Iran

For decades Iran has tried to be an Islamic world leader. With Turkey stealing its thunder, is a clash looming between them?

Israel fell into a trap with its decision to raid the flotilla bound for Gaza, says Meir Javedanfar. And Iran will reap the benefits.

Don’t expect a tough Chinese line on Iran’s nuclear efforts. Burgeoning trade will keep calls for harsher sanctions in check.

The US and India have much in common. But differences over Iran and Pakistan loom large.

Brazil and Turkey should be congratulated for their deal over Iran’s nuclear programme. But the agreement is no magic wand.

Expect it by 2030, says Chatham House senior fellow Kerry Brown. But in the short-term, things might get a little rough.

The London conference on Afghanistan’s future was wishful thinking. For real stability, look to China, India, Russia–and Iran.

Our writer argues that his young tech-savvy peers, celebrity fixations aside, are increasingly engaged in global issues like this summer’s riots in Tehran.

In June, Austin Mackell was in Iran for The Diplomat to get a sense of modern life inside the Islamic Republic.

Lack of leadership makes a fully fledged revolution unlikely in Iran

The Diplomat speaks with Ilan Berman, Vice President for Policy at the American Foreign Policy Council and author of ‘Tehran Rising: Iran’s Challenge to the United States’ about Iran’s disputed presidential election.

Living in Kemalist Turkey is instructive in how a country can nourish a Great Leader cult and still veer short of dictatorship.