Covering topics ranging from security and politics to business and society, IranSource draws on written analysis and multimedia content to inform a broader public conversation about Iran from an array of angles and perspectives.

It aims to identify the challenges, opportunities, and policy conundrums facing the US-Iran relationship and present a range of options to address them.

Editor: Holly Dagres

The views expressed in IranSource are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Atlantic Council, its staff, or its supporters.

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If Trump Can Meet with North Korea’s Leader, Why Not Iran’s?

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Nov 20, 2024

2025 will be a decisive year for Iran’s nuclear program

Diplomatic deadlines and regional factors will force Iran to decide soon whether to strike a deal or seek a nuclear weapon. Either choice will have major ripple effects.

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If Trump Can Meet with North Korea’s Leader, Why Not Iran’s?

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Nov 20, 2024

How to wrestle with an ayatollah 

By
Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

If one looks closely, the ancient Persian sport of wrestling might have answers to understanding how to contain Iran

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If Trump Can Meet with North Korea’s Leader, Why Not Iran’s?

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Nov 1, 2024

How the death of Abdul Malik al-Houthi could impact the Houthis and Iran

By
Emily Milliken and Caitlin Miller Hollingsworth

While Abdul Malik al-Houthi is still alive today, his death in the near term would impact the Houthi’s ability to operate and widen a leadership vacuum within Iran’s Resistance Axis.

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Apr 13, 2018

If Trump Can Meet with North Korea’s Leader, Why Not Iran’s?

By Holly Dagres

It’s evident that President Donald Trump cares a great deal about himself. He’s sensitive to how the world views him and is quick to lash out or “counter-punch” against anyone who criticizes him. Out of this comes a desire for respect. Those who make historic achievements, his thinking goes, are respected. This motivates the US […]

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Apr 10, 2018

Is Trump Counting on Iranian Hardliners to Nix the Nuclear Deal?

By Noah Annan

As a May 12 deadline for the US to renew sanctions waivers on Iran approaches, there are a number of possible scenarios for the nuclear deal’s survival or demise.

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Apr 9, 2018

Iran’s Uncertain Future: Revolution or Evolution?

By Thomas Buonomo

In his article published February 12, 2018, “Iran’s Uncertain Future,” Alireza Nader, an Iran expert who spent nearly 10 years working as a senior policy analyst with the RAND Corporation, raises serious questions about the stability of the Islamic Republic of Iran and offers a set of likely future political scenarios for the country.

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Apr 5, 2018

Trump Visa Restrictions Undermine US Outreach to the Iranian People

By Mehrnaz Samimi

On March 20th, at the time of the Spring Equinox and Iranian New Year celebrations, President Trump wished Iranians “a beautiful and blessed Nowruz.” The US president has repeatedly cast himself as being on the Iranian people’s side, including amid widespread anti-government protests that took place in Iran in late December and January, and in […]

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Mar 27, 2018

How Iran Might Respond to the US Abrogating the Nuclear Deal

By Sina Azodi

President Trump has threatened to unilaterally withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May if his demands for “fixing” the deal are not met by Britain, France and Germany (the E3). Iran has categorically rejected any amendments to the nuclear agreement and has argued that it has a range of options to respond […]

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Mar 26, 2018

JCPOA and Nuclear Diplomacy in Doubt as Hawks Join Trump Administration

By Tarja Cronberg

News that John Bolton has been named President Trump’s new national security adviser – following the appointment of harsh Iran critic Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State – adds to mounting evidence that the United States will quit the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May.

IranSource

Mar 16, 2018

Dual Nationals and Environmentalists Ensnared in IRGC Attack on Rouhani

By Barbara Slavin

The intelligence branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has often targeted dual nationals in an effort to find scapegoats for Iran’s many problems. Its recent assault on environmentalists is particularly wrongheaded and cruel at a time when Iran faces unprecedented environmental challenges. Kavous Seyed-Emami, a Canadian-Iranian and respected advocate for endangered species in […]

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Mar 16, 2018

شهروندان دو تابعیتی و فعالان محیط زیست در بند تهاجم سپاه به روحانی

By باربارا اسلاوین

شاخه اطلاعاتی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی اغلب افراد دو تابعیتی را مورد هدف قرار می دهد تا بتواند آنها را سپر بلای مسایل بسیار ایران کند. حمله اخیر به فعالان محیط زیست آن هم در زمانی که ایران با چالش های زیست محیطی بی سابقه ای رو به رو است، به غایت بی رحمانه و […]

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Mar 1, 2018

Wrestling Chief Joins Others Refusing to Play Iran’s Game

By Barbara Slavin

For 40 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed strict rules about a wide variety of matters, from personal appearance to contact with people from adversarial nations. In this winter of discontent, however, more and more Iranians are refusing to abide by regulations that they regard as stifling and self-defeating. The latest is Rasoul […]

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Feb 21, 2018

Iran’s History of Suspicious Deaths in Prison

By Holly Dagres

A single word “baba,” dad, appeared on an Instagram post by Iranian punk rocker King Raam taken at his father’s funeral.  Kavous Seyed-Emami, a prominent Canadian-Iranian environmentalist and academic, was quickly buried without an independent autopsy due to pressure by authorities, according to his family. Officials said Seyed-Emami had committed suicide in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on February 9, […]

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