Why Iran Sanctions Relief Wouldn’t Have Stopped Iran
As the United States and Iran trade blows again, it’s important to remember that sanctions relief would have only allowed the Islamic Republic to finance its war machine.
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Why Hasn’t the Trump Administration Complied with the Law on Reporting Iran Agreements to Congress?
Abstract This article argues that the Trump Administration’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran is subject to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) but the administration has not complied...
Op-eds
How Trump’s Understanding With Iran Echoes Obama’s 2015 Nuclear Deal
If you want to understand Iran’s negotiating posture for the new nuclear deal with the United States, listen to what Washington and Tehran said about the nuclear deal of July 2015. At the time, President...
Insights
For Tehran, negotiation is war by other means
Iran’s rulers think Trump is as beatable as his predecessors
Op-eds
Treasury License for Iranian Petroleum Is Unwise and May Be Inconsistent With Statutory Requirements
The Treasury Department’s issuance on June 22 of a license pausing Iranian petroleum sanctions appears to be inconsistent with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), which prohibits such relief...
Insights
Five Key Legal Questions About the June 2026 U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding
This article analyzes five key legal questions relating to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on June 17, 2026 by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Op-eds
Israel is walking towards an Iranian trap with its eyes open
From Iran's perspective, military pressure is not meant to defeat the enemy, but to influence the terms of the agreement reached through negotiations. Lebanon has become leverage over Washington and a means of increasing friction between the US and Israel. This is precisely the point that the Israeli government is struggling to internalize, or refuses to understand.
Op-eds
Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament
The interests of Lebanon and Israel align on the core issue of disarming Hezbollah.
Op-eds
Iran deal tosses a tremendous cash lifeline to terrorist regime
The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...
Op-eds
Gifting Iran Early Concessions Surrenders Washington’s Upper Hand
The U.S. has reportedly granted Iran sanction waivers for selling oil, with one Iranian supertanker transporting crude oil having already crossed the U.S. naval blockade. This development came one day...
Policy Briefs
Why Squander The Greatest Leverage Ever Built Against Iran?
Is the Trump administration about to surrender a significant portion of its leverage before the hardest phase of negotiations begin?
Op-eds
Dilution Is Not the Solution: Disposing of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile
The critical question of how to handle Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile will be addressed in a long-term peace agreement between the United States and Iran, to be negotiated over the 60 days following...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Progress: 2008-2025 and Beyond
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Don’t buy Iran’s charade — this regime can’t afford peace at ANY price
For the last two months, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran has seesawed between expressing optimism on negotiations and making explicit threats to remove the mullahs from power. This week,...
Op-eds
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026
Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report, dated June 4, 2026: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement...
Op-eds
6 Essential Requirements for a Good Iran Nuclear Deal
A new U.S.-Iran nuclear deal may soon emerge — or at least an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be fleshed out over 60 days. President Donald Trump pledged on May 27 that the United States...
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The Iran Deal: What Trump Got, What Iran Got, and What Comes Next
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The Iran Breakdown
Iran’s New ‘Nuclear’ Weapon
What happens if the U.S. declines to fight for the Strait of Hormuz.
Op-eds
U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished What the JCPOA Failed To Do
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Mr. President, here’s your next Iran speech
With a final offer – and a final warning – to Tehran