Pursuing A Precarious Peace: Examining the Turkey-Iran Relationship
Turkey and Iran have a long, tumultuous, and, at times, contentious history. The border between...
How “Spy Games” Between Iran and Israel Could Enflame Regional Tensions
In 2020, Iran’s counter-intelligence agencies were challenged by the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the country’s...
Iran’s Drone Diplomacy: Enhancing Tehran’s Regional Competitiveness
In mid-May, flanked by high-ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen....
Iran: Winning Abroad While Losing at Home
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran’s foreign policy has relied on supporting allied and proxy...
Iran’s Energy Sector Needs Sanctions Relief and Foreign Investment
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent energy crisis it unleashed, have highlighted the...
Iran’s “Game of Drones” in the Middle East
Amid mounting domestic unrest and ongoing diplomatic standoffs with regional states, Iran has devoted a...
What “Realism” Often Misses: A Study of Iran and Qatar
The Ukraine conflict, which entered its hundredth day last week, has major implications for all...
Iran Cannot Develop its Oil Sector Without Sanctions Relief
Thanks to a combination of Western animosity and Iran’s regional foreign policy, the country’s energy...
Challenging Prospects for Saudi-Iranian Talks
A fifth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, held in late April 2022,...
How the Arash-Dorra Gas Field Could Improve Saudi-Iran Ties
Over the past two decades, Iran’s Ministry of Oil had made increasing the production capacity...
The Iran Nuclear Deal and World Energy Markets
The revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the “P5+1” powers, if all...
Larijani vs. Rouhani: Who Will Lead the Iranian Moderates?
The victory of regime-faithful cleric Ebrahim Raisi in Iran’s 2021 presidential elections— a victory all...