The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other ways would be difficult and dangerous.
Articles on 2015 Iran nuclear deal
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Silence from the US side after a third round of indirect talks and frustration expressed by President Donald Trump set the stage for military strikes.
The US administration may sense that Iran is weak and ready to do a deal. But negotiations could be undone by intransigent red lines.
The latest attacks have come amid growing concern over Iran’s nuclear program, prompting questions over what this means for the global non-proliferation regime.
Nuclear experts from the US and Iran are due to meet in Oman. The turn to diplomacy indicates Trump is erring against reviving a maximum pressure strategy with Tehran.
The small Gulf state has hosted high-level Western and Iranian delegations, passing messages between them.
Iran’s long-term strategy includes eradicating Israel and driving a wedge between Israel and its regional neighbors. So far, the war seems to be accomplishing that goal.
Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons centers on producing weapons-grade uranium. Here’s what reports about Iran enriching uranium indicate about its progress toward the bomb.
To revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Biden must face down his political opponents in the US.
The US and Israel are warning that Iran could build a nuclear bomb very soon. But is it that simple?
Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran’s June 18 presidential election, which critics called rigged after his top opponents were disqualified.
America’s hardline policy towards Iran has failed. The incoming US president has an opportunity to change course.
A new US administration needs to rejoin the nuclear deal and engage in statecraft to improve relations with Tehran.
Some of the major events in US-Iran relations highlight the differences between the nations’ views, but others presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
Since President Donald Trump took office, Iranians have held a more unfavorable view of the US.
It’s very dangerous to assume that Iran will not escalate the crisis further, much less that the US could limit any violence that might ensue.
Iran has announced it will breach the limits on uranium enrichment agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal, after the US turned its back on the agreement. What does that mean for Iran’s nuclear program?
Donald Trump stepped back from launching US airstrikes inside Iran, but the conflict is unabated and there appears to be no way out of confrontation for now.
The US isn’t the only country considering a military response to Iranian aggression.
Iran’s leaders are threatening to breach a 2015 agreement that froze their country’s nuclear program. What is uranium enrichment, and what would it mean for Iran’s ability to build nuclear weapons?
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Professor of International Relations, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto; USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Associate Professor of Physics, The University of Melbourne
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Doctoral Researcher in International Relations, University of Surrey
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury College
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