List of Iran articles
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Iranian Basij paramilitary forces take part in a rally marking al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day near a Shahab-3 missile (background) on a street in Tehran, on Apr. 29. A New Iran Deal Won’t Prevent an Iranian Bomb
Tehran’s program is far more advanced than in 2015. Only a credible threat of force will stop the regime from crossing the threshold.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and then-Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on June 14, 2019. How Beijing Benefits From a New Iran Deal
The nuclear agreement could unleash Chinese activity in the Gulf and complicate U.S. goals in the Indo-Pacific.
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A woman watches United Arab Emirates Armed Forces helicopters during a military demonstration in Dubai, UAE, on March 5. Gulf States and Israel Should Form a Rapid Response Force
Modeled on NATO and enabled by the Abraham Accords, a joint force would foster deterrence and security in the region.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) attends a press conference with Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (L) at the foreign ministry in Iran's capital Tehran on June 25. Who Benefits From a New Iran Deal?
A revival of the nuclear deal might only delay an Iranian bomb—but it could help the West deal with the looming winter energy crisis.
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Protesters supporting Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr occupy the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, on Aug. 3. Biden’s Indifference Has Given Iran the Upper Hand in Iraq
The country’s fragile postwar democracy is threatened like never before.
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Afghan commandos patrol. New Congressional Report: U.S.-Trained Afghan Special Forces Forced to Flee to Iran
They could divulge sensitive U.S. military training and intelligence to Tehran, a U.S. lawmaker warns.
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The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel on May 14, 2021. Russia and Iran Threats Put Missile Defense Back on the Agenda
In Europe and the Middle East, plans for missile defense are a mixed blessing.
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A crowd of men protesting hold flags and a large portrait of Sadr. Moqtada al-Sadr Wants to Be Iraq’s Ayatollah Khomeini
Despite the Shiite cleric’s apparent efforts against Iranian influence in Iraq, his chief inspiration is Iran’s founder and most famous supreme leader.
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A woman in a mask walks by a large mural of Khamenei. Whose Iran Is It Anyway?
Ali Khamenei won’t give up power for anyone—not even his president.
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Robert Malley, a man with glasses, is seen from the side against a black background. Iran Deal Talks Go Into Overtime
The top U.S. negotiator is making a last-ditch trip to Vienna.
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Amir-Abdollahian and Bagheri Kani face each while in conversation. Raisi’s Inept Negotiators Are Sinking Iran Deal Talks
The incompetence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his team is partly responsible for the current impasse.
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An Iranian man looks at exchange rates in Tehran on June 15. Iran Stands to Lose the Most if the Nuclear Deal Isn’t Revived
Resistance and endurance are pointless if diplomatic and economic opportunities are not seized when they arise.
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Mohammed bin Salman gestures in front of himself as he walks with Biden. Biden’s Brief Middle East Pivot Won’t Last
The U.S. president’s trip was an immediate and time-limited response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, domestic economic woes, and Iran.
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Then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter (right) talks with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia and one of his ministers at the White House in Washington in 1977. Biden Should Revive the Carter Doctrine for the Middle East
In a new era of superpower conflict, Washington needs to recommit to the region.
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Hossein Taeb, then-head of the intelligence apparatus of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, looks on during a meeting in Tehran on June 24, 2018. Why Did Iran’s Ali Khamenei Oust a Loyal Intelligence Head?
Hossein Taeb’s sudden removal from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is part of a wider project to install a new generation of zealots.
