Biden’s Imaginary Iran
Tehran’s hostility is clear, so why does the White House keep ignoring it?
Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov
Why Did Russia Change Its Tune on the Iran Nuclear Deal?
The growing strategic ties between Moscow and Tehran mean that the Islamic Republic’s access to billions of dollars may lead to more and bolder intervention in Ukraine.
Op-eds
Israel may need a paradigm shift on Iran
Israel could benefit from a new Iran strategy if a nuclear deal is restored, along the lines of the Reagan Doctrine in the 1980s.
Op-eds
Iran Deal Would Help Putin, Undermine Ukraine
“Russia plans to use Iran as a backdoor to circumvent international sanctions over Ukraine if Tehran’s nuclear accord with world powers comes back into force,” Politico reported on Tuesday. Trade, finance, and energy officials from both Tehran and Moscow have met in recent months to develop what Politico calls a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for Russia to evade Western sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iran in July to strengthen ties between the two countries.
Flash Briefs
Five Minutes from Disaster
The U.S. is offering Iran the deal of the millennium, and yet the Islamic Republic—and Russia—want more concessions.
Op-eds
Iran’s nuclear aspirations cannot be legitimized
Senior Israeli officials who endorse a nuclear deal with Iran are undermining Israel's interests. Without an agreement, Iran's efforts to become a nuclear threshold state will be from a position of weakness, while Israel and the US will have legitimacy, urgency, and targets with which to inflict critical harm.
Op-eds
Ahead of Biden’s expected visit to Israel
Israel must receive a clear promise that it will preserve its full freedom of action, in all dimensions.
Op-eds
‘Caught Between a Hammer and an Anvil’
Israel’s in a difficult position when it comes to the war in Ukraine
Op-eds
Dropping IRGC from blacklist would be boon for terrorism
When Former US President Donald Trump designated Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, the White House explained that this move recognized a reality in which Tehran not only funds terrorism but actively participates in it and uses the organization to advance its political goals.
Op-eds
Congress must stop Team Biden from giving Russia a financial lifeline in Iran deal
Washington appears determined to undermine its own economic-sanctions campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine — and aid a second dictatorship in the...
Op-eds
Biden throws Putin a nuclear lifeline
The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine has significantly encumbered the Biden administration’s drive to reach a renewed Iran nuclear deal. Seeing an opportunity to build leverage against the United...
Op-eds
A chance for a ‘longer and stronger’ deal, rather than a contract of capitulation
The halt to the Vienna nuclear talks due to Russia's demand that sanctions on it exclude trade with Iran, have led to a watershed moment to expose the dangers of the deal.
Op-eds
The war in Ukraine and the battle in Vienna
As Putin’s troops ravage a neighbor, his envoy steers talks with Tehran