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Iran’s most popular politicians take a dim view of the nuclear programme and point instead to its staggering costs

Iran’s most popular politicians take a dim view of the nuclear programme and point instead to its staggering costs

The survival of Al Assad is now a central element of Iran’s foreign policy

The hardliners are set to choose nuclear power over economic prosperity

The need to veer Tehran away from its maximalist positions

In seeking an accord, let perfection not become an enemy of what is good enough

A multilayered nuclear programme such as Iran’s can be dealt with only on a piecemeal basis

Rafsanjani and Mashaei are unlikely to challenge establishment’s candidate

Both the president and Khamenei want a deal. But they also want to preserve much of the country’s nuclear infrastructure

The massive financial gains from the prospective nuclear agreement would enable the Islamic Republic’s imperial surge

US would be wise to complement its sanctions policy with a determined regional strategy of pushing back against Iran

The task for the Trump administration now is to study ways that it can take advantage of the looming crisis in Tehran