Trita Parsi

Iran's Revolutionary Guards urge American voters to punish Trump at the ballot box in November midterms

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon

When Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in Washington, D.C., later this month, he should bring one with him to play with U.S. President Donald Trump—because they’re stuck in an Iranian finger trap

MIDDLE EASTERN rulers are livid with President Donald Trump, who together with Israel unleashed a war on Iran without a serious plan for ending it

Missile strikes, tanker attacks push Iran–US showdown toward wider Gulf war

Amid the severe gasoline shortage, gas stations are diluting fuel with water; sometimes they're simply pumping water into car tanks

Asian and European stocks tumbled after the airstrikes, though Wall Street opened higher as investors focused instead on AI developments

He sees the Trump administration’s new sanctions strategy toward Iran as an attempt to seek economic leverage where military force has so far failed to produce any results

Scott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran

Meanwhile, the new head of the Islamic Republic's top security body warned, in a more forceful tone, of retaliation if neighboring countries support U.S. threats to further sanction Tehran

Iranians Admit Trump’s Blockade Is Working

Now Iran’s hardline leadership is devising and promoting its own strategy for continued confrontation with Washington

Iran is rebuilding the upper ranks of its military and security establishment after months of wartime losses by turning largely to familiar veterans — figures whose careers in some cases stretch back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and previous domestic crackdowns

The news injected fresh uncertainty into negotiations that President Donald Trump previously described positively

Abdollahi’s remarks landed just as the U.S. State Department and multiple embassies were advising Americans to depart Middle Eastern countries due to escalating risks, underlining how quickly the security climate is deteriorating

This week, the pair met once more at the White House after Zelenskyy travelled to Washington for the funeral of Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator who had staunchly backed Ukraine in its war with Russia, even as Trump and his Maga movement all but threw in their lot with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin

Iranian MPs called for capturing US soldiers and launching ground attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, as discussions grew over a possible ground operation by either side and US strikes entered their 10th consecutive day

Iran on July 10 laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of U.S. and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war

Iran’s new order takes shape after Khamenei burial

Vice President J.D. Vance isn’t the only one being trotted out to sell an unpopular deal

Almost everything in the Trump administration seems like an implausible pitch for a television show, containing so many oddball plot devices and weird twists that even the most creative showrunner would veto most of them

The president has sought to recast the Iranian government as he pursues a peace deal

Almost everything in the Trump administration seems like an implausible pitch for a television show, containing so many oddball plot devices and weird twists that even the most creative showrunner would veto most of them

In the Tree brasserie off Herzl Street in Rehovot, there was much that almost everyone agreed on

Hours before it was to be signed, however, Israeli jets struck Lebanon's capital Beirut, killing at least three people

The deal offers desperately needed sanctions relief, much of which will come only if Iran rolls back its nuclear program, including at a minimum diluting its stockpile of highly enriched uranium

While it appears to favor Iran heavily, not everyone is looking at the memorandum of understanding between the Islamic Republic and Israel

The path to peace grew significantly narrower on Wednesday after the US and Iran traded fresh strikes, leaving critical ceasefire talks hanging by a thread

Trump prepares new strikes as Iran quits peace talks

Washington signals talks in final stages, though Lebanon conflict causes logjam

Ariel Cohen is a D.C.-based contributor who covers energy and security

Washington signals talks in final stages, though Lebanon conflict causes logjam

Jordan also reported shooting down five missiles that Iran shot at an air base hosting U.S. forces

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Trump reportedly told Netanyahu to refrain from retaliating against Iran’s missile attack, warning Israel to step back as diplomacy with Tehran approaches a critical moment

Germany was competing with Austria and Portugal for two seats allocated to the “Western Europe and Others” group, with the two other countries ultimately securing the positions instead

Trump Touts Imminent Iran Deal That Would Reopen Hormuz Strait

Trump Weighs Iranian Peace Offer Without Ruling Out More Strikes

Tehran threatens retaliation and signals continued control over Strait of Hormuz

US unlikely to accept offer to end Hormuz chokehold without nuclear program discussions

Trump Extends Iran Truce and Keeps Blockade as Talks Falter

Returning to the city, he was confronted by bombed-out buildings, debris and rubble still scattered across the roads

Returning to the city, he was confronted by bombed-out buildings, debris and rubble still scattered across the roads

Pete Hegseth begins briefing with war crime threat to Iran

The US-Israeli war on Iran has kept the world on edge for nearly seven weeks, with a fragile ceasefire offering a tense pause over the past 10 days

The rally takes place amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations in the country

US Treasury sanctions Iranian oil shipping magnate Shamkhani

European Gas Prices Jump After Trump Threatens Hormuz Blockade