MENA September 10, 2021 IRAN: US-Iran ties enter new period of brinkmanship Iran, Politics Jon B. Alterman Iran and the US seem determined to demonstrate to each other they are not desperate for a nuclear weapons agreement. Iran may seek to hedge the destabilizing effects of its nuclear actions by lowering tensions with regional neighbors. The Biden team... Read More...
MENA August 5, 2021 IRAN: Raisi inaugurated amid increased concerns about Iran Iran, Politics Jon B. Alterman Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran’s president yesterday. Iran is already repositioning itself as a less pliable power in hopes of eliciting a sense of urgency to meet Iranian demands. Recent, aggressive behavior may be part of a recalibration in Iran’s... Read More...
MENA June 14, 2021 IRAN: Presidential elections unlikely to surprise Iran, Politics Jon B. Alterman The Iranian government is trying to make the 18 June presidential election as anti-climactic as possible, removing every possible stumbling block to the rise of Ebrahim Raisi. The conventional wisdom is increasingly converging on a nuclear deal being struck in... Read More...
MENA April 19, 2021 IRAN/US: Fallout from Natanz attack is more negotiations Iran, Politics, US Natanz, nuclear Jon B. Alterman The April 11 attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site was unusual in that Israel was fairly clear about its responsibility. Iran’s response to the attack, advertising its determination to create highly enriched uranium, represents a commitment to the negotiating track. While... Read More...
MENA February 22, 2021 IRAN: Resumed Iran Diplomacy Will Provide No Easy Path Iran, Politics, US JCPOA Jon B. Alterman Iran is likely to restrict UN inspectors’ access to nuclear sites on 23 February, following the expiration of a deadline the Iranian parliament imposed on European countries to provide sanctions relief. Iran’s hostile actions, including the attack last on a... Read More...
November 30, 2020 Iran: The View From Tehran Polls, Iran, Middle East, Others On Iran… “Pride, insecurity, interest, fear, and honor” – Norman Roule, Former Head of CIA Iran desk The view from Tehran Many conflicting reports have emerged of the events leading up to the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (head... Read More...
March 5, 2020 IRAN: COVID-19 might lower risk of brinkmanship Iran, Middle East, Politics Coronavirus, cover-19, Iran, nuclear Jon B. Alterman Arabic <img src="https://d12ee1u74lotna.cloudfront.net/images/flags/ja.png" class="amazon-ai-flag-image" alt="ja... Read More...
