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Can Washington credibly side with demonstrators while also working toward an agreement on the languishing 2015 nuclear deal?

The weeks-old protests were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in Iranian security custody.

The weeks-old protests were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in Iranian security custody.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government's brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests. He's praised the "brave

The weeks-old protests were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in Iranian security custody.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government's brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests. He's praised the "brave

Iranian drones have suffered "numerous failures on the battleground" in Ukraine, according to a top U.S. official.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is once again embroiled in angry protests. All over the country, tens of thousands have been coming together to decry the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian Morality Police as well as the state’s systemic repression of women. With the Iranian Revolutionary Guard employed domestically, against Iranian citizens, for the first time, the world is watching Tehran and its brutal response closely. After two weeks of protests, where do we stand?

Tehran sees the rise of ISIS in Afghanistan as a serious threat. Not only does the terrorist group’s anti-Iranian and anti-Shia position threaten Iran’s interests in Afghanistan, but officials in Tehran are concerned about ISIS’ ability to recruit among Iranian Sunnis. What are Iran’s key worries about ISIS in Afghanistan? How is ISIS today different from the challenge posed by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s? And what can Iran and other regional and international actors d...

Protests roiling Iran in recent days are creating more volatility for the regime, and some analysts see a chance that the domestic turmoil will crimp Iranian support for proxy groups that attack U.S. allies in the Middle East.