COVID-19 and Iranian-American relations
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an opening for diplomacy in the U.S.-Iran relationship, but leaders in both Tehran and Washington are missing the chance.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an opening for diplomacy in the U.S.-Iran relationship, but leaders in both Tehran and Washington are missing the chance.
The U.S. sanctions that are contributing to the misery and death of Iranians are meant to save them … or something.
The Green Movement was a warning that the outsized ideational and material resources possessed by the IRGC and its many proxies are rendered impotent unless the leadership can develop a coherent cultural message, suited to the needs and preferences of younger Iranians.
By whittling away Nowruz, the Iranian authorities forfeit exceptional prospects for integration and solidarity with nations which maintain shared roots with Iran.
Some have written Trump’s political obituary with the fallout from the coronavirus, but in our post-truth era, his xenophobia and nationalism may end up helping his reelection chances.
Concerted efforts to systematically weaken nations can no longer be considered responsible governance by national leaders.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s call for lifting the economic sanctions on Iran is an appropriate gesture, and history has shown that Iranians never forget those who have extended a helping hand.
The Trump administration isn’t relenting on its ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran because it exists to create a humanitarian crisis.
U.S. sanctions have begun to shift Tehran’s nuclear calculus. Now, COVID-19 may have provided Tehran with the opportunity to make a dash for the bomb.
The coronavirus doesn’t care whether there’s a war going on in Afghanistan, which makes the resource-starved country’s humanitarian crisis even worse.
Given the fragility of the Iraqi government, European nations must seek to dissuade the U.S. from using Iraq as a new battlefield in its struggle with Iran.
The Trump administration claims to support Iranian citizens, but it won’t put its anti-Iran hysteria on hold for a minute to help them out amid a pandemic.
Middle Eastern rulers are not learning the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, nor do they see it as an opportunity to negotiate new social contracts.
Not only is the Trump administration refusing to help, it has also increased sanctions on Iran.
Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for help combatting the coronavirus. But the U.S. needs to approve and it’s unclear what the Trump administration will do.
Not only are U.S. sanctions preventing Iran access to needed medical goods amid the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re also restricting the Iran from offering economic and social relief.
Crippling U.S. sanctions are severely impeding Iranian efforts to combat the coronavirus, compelling Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to ask the United Nations for help.
An attack this week on an Iraqi base that killed two U.S. service members, and the U.S. military response, should serve as a reminder that endless war isn’t just confined to Afghanistan.
The coronavirus isn’t just a general public health and economic threat. It can also impede prospects for peace.
The Trump administration will try to argue that it’s still part of the nuclear accord in attempt to trigger a mechanism that will ultimately kill it.
With the IAEA now raising concerns about Iran’s nuclear program, saving the JCPOA just got more difficult.