US Middle East influence in Afghanistan’s shadow
Will the departure of some 3,000 American troops from Afghanistan be a harbinger of a more fundamental realignment of U.S. Middle East security policy?
Will the departure of some 3,000 American troops from Afghanistan be a harbinger of a more fundamental realignment of U.S. Middle East security policy?
If Congress wants to vote on a new war against Iran, it should summon the political courage to do so.
Michele Flournoy claims she was ‘unaware’ her hosts are part of a well-known former terrorist organization.
The election of a hardliner could augur a more security-oriented approach by Tehran toward Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The administration may be overhauling punitive sanctions — but some countries will still be treated differently than others.
The Conference of Presidents noted Reza Pahlavi’s ‘calls for regime change’ on the event invite.
In new book, Ervand Abrahamian says fresh evidence shows the plot to overthrow Mossadegh was thick and a long time in the making.
A US Navy ship shot down the civilian airliner 34 years ago, a tragic event that Americans forget but Iranians never will.
The circularity of the rationale for keeping troops in region should be obvious by now.
It will take much more than repealing AUMFs to stop the president from making unilateral decisions to wage war.
Biden and his allies in Western Europe will have to rethink an Iran strategy that is only beginning to emerge.
Last week’s DOJ dragnet included Shiite religious websites, even ones at odds with Tehran’s regime.
Scholars weigh in on Eugene Gholz’s new paper, which argues that the countries in the region can keep their own powers and rivalries in check.
Everyone seems to know Ebrahim Raisi is the Supreme Leader’s man. But how did he get into that tight inner circle?
Expectations are low but there will be room for cooperation, particularly if both sides focus on essential interests.
With hardliners in control of all aspects of government, failure cannot be blamed on reformists.
Ebrihim Raisi came out swinging at his first press conference, indicating new challenges ahead for Washington-Tehran diplomacy.
Reporting on potential membership of the SCO further counters the Western narrative that Iran is internationally isolated.
WATCH: The two sides couldn’t be farther apart on the JCPOA and why security in the region is actually more fragile today.
Ebrahim Raisi won Friday’s low turnout election; American regime change proponents have been cheering him for years.
The expected winner will probably focus more attention on auditioning to replace the Supreme Leader.