Foreign relations of Iran Articles

Pariahs in Tehran

Kenneth M. Pollack | Oct 20, 2010
We shouldn't believe all we hear about the success of Obama's Iran strategy. The world needs to put a stranglehold on Tehran.

Dreams of Babylon

Ryan Crocker | Jun 28, 2010
Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.

In the Tunnels of Natanz

David Kay | Feb 23, 2010
The leader of the search for WMD in Iraq says weapons inspections will not stop Iran from going nuclear. The West doesn’t have the capacity or unity to make an effective inspection regime happen.

The Revolution Will Be Mercantilized

Ali Ansari | Feb 11, 2010
Iran is degenerating into a security state, with the Revolutionary Guard Corps at the helm. The fight for supremacy among the hard-line elite can only lead to a crisis within the Iranian state.

The Republic and the Rahbar

Gary Sick | Jan 21, 2009
With all of the hype surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and its incendiary President Ahmadinejad, we have been fooled into believe Tehran is one of our biggest threats.

Israel's Fight-or-Flight Response

John Mueller
Ian S. Lustick
| Oct 30, 2008
A nuclear Iran may not be the biggest threat to Israel. Fear is a danger in and of itself.

Iranian Resurrection

Robert Baer | Oct 30, 2008
Iran is becoming a superpower. Funding proxy armies, controlling vital energy hubs and winning the heart of the Arab street, Tehran has created a sphere of influence on an imperial scale. If we don’t do something—and soon—Iran, not China or Russia

The Friend of My Enemy

Thomas E. Graham | Apr 25, 2008
The road to a solution for America’s Iran problem runs through Moscow. How to think about the costs—and benefits.

Patient Stabilized?

Stephen Biddle | Feb 29, 2008
Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.

Invasive Procedures

Ian Bremmer | Feb 29, 2008
Saving Iraq and Afghanistan will require some extensive operations.

Follow The National Interest

May 26, 2012