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IAEA Meets Amid New Fears of Iran's Path to Nuclear Weapon

IAEA Meets Amid New Fears of Iran's Path to Nuclear Weapon

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is holding its Board of Governors meeting this week, just days after [...] More

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JCPOA: If We Get to Agreement, what will it Mean?

After recent hurdles in the nearly year-long talks aimed at re-instituting the nuclear agreement with Iran known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of [...] More

Decision Time on JCPOA

Cipher Brief Expert Gary Grappo is a former U.S. ambassador who held senior positions including Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. [...] More
What Iran's Election Tells Us About Where It's Headed

What Iran's Election Tells Us About Where It's Headed

Hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi won Iran’s presidential election on Saturday in a move that is expected to bolster the conservative legacy of the [...] More
President Biden's Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule

President Biden's Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule

President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming its Middle East agenda on adhering to campaign promises, examining current policies and undoing some [...] More

A Path to Reset Iran Policy

Norman T. Roule served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East. He served as [...] More

Biden's National Security Test

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is former Acting Director of the CIA, former Deputy CIA Director and is the Distinguished Practitioner in [...] More

Biden Holds the Cards on Iran, But Will He Play Them?

Gary Grappo is a former U.S. ambassador who held senior positions including Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; [...] More

Biden's Best JCPOA Bid

OPINION — Was the November 27, assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh - Iran’s top nuclear scientist - the beginning or the end of attempts to sabotage [...] More
Through an Israeli Lens: Biden and Iran

Through an Israeli Lens: Biden and Iran

Eldad Shavit, Sr. Researcher, INSS[rebelmouse-image 60322648 expand=1 dam=1 alt="Eldad Shavit" site_id=26883708 is_animated_gif="false" [...] More

How Will a Biden Administration Engage the Middle East?

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More
What Does Closer Cooperation between China and Iran Mean?

What Does Closer Cooperation between China and Iran Mean?

Iran and China are reportedly moving forward with an economic and security agreement that could pose a significant challenge to US efforts to isolate [...] More

What Follows a 'Sayonara' Foreign Policy

Cipher Brief Expert and former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin is a distinguished practitioner in residence at the Johns Hopkins University [...] More