Posted inMiddle East Iran betting Gulf pain will force Trump to seek a deal by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen March 3, 2026March 7, 2026
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Posted inOpinion Not preemptive or legal, Iran strikes blew up international law by Shannon Brincat and Juan Zahir Naranjo Caceres March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iran’s regime was built for survival and a long war is now likely by Amin Saikal March 1, 2026March 4, 2026
Posted inMiddle East For many Iranians, Khamenei will not be missed or mourned by Andrew Thomas March 1, 2026March 4, 2026
Posted inMiddle East The crown prince waiting for Iran’s Islamic Republic to fall by Simon Theobald February 27, 2026March 3, 2026
Posted inMiddle East When Trump’s bluff meets reality on Iran by Leon Hadar February 16, 2026February 22, 2026
Posted inOpinion Trump Iran policy is shallow, may underrate missiles’ importance by Christian Emery February 13, 2026February 17, 2026
Posted inMiddle East False alarm: US-Iran talks are not a countdown to conflict by Bamo Nouri February 10, 2026February 13, 2026
Posted inOpinion Drones spiking risk of a mega-miscalculation in Persian Gulf by Phar Kim Beng and Luthfy Hamzah February 6, 2026February 11, 2026
Posted inOpinion Iran, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and sovereignty’s price by Adeel Abbas Mangi February 3, 2026February 3, 2026
Posted inOpinion Chaos in Iran would open the door to the worst IS terrorists by Chris Fitzgerald February 3, 2026February 5, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Russia’s Syria interests go well beyond air and naval bases by Andrew Korybko February 2, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inOpinion In Iran, don’t expect a Libya scenario by Stephen Bryen February 2, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inOpinion Trump’s theology of trophy-hunting as applied to Iran by Bill Emmott February 1, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inMiddle East The currency crisis behind Iran’s protest explosion by John P Ruehl January 31, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inMiddle East US war with Iran would be an expensive mistake by Bamo Nouri January 30, 2026February 3, 2026
Posted inOpinion Not acting in Iran could ruin Trump’s rep, even bring on civil war by Bahauddin Foizee January 23, 2026January 23, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Kurdish autonomy falls, redrawing Syria’s geopolitical map by Andrew Korybko January 19, 2026January 21, 2026
Posted inOpinion As Trump stalls, Iran opposition shows lack of a clear leader by Scott Lucas January 16, 2026January 19, 2026
Posted inUS-China Trump’s Iran tariff threat risks reigniting US-China trade war by Nigel Green January 14, 2026January 16, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Social media a key factor for both sides in Iran domestic unrest by Shirvin Zeinalzadeh January 14, 2026January 15, 2026
Posted inOpinion Bad sign for Iran revolution: Witkoff palavering with mullahcracy by Stephen Bryen January 14, 2026January 16, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Will Iran’s crackdown playbook work this time? by Amin Naeni January 13, 2026January 16, 2026
Posted inMiddle East Iranians agree more on regime change than on what might come next by Ammar Maleki and Pooyan Tamimi Arab January 13, 2026January 14, 2026
Posted inOpinion The spark that has become a fire in Iran by Nazish Mehmood January 12, 2026January 15, 2026
Posted inMiddle East The Middle East’s new year is as unhappy and fractured as ever by Bill Emmott January 6, 2026January 8, 2026
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