Iran

Security men wearing protective masks stand on a street during a 24-hour curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Yemen’s disaster becomes “cataclysmic”

Monday, July 6, 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi delivers a speech during the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2020. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Was Iraq’s prime minister right to go after an Iranian proxy?

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Iranians wearing protective face masks ride the metro, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Reopening the World: Reopening Iran

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Iranian lawmakers attend the opening ceremony of Iran's 11th parliament, practicing social distancing as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, May 27, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

What explains the decline of Iran’s moderates? It’s not Trump

Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni

Monday, June 15, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Iran’s corona-diplomacy

Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Riyadh now?

Monday, March 30, 2020

US President Donald Trump (R) and Iraqi President Barham Salih attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 50th World Economic Forum.

The relationship between Iraq and the US is in danger of collapse. That can’t happen.

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Sara Allawi

Friday, March 20, 2020

Iraqi women gather at the scene where Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad airport, Iraq February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Wissam al-Okaili

What will happen to Iraqi Shiite militias after one key leader’s death?

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Yemen’s war is escalating again

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

A woman walks past parliamentary election campaign posters at the end of the parliamentary election day in Tehran, Iran February 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Iran’s parliamentary elections occur amid unprecedented pressures

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Thursday, February 20, 2020