Iran

Unwinding sanctions will be central to reviving the nuclear deal. If the Biden administration wants a lasting solution, it must involve Iran’s central bank governor.

How China is outflanking the United States—and staying under the radar.

Syria has turned against Hamas, and Iran’s efforts to mediate aren't working.

Held back by infighting and hard-liners on the Hill, the administration may have squandered precious time to save the Iran nuclear deal, critics say.

And that should scare everyone.

For decades, U.S. presidents have pledged not to talk about Israel’s nuclear arsenal despite pushing for nonproliferation in the region. It’s time for Washington to end the double standard.

The new administration is looking for an interim road map—but insists it won’t be pressured by Tehran’s deadline to halt inspections next week.

A killing in Lebanon is a symbol of a growing regional backlash against sectarian politics.

From China to Iran to the United States, arbitrary detention is an immoral—and often effective—pressure tactic.

Tehran is cracking down on elite troublemakers—one influencer at a time.

Maintaining maximum pressure to inflict more pain won’t bring Tehran back to the negotiating table or halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

The U.S. government has a long history of pursuing multiple policy goals with adversaries and demanding respect for human rights will not derail nuclear negotiations.

Dissidents seeking refuge in Turkey are getting sacrificed to a newfound friendship between Tehran and Ankara.

Freedom House says transnational repression is on the rise—led by China, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.

Biden’s nominees will face trouble in the Senate unless they prove they learned the lessons of the failed 2015 nuclear agreement.

Robert Malley, who has faced sharp criticisms from Republican lawmakers, will be tasked with trying to get Iran back to the negotiating table on its nuclear program.

To get Washington’s Gulf partners on board, Biden needs an actual strategy for protecting them and ways to make them contribute to it.

But Philippe Etienne says France won’t surrender its dream of “strategic autonomy.”