The Lopsided Iran-China Partnership Presents More Questions than Answers
On February 14, 2023, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi paid his first official visit to China...
Iranian Nuclear Program: Tough Choices for the United States
The future of Iran’s decades-old nuclear program is one of the most difficult foreign policy...
As the Rial’s Value Drops, Pressure on the Raisi Government Grows
The value of the Iranian rial fell sharply in February 2023, decreasing from 440,000 rials...
Iranian-Saudi Normalization: From Hostility to Cooperative Rivalry
Ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the most complicated...
Iran-Saudi Agreement: In Search of Stable Oil Exports and New Relations
The relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been fraught with tension for decades, with...
The Iran-Saudi Agreement is Not a Game Changer
The China-brokered agreement restoring relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, announced on March 10, is...
Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement: Searching for Substance Amid Symbolism
The recent announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia would restore their bilateral diplomatic relations has...
Iran’s Aviation Industry Is in Dire Straits
The secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines announced earlier this year that the price...
Russia’s Ultranationalist Lessons for Iran
For more than a decade, the clerical regime in Iran has faced mounting domestic and...
Iran Cannot Solve its Azerbaijan Problem Through Intimidation
On January 27, 2023, an unprecedented terrorist attack was carried out against the embassy of...
Iran in Ukraine: The Costs of Supporting Putin’s War
For all the ways in which Iran has benefitted from its support of Russia’s war...
Decoding Iran’s Hesitant Use of Military Force
On January 28, drones from an unidentified actor struck a military factory in Isfahan, Iran....