Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

June 12, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Progress: 2008-2025 and Beyond

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June 11, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

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,...

June 9, 2026 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Spencer Faragasso, Andrea Stricker

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...

May 29, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

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...

May 26, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg

The Iran Deal: What Trump Got, What Iran Got, and What Comes Next

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May 26, 2026 | Eric S. Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran’s New ‘Nuclear’ Weapon

What happens if the U.S. declines to fight for the Strait of Hormuz.

May 14, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished What the JCPOA Failed To Do

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May 13, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Mr. President, here’s your next Iran speech 

With a final offer – and a final warning – to Tehran

April 29, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

What would Thomas Jefferson do?  

America’s third president understood that jihadis don’t make good deals

April 25, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Think we’re losing the war in Iran? Consider where things really stand

From nuclear setbacks to proxy collapse, the Islamic Republic faces its most severe strategic crisis in 47 years

April 23, 2026 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Daniel Swift, Miad Maleki, Joe Dougherty

Iran’s economic damage from Operation Epic Fury

April 23, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

Why Trump’s Iran cease-fire is an increasingly risky bet

President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the cease-fire with Iran, even though the core issues that triggered the war remain unresolved. That doesn’t change one basic fact: The Islamic Republic has...

April 21, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine

April 15, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Trump Rebukes U.S. Proposal for 20-Year Moratorium on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment

“I’ve been saying they can’t have nuclear weapons … so I don’t like the 20 years,” President Donald Trump told the New York Post on April 14. The president was responding to reports that...

April 15, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds

Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists

April 9, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

Washington Should Not Compromise — It Has The Upper Hand Over Iran

Despite appearances, the ceasefire is no guarantee of the Islamic Republic’s survival.


April 2, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

The War in Iran Is Painful for Poland. It May Also Be in Poland’s Interest.

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 12-14 percent of Europe's liquefied natural gas flows, puts Poland's energy diversification strategy to a serious test. However, this is nothing compared to the risk posed by a nuclear-armed Iran supplying Russia with advanced missiles and drones.

March 13, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Regime Change Without Nation Building

America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries...

March 5, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Trump’s Iran Exceptionalism

His predecessors talked tough about the Islamic Republic, but Trump has done things an ardent hawk would only dream of.

March 1, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran’s Regime Is Down, but It Isn’t Out

Will a mass uprising cause it to fall? If not, America and Israel will have to remain vigilant for years.