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Iran's Nuclear Program
![US Tests Iran "Bunker Buster" Bomb…So What? US Tests Iran "Bunker Buster" Bomb…So What?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/2755_524383ce04d53.jpg)
US Tests Iran "Bunker Buster" Bomb…So What?
The successful test does little to change the fact that the Iran nulcear issue is a political, not military problem.
!["Red Lines" On Iran: Not So Black and White "Red Lines" On Iran: Not So Black and White](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sizes/thumbnail/12142_525382c184d82.jpg)
"Red Lines" On Iran: Not So Black and White
Amid the proliferation of red lines, the important ones are at risk of being opaque or even unintelligible in Tehran.
![Nearing A Fait Accompli Nearing A Fait Accompli](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/12087_52538294699b6.jpg)
Nearing A Fait Accompli
“We are approaching a point where…the international community will no longer have any realistic option to veto an Iranian decision to build nuclear weapons.”
![India to Possibly Halt All Iran Oil Imports India to Possibly Halt All Iran Oil Imports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/7391_5243b51f63f7e.jpg)
India to Possibly Halt All Iran Oil Imports
As the second largest consumer of Iranian crude, India currently buys 25 percent of Tehran’s oil exports.
![America's Deterrence Problem America's Deterrence Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/6561_5243af4f5e849.jpg)
America's Deterrence Problem
“If Tehran doubts either American capability or American fortitude, Washington will be unable to forestall a nuclear breakout.”
![Getting to the Endgame With Iran Getting to the Endgame With Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/11894_525381a035a31.jpg)
Getting to the Endgame With Iran
Iran and the P5+1 powers have scheduled talks. Now the hard part begins.
![Back From the Brink: Iran and America Set for Talks? Back From the Brink: Iran and America Set for Talks?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sizes/thumbnail/iran-peace.jpg)
Back From the Brink: Iran and America Set for Talks?
While both sides have already denied it, talks could be a first step towards compromise. The road to negotiations though could be a long one.
![A Regional Fix to the Iranian Nuclear Drama A Regional Fix to the Iranian Nuclear Drama](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sizes/thumbnail/iran-uwait.jpg)
A Regional Fix to the Iranian Nuclear Drama
The conference for a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East offers a unique opportunity for the P5+1 and Iran to build mutual trust.
![India's 'Realist' Iran Policy India's 'Realist' Iran Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/17418_527c555dd85ec.jpg)
India's 'Realist' Iran Policy
“India’s readiness to work with Iran stems from careful, hard-nosed calculations of what it deems to be in its vital interests.”
![Why Israel Won't Attack Iran Why Israel Won't Attack Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/800px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_120801-D-BW835-8141.jpg)
Why Israel Won't Attack Iran
While many believe leaders in Tel Aviv are bluffing, the Jewish state gains a lot by threatening to strike Tehran.
![An Act of Self-Preservation: Why Iran Wants the Bomb An Act of Self-Preservation: Why Iran Wants the Bomb](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/khamenei.jpg)
An Act of Self-Preservation: Why Iran Wants the Bomb
The real roots of Iran’s nuclear program lie not in physics – but in Iran’s own sense of history.
![Iran Hedges its Bets in Afghanistan Iran Hedges its Bets in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/Karzai-440x263.jpg)
Iran Hedges its Bets in Afghanistan
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.