Middle East & North Africa

In the face of growing external pressure, the government may have no choice but to offer more concessions to its own people in order to preserve internal unity

Iranian officials probe Israel’s alleged use of Azerbaijani airspace to hit Iranian targets

Without a significant push toward renewable energy and substantial renovation of domestic infrastructure, Iran’s growing power deficit is unsustainable

Years of rising tensions between Iran and the IAEA came to a head after the Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and personnel

U.S. airstrikes on Yemen fell short of degrading the Houthis’ military capabilities and strengthened their domestic and regional propaganda

Along with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar played pivotal roles in persuading the Trump administration to lift most U.S. sanctions on Syria

It appears that the largest withdrawals took place during the two terms of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when Iran first began facing severe sanctions pressure over its nuclear program