A Welcome Humanitarian Deal between the U.S. and Iran
Washington and Tehran have reached an accord bringing U.S. hostages home from Iran and unfreezing Iranian assets. The agreement has much to recommend it, despite what critics say.
U.S. Prisoners Freed from Iran Make Emotional Return Home after Swap Deal
The freed Americans include U.S.-Iranian dual citizens Siamak Namazi, 51, and Emad Sharqi, 59, both businessmen, Morad Tahbaz, 67, an environmentalist who also holds British nationality, and two others who have yet to be identified.
Biden Admin Clears the Way for Prisoner Swap deal with Iran, Lifts Freeze on $6 Billion in Iranian Funds
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran and five Iranian nationals detained in the U.S. will be released, the administration told Congress.
5 Years On: Where Trump’s Iran Deal Exit Leaves Us Now
The state of Iran's nuclear program and international diplomacy after Trump's withdrawal.
An Opening to Deescalate the Iran Nuclear Crisis?
Iran’s recent willingness to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency to increase transparency on its nuclear program could help open diplomatic space for additional steps toward decreasing tensions and rolling back Iran’s nuclear advances.
‘Tragic Mistake’: Top Biden Advisor Laments Trump Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Pact
Five years after Trump quit the JCPOA, efforts to revive it have given way to obituaries. But it is not entirely clear yet what the United States sees as the path forward.
Iran’s Nuclear Program Marches Forward, 5 Years After The U.S. Abandoned The Deal
Following Trump's withdrawal from the agreement, Iran stopped adhering to the limits the deal had set and day-by-day its nuclear program crept forward.
Once again, the American right is pushing Israel into a war with Iran
The war hawks should stop playing with Israeli and US lives and give Joe Biden room to secure an agreement that prevents an Iranian bomb.
How Beijing Helped Riyadh and Tehran Reach a Detente
The deal has the potential to de-escalate tensions, reduce the risk of conflict and may lead to further peace and security breakthroughs in the region.
The West Must Do More to Prevent Conflict With Iran
Pulling back from diplomacy won't help human-rights protesters, and pushing toward conflict does nothing to further Western interests.