Ray Takeyh clarifies the extent of the CIA's involvement in the 1953 coup in Iran.

Richard N. Haass discusses the lessons to be taken from the history of U.S. military involvement in Iraq--and their implications for how to move forward in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran.

Elliott Abrams says the United States--rather than Israel--may strike against Iran's nuclear program.

Sanctions have weakened Iran, but expert Hossein G. Askari says the country's leaders continue to muddle through, in part because of popular support for uranium enrichment--the cause of mounting global pressure.

Elliott Abrams tells the complex story of Arab-Israeli-Iranian relations over this summer.

New sanctions have revived hopes that non-military action can cripple Iran's nuclear program. But some analysts say these efforts could be undermined by Asian investment in Iran as well as the regime's intransigence.

Mohamad Bazzi says that the United States has lost leverage in being able to force Iraqi leaders to end their current political stalemate.

Steven Simon and Ray Takeyh say that President Obama's decision on the use of force against Iran would hinge on factors well beyond Iran's timetable for obtaining a bomb.

In the aftermath of Iran's disputed 2009 election and the social networking firestorm it created, some Iranian hardliners have responded with their own networking site -- to fight fire with fire, reports RFE/RL's Golnaz Esfandiari.

Mohamad Bazzi says Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's rise could stoke sectarian tensions in Iraq--and help Iran.

Arang Keshavarzian analyzes how growing economic discontent sparked the recent Tehran bazaar protests and why they could bode badly for the Iranian regime.

Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Paul Rogers analyzes the prospect of an Israeli attack on Iran and its global implications.

The latest round of UN and U.S. sanctions on Iran are unlikely to push Iran to negotiations, says sanctions expert Meghan O'Sullivan, which means the U.S. and its allies will need to look at options including military force, among others.

Ray Takeyh says the Green movement today is America's only realistic path to a constructive and durable nuclear compact with Iran.

Is it too late to convince North Korea and Iran to dismantle their nuclear programs?

Mohamad Bazzi says a more moderate, democratic vision of Shiism could ultimately resolve the current conflict in Iran.

Walter Russell Mead says that Brazil's recent involvement in the diplomatic dispute between Iran and the United States reveals the United States' need to identify ways to help Brazil reach its potential and help advance important American interests in Latin America.