Middle East

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

Iran’s military this week is mourning another senior Revolutionary Guard officer killed while fighting in Syria, and commemorated at home with full honors. Abdollah Eskandari was, by one count, the 60th Iranian officer to ……Read More

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief praised Iran on Monday for showing increased openness about its disputed nuclear program but made clear Tehran must do more ……Read More

As the thaw in relations between the West and Iran continues, the Islamic Republic is hoping to lure major oil companies back to invest in ……Read More