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Voices of Caution Emerge in Crisis with Iran

In recent weeks, tensions between the United States – backed by its Gulf Arab allies and Israel – and Iran have risen alarmingly, with fears of war increasing in many quarters. Against this backdrop, however, there are suggestions that powerful constituencies, close to both the Iranian and Saudi leadership, are interested in avoiding conflict and are open to finding a way to defuse tensions and explore the grounds for a new relationship.

Amid Saber-Rattling in the Crisis with Iran, Voices of Caution Emerge

While some urge confrontation, powerful voices of reason emerge.

Hussein Ibish

9 min read

U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, talks with Joey Hood, left, chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, after he arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, May 7. (Mandel Ngan via AP)

Tehran’s Strategy: Heroic Flexibility, Strategic Patience, or Active Resistance?

Iran's political factions appear to have their own distinct perceptions of the Trump administration’s Iran policy and try hard to take advantage of that policy in their factional struggle for power.

Ali Alfoneh

10 min read

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside of Bushehr, Iran, Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno)