Iran

Despite their sectarian divide and history, Tehran may be courting the Taliban to bolster its ability to retaliate from a possible strike on its nuclear program.

Negotiations between Iran and the West have not led to a deal, but engagement is still the most promising way to end the nuclear impasse.

Assad’s chemical weapons risk turning Syria’s tragedy into something even more dreadful.

Despite Russian and Chinese diplomatic maneuvers and a lack of Western intervention, the likely collapse of the Assad regime may be a regional game changer.

A recent incident with Indian fishermen shows how easily Iran and the U.S. could slip into a conflict neither wants but may find hard to avoid.

Iran would have much to lose in closing the strait. If Tehran’s economic security is endangered, it might choose a ‘measured’ response.

Recent events – like those in Syria – show increasing coordination among some of the world’s most dangerous states.

China’s Syria veto at the Security Council was no surprise. Richard Weitz looks at what Beijing might still be willing to do.

Trita Parsi argues that a running series of miscalculations, escalations, and assumptions are driving the West and Iran towards open conflict.

Iran getting the bomb won’t set off an arms race in the region. But it might provoke some states, writes Robert Manning.

Despite hawks’ chest thumping, what the ongoing talks have shown is a path to success, says Robert Dreyfuss.

In Iran, life hurts under U.S.-led sanctions. As John Duerden writes, sanctions also hurt football.