Iran

At the White House on Monday, the Iraqi leader needs a guarantee that Biden won’t use Iraq’s independence as a pawn in negotiations with Iran.

The collapse of Lebanon is intensifying a conflict in the Mediterranean that has mostly taken place in the shadows.

Hopes for a fast deal—or any deal at all—are fading.

Pentagon planners had been spotting Iran-backed drone attacks targeting U.S. troops for weeks before the strikes.

The White House set clear red lines on cyberwar, but don’t expect much progress in the months to come.

Hard-liners would never accept an agreement signed by a moderate—but they’ll fall into line if it comes from one of their own.

After an engineered election, Iran’s new president may have little choice but to govern cooperatively.

Tehran’s new hard-line regime still wants a deal. But even restoring the old agreement is now impossible.

Iran’s next president is a conservative obsessed with power—but less of a zealot than he seems.

What a new president will mean for Tehran, Washington, and the world.

Blame will go to the departing president while praise will go to his handpicked successor.

Most meet unhappy endings. Here’s why Ebrahim Raisi might avoid a similar fate.

International law blocks direct action on sovereign vessels even if they’re violating U.S. sanctions.

Iran’s presidential election next month marks a turning point for the country—for all the wrong reasons.

The former Iranian president has officially exited the political establishment—in hopes of eventually replacing it.

With supplies running out, water security could be the issue that finally makes the region’s countries work together.