The assassination of Hamas’ top political leader once again underscores how Israel is redrawing the red lines of what has become a regional conflict.
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Iran and Azerbaijan are pursuing a rapprochement that reflects the changing regional order. It still faces some obstacles.
President Joe Biden entered office promising to return the U.S. to the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the JCPOA. But doing so has proven tricky for Biden’s administration, in part because of the complex politics surrounding the deal in both Washington and Tehran, but also because of the tense relations between the two countries, which soured significantly under Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump.
Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s foreign policy will lean toward easing rather than exacerbating tensions—if he can implement it.
A reformist and a hardliner will face off in the runoff of Iran’s presidential election after a first round last week that saw record-low turnout.