Iran
314 Articles
Israel’s Strike on Doha: A Crisis for U.S. Credibility?
Israel's Doha strikes could heighten regional instability, intensify Arab unity against Israel, and chill normalization efforts.
At the Coming U.N. Leaders Meetings: Existential Questions on the U.S. Role, Israel-Palestine, and the U.N. Itself
This year's General Assembly meeting may do more to spotlight the U.N.’s current weaknesses than help find solutions to them.
What You Need to Know About Iran Sanctions Snap Back at the UN: A Q&A with Kelsey Davenport
On Aug. 28, three European nations triggered snapback of the UN's Iran sanctions. Kelsey Davenport explains its impact, next steps, and why it matters.
What Just Happened? Dismantling the Intelligence Community’s Foreign Malign Influence Center
Director of National Intelligence Gabbard is dismantling the last government unit tracking and analyzing State-sponsored interference in U.S. institutions, elections, and society.
Congress Shrinking from the World: the Constitution’s Article I in the Shadow of Trump 2.0
Congress has revealed itself less as a coequal branch and more as an accomplice in the marginalization of its own constitutional role in foreign and national security policy.
As Georgian Regime Intensifies Crackdown, U.S. Should Support Its People
Sanctions moving through Congress and a new, vocal U.S. ambassador could help protesting Georgian citizens restore an alliance with the West and avoid a turn to Russia, China.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nominee Waltz Faces Senate Vote as the Global Body Reels
If confirmed, Michael Waltz will send crucial signals about the Trump administration's plans, beyond big budget cuts, for the world body.
The Future of Arms Control: Time for a New Strategic Framework
Arms control must evolve from a legacy tool of superpower rivalry to a modern instrument of strategic risk management. That work must begin now.
Collection: Iran-Israel/United States Conflict
Experts analyze critical dimensions of Israel’s strikes relevant responses, covering nuclear diplomacy; strategic, security, and regional implications; and international law.
The Just Security Podcast: Is There a Diplomatic Path for Iran’s Nuclear Program? An Interview with Richard Nephew
Just Security’s Tess Bridgeman is joined by Richard Nephew to discuss where things stand and what a path forward for Iran's nuclear program might look like.
Assessing the U.S. Article 51 Letter for the Attack on Iran: Legal Lipstick on the Use of Force Pig
Former State Department attorney analyzes U.S. letter to UN Security Council that presented legal arguments for U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
The U.S. Attack on Iran Was Unconstitutional
Trump’s strike on Iran violated constitutional limits on the president's unilateral power to take the nation to war—an authority the Framers reserved for Congress.