Iran’s response to the assassination of its top nuclear scientist poses an early challenge to the Biden administration, and may be seen as a provocation by President Trump.
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Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond
After suffering a string of audacious attacks, Tehran faces an agonizing choice: embracing hard-liner demands for swift retaliation or trying to make a fresh start with the Biden administration.
Biden Wants to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Won’t Be Easy
President Trump is applying more sanctions on Iran that would be hard to reverse. Tehran, facing elections in June, has its own demands.
Iran to Allow U.N. Inspections of Previously Blocked Nuclear Sites
The reversal comes amid a United Nations Security Council split over whether to restore international sanctions against Iran’s economy — and demolish a 2015 accord that limits its nuclear program.
The Israel-U.A.E. Deal and the Beirut Blast Both Box in Iran
With Arab neighbors more worried about Iran than Israel, is Tehran losing the battle for influence in the region?
As Virus Infections Surge, Countries End Lockdowns
Still struggling with rising coronavirus cases, India, Mexico, Russia, Iran and Pakistan have decided they must end lockdowns and restart their economies.
A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety
The so-called honor killing of a 14-year-old girl in Iran has shaken the country and forced an examination of its failure to protect women and children.
Cheap Oil Poses New Quandary for Iran as It Relaxes Virus Lockdown
The country has been hit with a triple-whammy: raging coronavirus, American sanctions and, now, oil so cheap that it’s barely profitable.
Power Struggle Hampers Iran’s Coronavirus Response
President Hassan Rouhani has been severely criticized for not acting forcefully against the epidemic. Now he and the military, newly empowered to intervene, are fighting over control.
Iran Vice President Is One of 7 Officials to Contract Coronavirus
Masoumeh Ebtekar, President Hassan Rouhani’s deputy for women’s affairs and the highest-ranking woman in the government, was at least the seventh Iranian official to test positive.