U.S.-Iran relations

The launch this week is likely to increase not just regional tensions but deepen existing difficulties with the United States.

A temporary suspension of sanctions now will serve the United States well in future negotiations with Iran.

Consistent nonproliferation messaging: how can the United States square its Iran strategy with its North Korea strategy?

Japan pursues diplomacy amid a tense situation.

Abe's personal relationships with the main players in the Middle East give him a unique opportunity to play peacemaker.

Tashkent’s aims to diversify its transportation routes, a necessity for the double-landlocked state, rest largely on Iran.

Acrimonious Iran-U.S relations haven’t deterred Prime Minister Abe, who is on a scheduled tour of the Middle East under the banner of “peace diplomacy.” 

U.S.-Iran tensions could backfire on U.S. interests in Northeast Asia, thanks to the rising importance of LNG in the region’s energy mix.

Security experts argue Australia should be prioritizing its efforts in the Indo-Pacific instead of the Middle East.

As tensions between the United States and Iran deepen, Asia’s top oil importers watch warily.

As the specter of war looms once more over the Middle East, a wary Pakistan calls for restraint.