Leslie Shaw (ESCP Europe): Applying Game Theory to the US-Iran Conflict. William Tobey on how the West is getting desperate in the Iran nuclear negotiations. The trouble with “breakout capacity”: Greg Thielmann and Robert Wright on how a widely misunderstood term could doom the Iran nuclear negotiations. When the Ayatollah said no to nukes: Gareth Porter interviews Mohsen Rafighdoost, a top Iranian official who says that Khomeini personally stopped him from building Iran's WMD program. Daniel Drezner on the political science and politics of the Iran nuclear negotiations. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar on strategic anti-Americanism in Iran from the hostage crisis to nuclear talks. Iran’s getting new nuclear reactors courtesy of Russia. Iran and the world continue to agree to disagree — again. That sound you hear is a nuclear deal with Iran receding. Cornered but unbound by nuclear pact, Israel reconsiders military action against Iran. Will Iran and Israel meet in the middle? Abbas Milani and Israel Waismel-Manor investigate. Ali Fathollah Nejad (SOAS): Why Sanctions against Iran are Counterproductive: Conflict Resolution and State–Society Relations. Iran's Khamenei says oil reliance putting country at mercy of big powers. Can oil and gas markets adjust to a rising Persia? Carole Nakhle investigates. From The Economist, a special report on Iran: The revolution is over — After decades of messianic fervour, Iran is becoming a more mature and modern country. Iranian photographer Nafise Motlaq is tired of explaining life in Iran — so she captures everyday life to show people instead.
