Iran

The Iranian government has perfected a sophisticated model of digital authoritarianism to suppress internal dissent.

The United States cannot destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions with bombs, and it will not go to war in the Middle East to impose regime change in Tehran.

This week, the Biden administration agreed to swap Afghan drug lord Bashir Noorzai for the freedom of U.S. citizen Mark Frerichs, who the Taliban held in captivity for the last…

The Biden administration's latest war powers report to Congress and letter to the UN Security Council raise questions about the domestic and international legal basis for hostilities…

Beyond counterterrorism, Afghanistan remains a key theater for great power competition and U.S. security interests.

As President Biden travels to the Middle East, the future of important bilateral relationships and multilateral initiatives hang in the balance.

Editor’s Note: This tracker is most recently updated as of 30 June, 2022.  Following the breakdown in indirect talks between the United States and Iran in Qatar last week, prospects…

Bold action is needed now to salvage the Iran nuclear deal.

Time is running out to restore the JCPOA and reap the nonproliferation benefits.

There are both benefits and risks to maintaining a U.S. military presence in Iraq.

Iran’s missile program is a cause for international concern. Just last month, Iran launched a missile attack on Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region; in January 2020,…

Relying on military force alone in Yemen, a longstanding front in the "forever war," will not promote US interests or regional stability.