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Iran

The NATO flag.

How Biden can say goodbye to “America First” on nuclear issues

By Rupal N. Mehta | Nuclear Risk

A clean return to the Iran nuclear deal should be Biden’s first option

By Eric Brewer | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

The funeral procession for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Four ways the killing of Iran’s nuclear scientist will undercut US national security

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

The A1 Verse: Wide-angle assassination

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

Donald Trump iran

The A1 Verse: Iran is not a verb

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program: Separating real concerns from threat inflation

By Ali Ahmad | Nuclear Risk, Opinion

President Donald Trump and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia talk together during ceremonies, Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Official White House Photo Shealah Craighead)

Why US-Saudi Arabia relations will continue to be close, even when climate action reduces demand for oil

By Jean-François Seznec | Climate Change

UN Security Council virtual meeting

The strategic consequences of ending the arms embargo on Iran

By Farhad Rezaei | Nuclear Risk

Sina Athar clinic after a June 30 explosion.

Experts blame Israel for the recent explosions. Why won’t Iran?

By Farhad Rezaei | Nuclear Risk

Natanz centrifuge assembly building

Explosion at Natanz: Why sabotaging Iran’s nuclear program could backfire

By Mahsa Rouhi | Nuclear Risk

Mike Pompeo meets with Heiko Mass, the German foreign minister

Why Europe needs to push back to save the Iran nuclear deal

By Azadeh Zamirirad, Oliver Meier, Sascha Lohmann | Nuclear Risk

A mural in Tehran

Farshad Farahat, Iranian American actor, has advice on reducing nuclear risks

By Peter Hammond Schwartz | Nuclear Risk