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Iran
The View from Tehran
By Alex Vatanka
In Tehran, domestic hardliners and moderates are debating the nuclear issue, and the future of Iranian foreign policy.
The Limitations of the Iran Deal
By Daniel R. DePetris
A nuclear agreement is great, but Tehran will continue to have an adversarial, hostile relationship with the West.
Netanyahu’s Faulty Case to the U.S. Congress
By Daniel R. DePetris
For the Israeli Prime Minister, compromise isn’t an option.
The Russian-Iranian Military Agreement: Another Perspective
By Thomas Frear
Could oil price fears be driving Moscow to play the role of spoiler?
Russia and Iran Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Should NATO-Russia relations deteriorate further, Moscow will make an even stronger effort to improve ties with Tehran.
Iran: The Ayatollah Succession Question
By Kevjn Lim
The questionable health of the supreme leader has prompted debate about an eventual succession.
In Iran Nuclear Talks, 'No Deal' Is Worse Than Status Quo
By Jofi Joseph
If reaching a permanent agreement by next month’s deadline proves impossible, the West must lock in the status-quo.
Iran Looks East, China Pivots West
By Lauren Dickey and Helia Ighani
The two countries need each other, in a relationship that seems unlikely to be derailed soon.
How Iran’s Upcoming Election Drives Nuclear Diplomacy
By Daniel Berman
Iran’s future hangs on the Assembly of Experts election in 2016. For that reason, so do the P5+1 negotiations.
Iran’s Navy: Asian Ambitions?
By Trevor Hollingsbee
The Iranian navy has a growing presence in Asia, a development many in the region could welcome.
The US, Iran, and Nuclear Negotiations
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Diplomat speaks with Dr. Trita Parsi about the recent round of negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran.
Looking Ahead to Post-Obama U.S.-Iran Relations
By Robert Mason
The nuclear issue may be defused for now, but multiple factors could continue to undermine relations.