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John Limbert

Trouble with Persia? Ask the Romans
Middle East

Trouble with Persia? Ask the Romans

Donald Trump is far from the first foreign leader to get bad advice when it comes to Iran and its formidable antecedents

Iran, US mutual delusions pave a path to war
Middle East

Iran, US mutual delusions pave a path to war

After the missile exchanges with Israel, Washington and Tehran need to talk

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Middle East

Iran's clerics have declared war on their own people

A tight, privileged fraternity of religious leaders has monopolized power in Tehran since 1979. It's now backed itself into a corner.

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Middle East

The complicated history of US-Iran relations

A new book delves past the headlines of animosity to explore the roots of an improbable trajectory.