Iran

Iran’s leadership may be hoping that Beijing and Moscow will step in and help it with the West. But it’s not in their interests to do so.

Revelations over Stuxnet should prompt an open discussion over cyber weapons. They probably won’t.

The talks over Iran’s nuclear program were a reminder of how big the gap is between and Tehran and the West.

A new IAEA report says Iran has enriched uranium to a higher level than expected. Should the West worry?

Iran’s leaders see little domestic political benefit to giving into the demands of the U.S. and its partners over Tehran’s nuclear program. The calculation shows no signs of changing.

The West is happy, for now, to let the meter run on negotiations with Tehran. How high a price is Iran’s supreme leader willing to pay?

Reports North Korea is upgrading a rocket launch site are a reminder of the shadow looming over East Asia.

Hardliners in the U.S. and Israel seem to be shifting on Iran’s nuclear program. Is a breakthrough possible in the Baghdad talks?

Israel undoubtedly has the capacity to surprise. That doesn’t mean an attack on Iran is destined for success.

The world would be a worse place if Iran constructs a nuclear weapon. But engaging it on broader Middle East issues might make it rethink.

Talk of allowing its airstrips to be used in a military strike against Iran thrust Azerbaijan into the spotlight. It doesn’t want to be there.

The world would be a worse place if Iran constructs a nuclear weapon. But engaging it on broader Middle East issues might make it rethink.