burial was absurd -- Polly Toynbee, The Guardian

Everything The White House Told You About Bowe Bergdahl Was Wrong -- Nancy A. Youssef, Daily Beast

Goldilocks zone for oil prices is gone for good -- Richard Heinberg, Reuters

UN: Global Asylum Claims at Highest Number in 22 Years -- AP