Tehran

May 13, 2025 | |

‘Tensions Could Become Irreversible’: Iran Threatens Consequences for Europe if Sanctions ‘Snapped Back’ Before October Sunset

Araghchi Threatens E3: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of “irreversible” consequences if the United Kingdom, France, and Germany — known as the E3 — trigger...

May 12, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem encourages voting in upcoming Lebanese municipal elections

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave a speech on Wednesday, April 28, addressing Lebanon’s upcoming municipal elections. The fate of Hezbollah’s arms is now the top question...

May 11, 2025 | |

‘Difficult But Useful’: United States and Iran Hold Fourth Round of Nuclear Talks in Oman

Fourth Round of Deliberations: A fourth round of negotiations between the United States and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program took place in Muscat, the capital...

May 9, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Any Iranian Enrichment Gives Tehran a Path to Nuclear Weapons

Washington has restated its red lines on Iran. On May 7, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance reiterated the administration’s demand that Iran peacefully dismantle its nuclear weapons program, including uranium enrichment as well as its plutonium reprocessing capabilities — key processes that make fuel for atomic arms — or face military action.

May 8, 2025 | Jacob Nagel |

What does Trump mean by ‘total dismantling’ of Iran’s nuclear program?

Trump has returned to office with a clear message: Iran will never possess nuclear weapons. But clarity on what that entails—and how to achieve it—is still lacking.

May 7, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why Can’t Anyone Stop Yemen’s Houthi Rebels?

On May 6, United States President Donald Trump said the US would stop its attacks on the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group. The US had launched a campaign of airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen starting on March 15. Oman, a neighbor of Yemen, said that it had helped mediate an end to the conflict between the US and the Houthis.

May 7, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The Iran nuclear deal President Trump wants 

It’s not a warmed-over version of Obama’s fatally flawed JCPOA

May 6, 2025 | |

‘They Say They Won’t Be Blowing Up Ships Anymore’: Trump Halts Bombing of Houthis Hours After Latest Israeli Strike on Yemen

Trump Says U.S. Will Stop Bombing Houthis: President Donald Trump announced on May 6 that the United States was “going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately,”...

May 5, 2025 |

British Police Bust Iranian Terrorist Cells in ‘Major’ Counterterrorism Operations

British Police Snare Alleged Terror Plotters: British counterterrorism police rounded up eight suspects, mostly Iranian nationals, in two separate counterterrorism sweeps on May...

May 5, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen in Response to Ballistic Missile Attacks on Israel

Renewed Strikes on Yemen: The Israeli Air Force launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebel targets in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah on May 5. The airstrikes, involving...

May 5, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Matthew Zweig

How to Disrupt the China-Iran Oil Trade

To squeeze the Islamic Republic’s oil revenues, U.S. policy must understand that no Chinese company is too big to sanction.

May 5, 2025 | |

‘That’s All I’d Accept’: Trump Stands Firm on Dismantling Iranian Nuclear Program as Tehran Tests New Missile

Iran Must Dismantle Nuclear Program: President Donald Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press that he would only accept a nuclear deal with Iran that includes the “total dismantlement”...

May 3, 2025 | |

Iran-Backed Houthis Launch 3 Missiles, 2 Drones at Israel Over 2 Days

Long-Range Launches: The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen launched three ballistic missile attacks against Israel — two on May 2 and one on May 3 — all of which were successfully intercepted by Israel’s air defense array.

May 2, 2025 | |

Rubio Says Iran Must ‘Walk Away’ From Uranium Enrichment as Weekend Nuclear Talks Postponed

Rubio Sets Terms: U.S. Secretary of State and interim National Security Advisor Marco Rubio said on May 1 that any potential agreement with Iran regarding the future of its nuclear...

May 1, 2025 | |

‘Stem the Flow of Revenue’: U.S. Sanctions Illicit Traders of Iranian Oil

U.S. Targets Funding of Tehran’s Malign Activities: The State Department announced on April 30 that it had sanctioned seven entities trading in Iranian petroleum and petrochemical...

May 1, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Trump Should Oppose an Interim Nuclear Deal That Lets Iran Off the Hook

“We’ll have something without having to start dropping bombs all over the place,” President Donald Trump declared on Monday. The United States and Iran are set to meet for a fourth round...

April 30, 2025 | |

Israeli Security Chiefs Believe U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement Likely

Deal More Likely Than Not: Israeli security chiefs believe that a nuclear deal between the United States and Iran is more likely than not, according to the Israeli network Kan....

April 30, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Calibrating US policy to constrain Iranian oil exports

Shortly after President Donald Trump started his second term, his new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, promised, “We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the...

April 30, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Putin ‘has to be dealt with differently’

Trump’s new perspective is correct

April 29, 2025 | Annie Fixler |

Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy

Review for State Department Reauthorization