Nov 20

Nov 20 Iran Archaeology is Awaiting a Sanctions Breakthrough

While a considerable number of Iranian heritage professionals are still working on international collaborations, the shifting winds of both global and Iranian domestic politics have made archaeological fieldwork in Iran a complicated and risky endeavor.

Mar 30

Mar 30 The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Diplomatic Opportunity for the United States and Iran

Foreign Policy

Policy

Washington and Tehran could use the COVID-19 public health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face, and avoid a dangerous confrontation.

Mar 26

Mar 26 Hold on Iran: Regime Change is Coming to Washington

Barbara Slavin

Policy

◢ With the announcement March 22 that John Bolton will soon be joining Mike Pompeo in the Trump administration, US adherence to the Iran nuclear deal looks doomed.

◢ But officials in Tehran who may be arguing that Iran should also quit the JCPOA if the US does, should remain patient. The Trump administration is in trouble and the Republican majorities on which it depends in Congress are looking almost as endangered as the Iran nuclear deal.