Middle East

The parties to the current negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program are being discreet about the details, as is sensible. Nonetheless, from the occasional ……Read More

With the July 20 deadline for expiration of the interim nuclear agreement with Iran fast approaching, senior and former US officials have given mixed signals about whether ……Read More

A leaked video, appearing to feature candid remarks by Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Mohammad Ali Jafari (pictured), has revived claims that the IRGC interfered ……Read More

If there will be a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, it will be signed in the winter, just after US congressional elections and ……Read More

International negotiations typically play out as “two level games,” with leaders carefully eyeing their domestic political calculations even as they bargain with their foreign counterparts. ……Read More

The November 2013 Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) agreement among Iran and the P5+1 (United States, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany) commenced a six-month negotiation schedule ……Read More