It’s been almost 30 years since I arrived in Tehran for work at the Australian embassy. I was the first female policy officer from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade posted there. One of …
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The war between Israel and Iran has brought only short-term gains for Russia. Looking to the longer term, we see much bigger negatives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky complained that the war had resulted in a sharp …
Donald Trump could be having his Mission Accomplished moment. He said in a nationally televised address Saturday night, ‘Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key …
The 22 June strike by the United States on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan risks replacing known quantities—monitored, visible sites—with a dangerous blind spot. Iran’s program may now shift into more inaccessible …
Understanding the unfolding geopolitical drama around Iran requires an understanding of its history. There is perhaps no better English language source for such a review than Abbas Amanat’s Iran: A Modern History, first published in …