The Iran Primer

Frederic Wehrey

Nasser Hadian

            On January 19, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that Iran had been invited to join the peace talks on Syria.

            Less than half of Iranians support economic, military or political support for the Syrian regime, according to a new Gallup Wor

Hanin Ghaddar

            In a flurry of tweets, President Hassan Rouhani took a firm stand against use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Jubin Goodarzi

Jubin Goodarzi

Mehdi Khalaji

Will Fulton

            On at least one issue—and at least rhetorically—Iran and the United States agree.

            The Arab uprisings have deepened ethnic and religious tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in the Middle East, according to a n

            Iran’s role in the Syrian conflict is “especially pernicious as it helps the Assad regime build sectarian militias,

            On March 24, Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to inspect Iranian cargo flights for arms.

            On March 4, Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal warned that the window for diplomac

            On March 2, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Syrian counterpart, Walid Mouallem, condemned the recent U.S.

Interview with Ambassador Jim Jeffrey

Juan Cole