The US administration may sense that Iran is weak and ready to do a deal. But negotiations could be undone by intransigent red lines.
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After a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Donald Trump said he wanted talks with Iran to continue.
Diplomacy remains the most preferable option both for Iran and the US as tensions between the two countries rise.
The Trump administration has called on Iran to permanently end its nuclear program. But threats of force may undermine effort of nonproliferation.
Video evidence flatly contradicts the Trump administration’s account of Alex Pretti’s death.
Despite the bellicose rhetoric, Washington must realise the folly of another protracted conflict in the Middle East.
Donald Trump’s best option in Iran may be to show restraint.
Information is still getting out despite an almost total internet blackout, especially with the help of diaspora groups. That poses a big problem for the government.
The question for many Iranians appears to be not whether their political system can be repaired, but whether continuing to live under it is viable at all.
Iran’s leaders are more vulnerable than ever. Yet, they still have many tools of repression at their disposal.
Iran has sought to bolster its economic and security relationships on the continent after a punishing year both at home and in the Middle East.
China’s advanced military weaponry is now being purchased by other nations.
Following the 12-day conflict with Israel, Tehran is confronting a lot of difficult issues that could determine the future of its current system of government.
The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks.
In the majority of cases, diplomacy has played a pivotal role in convincing nuclear-seeking nations to relinquish their pursuit of nuclear weapons.
A scholar of intelligence and strategy explains why battle damage assessments are so challenging – and why the process has become politicized.
The American public are not obviously rallying around Trump’s decision to bomb Iran.
The U.S. government may argue that supporting Ukraine is not in American interests, but Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia is actually assisting Americans elsewhere — most notably, in Iran.
Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran is not getting universal support from Republicans.
Negotiations are possible between the US and Iran, but they will neither be easy nor likely to produce more than limited outcomes.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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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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Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London
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Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University