Iran’s Toughest Battle Has Only Just Begun
After outlasting a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign, Iran now finds itself contending with an even more menacing threat…
The Iran conflict’s energy shocks are not yet fully realized
The United States and Israel began their attacks on Iran one month ago. Due to Iran’s retaliatory actions,…
Equality as a guiding principle for US policy on Israel-Palestine
Executive summary Global attention on Israel-Palestine has understandably focused on Gaza since October 7, 2023. But a parallel…
Trump Has Options to Invade Iran—All of Them Would Cost Dearly
Despite President Donald Trump’s indications of negotiations geared toward ending the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, thousands of U.S.…
Israel Now Sees Iran’s Survival as a Real Possibility
With the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its fifth week, approaching the end of one of President…
Israel Removing Hezbollah Would Be Its Biggest Victory in Decades
As Israel wages an air and land war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the midst of an ongoing joint…
Why Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz matters
On Monday, March 16, Brookings experts Samantha Gross and Caitlin Talmadge sat down with Melanie W. Sisson to…
Exclusive: Iran Kurdish Leader Says Ready to Join War if US Gives Support
The head of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group has told Newsweek his forces were prepared to launch ground…
Iraq must not be a staging ground for war with Iran
Iraq finds itself caught in the crossfire of Israeli and American strikes against Iran. Unlike the Arab Gulf…
The surreal experience of meeting Khamenei
Meeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in August 2012 was as close to an out-of-body experience as I’ve…
As US and Iran Teeter Between War and Peace, Saudi Arabia Wants a Deal
With the United States and Iran engaging in their first round of nuclear talks since coming to direct…
Amid US-UK Clash Over Key Island Base, Maldives Leader Has a Deal for Trump
The dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom over control of islands hosting a remote yet…