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Iran

The European Response to the Saudi Attacks: A Careful Balancing Act

A joint statement issued by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom demonstrates the European commitment to the JCPOA and diplomacy with Iran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during their meeting on the sideline of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 24. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

As Maximum Pressure and Maximum Resistance Max Out, Where’s the Confrontation With Iran Headed?

AGSIW examines the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran.

September 12 panel on U.S.-Iranian tensions

Party of One? Maritime Coalition Challenges in the Gulf

Gulf maritime security may be morphing from a U.S. responsibility into a multinational responsibility.

Potential for Reducing Gulf Tensions

The diplomatic deadlock between the United States and Iran places the burden for preventing conflict on the European countries and some of the other trading partners of Iran.

UAE Outreach to Iran Cracks Open the Door to Dialogue

While the Emiratis have their own reasons for outreach to Tehran, Washington and Riyadh may find it useful as well.

Conflict or Compromise: U.S. and Iran on a Knife’s Edge

Whatever the path out of the current crisis, Gulf Arab states seeking an end to Iranian interference in regional affairs are likely to be disappointed.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, walks with U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Steve Bondy, left, and UAE Minister of State Ahmed al-Sayegh, right, as Pompeo arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for talks on Iran, June 24. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Iran’s Economic Resistance Buckling under U.S. Maximum Pressure

The Iranian government has been constantly seeking strategies to circumvent U.S. sanctions, but these efforts have not led to a sustainable and secure solution.

Various currency rates are displayed at a window of an exchange shop in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Gulf Arab States Don’t Want a U.S.-Iranian War, and Could Help Avoid One

Caught in the crossfire already, Gulf Arab countries have an important opportunity to help shape the off-ramp from confrontation.

Iranian General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp' aerospace division, looks at debris from what the division describes as the U.S. drone which was shot down on June 20, Tehran, Iran, June 21. (Meghdad Madadi/Tasnim News Agency/via AP)