Middle East
Critics of lifting Iran sanctions can't offer a viable alternative
Opposing the steps needed to make negotiations succeed is an argument for returning to the very strategy that produced war.
June 29, 2026
Opposing the steps needed to make negotiations succeed is an argument for returning to the very strategy that produced war.
A framework for US-Iran peace and for the stability of the region exists. The question is whether there is the political will to build on it.
A serious attempt to end the war means shifting focus from territory, making realistic promises, and bringing all parties to the table
Rep. Don Bacon and Sen. Joni Ernst told a CNAS audience that the president looks too eager and that talks were fruitless
Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap
Some restrainers argue that forgoing a comprehensive agreement, and the hawkish backlash it inevitably triggers, may be the surest path to ending the conflict.
