The West Must Support Universal Values in the Arab World In Print by Ziad Asali - The Huffington Post (Opinion) - March 30, 2012 - 12:00am Over the past 14 months of uprisings in the Arab world, Iran has steadily lost influence throughout the Middle East. Recognizing this is crucial for understanding the way in which Palestine, Syria and other key strategic battlegrounds now play into Iranian calculations, and how new opportunities have emerged for both Arabs and the West. » Read more