Iran

As more countries prepare to go to the polls, Julian Assange is freed and Vladimir Putin cozies up to Kim Jong Un.

Masoud Pezeshkian could win the election, but that doesn’t mean he’d have the power to change the country’s direction.

Iran’s reformists are back—but the competition among conservatives deserves far more attention.

Voters in Iran are focused on restrictive Western sanctions as both countries head to the polls this year.

Moscow and Washington trapped themselves in a cycle of fear over Iran.

As Iran gears up for elections to replace Raisi, the country is divided.

The president’s death has shocked a political system that was designed to survive.

How Washington can reclaim its diplomatic primacy in an authoritarian age.

But it won’t change Tehran’s domestic or foreign policy.

Tehran has concluded that a regional reordering is underway. The death of the president and foreign minister won’t change that.

The president’s sudden death in a helicopter crash creates uncertainty for the country amid regional turmoil.

Scholars and policymakers are still trying to understand what would happen after Tehran acquires a nuclear weapon.

Pressuring allies not to retaliate against attacks raises the risk of spiraling conflicts.

The April 14 missile barrage showed Israel that it cannot prevail against Iran on its own.

Washington’s shortsighted policies enabled Tehran and its proxies to destabilize the region.