Iran

A group of people in formal attire sit around a table with phones and documents; one person wears a "USA" cap. A map and security personnel are visible in the background.

President Trump just started a dangerous, pointless war against Iran

By Joe Cirincione | Nuclear Risk, Opinion

A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28 in Tehran, Iran. After explosions were seen in the Iranian capital, the office of the Israeli Defense Minister issued a statement saying it had launched a preemptive strike against the country. (Smart phone photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Trump’s war on Iran: grave dangers and, at best, limited benefits

By Matthew Bunn | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A cityscape with a plume of smoke rising in the distance under a hazy sky, indicating an explosion or fire in the urban area in Iran.

Israel and the US strike Iran. It is a tragedy of Tehran’s own making

By Nicole Grajewski | Nuclear Risk, Opinion

Three men meet in a formal room; two men in suits shake hands while a man in traditional Omani attire stands opposite them. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind them.

Give negotiations a chance: How to turn Iran’s claimed right to enrich uranium into a new deal—and avoid a war

By Mark Goodman | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

This combination of pictures shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in 2025. (Photos by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN and Amer HILABI via Getty Images)

Why Iran–US negotiations must move beyond a single-issue approach to the nuclear problem

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Iran’s internet shutdown tells a larger story: Digital repression is on the rise

By Steven Feldstein, Shreya Joshi | Disruptive Technologies, Incoming Signals, The AI Power Trip

Abstract digital artwork featuring colorful geometric shapes on the left and a stylized red-orange aircraft on the right, set against a purple background.

The 2025 nuclear year in review: Back to the Future Atomic Age

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

sun over tehran skyline

Shifting storms, sweltering summers: Tehran faces future ‘Day Zero’ when the taps run dry

By Yeon-Woo Choi, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir | Analysis, Climate Change

How to design nuclear sanctions that don’t backfire

By Sergey Shkolnikov | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow

A soldier in camouflage uniform and helmet stands guard with a rifle in front of a large industrial building with smokestacks under a partly cloudy sky.

From Zaporizhzhia to Natanz, nuclear piracy is equally dangerous—and illegal

By Ali Alkis | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Three men stand and converse around a wooden table in a meeting room with files and glasses of water on the table. A TV is mounted on the wall behind them.

Why Europe’s snapback gamble against Iran will backfire

By Sina Toossi | Nuclear Weapons

Two officials shake hands at a formal event, with IAEA and Iranian flags on the table, and three national flags in the background. A third person stands between them, clapping.

Iran signs a new agreement with the IAEA. Then tries to sell it at home

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Weapons