Iran
Nuclear deals? Sanctions? Proxy wars? This is Vox’s home for explanation and analysis of a key player in the Middle East.
Western sanctions began before I was born. Now, more than 30 years later, they might end. But I’m not sure Iran will ever recover.
Here’s what President Obama says when you ask him why many Jewish and pro-Israel groups oppose the deal.
The president sat down for an intimate conversation with several journalist on the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what he said.
This is a big deal.
The pro-Israel senator is perhaps the chief decision-maker on the deal right now.
It’s not “demagogic” to ask critics what strategy would produce a better result.
Delaying Iran’s program by two years with war: good. Delaying it by 10 years with diplomacy: bad.
The polls on the Iran deal are all over the place. Here’s why — and why it matters.
“Sen. Ron Johnson is lecturing MIT physicist Ernest Moniz on electro-magnetic pulse weapons.”
A guide to the strange, tangled history of Iran’s nuclear program — and why it matters for the deal.
Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren says he has a better Iran deal. He does not.
Congress probably won’t kill the deal. And a Republican president almost certainly can’t.
Expectations in Iran are way too high for what the deal will do. What happens when the truth sets in?
“It makes the possibility of Iran developing a nuclear weapon in the next 25 years extremely remote.”
Some of these are rooted in real truth — but others are just nonsense.
Why nuclear experts give the deal an A, and say it resolves the Iran nuclear issue for the next 25 years.
Taking a close look at the most prominent hawkish articles is extremely revealing.
Here’s the numbers in terms of centrifuges, stockpiles, and enriched uranium.
It probably couldn’t be worse.
Things are changing in Iran. Befriending Iranians online gave me a view into how that’s happening.
Iran hawks’ chest-thumping is a mask for their crippling fear.
The Iran deal touches on the most fundamental disputes that split Americans on foreign policy.
Their problem with the Iran deal is that 1) it’s a deal, and 2) it’s with Iran.
Only Obama could have stopped the Iranian bomb — and without war.
What to know about the most important aspects of this historic deal.
An arms control expert’s case for the deal: It is a great way to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
But they have some reservations.
The deal could open up a huge new source of oil — but it will take months or even years to have a major impact.
We’ve got you covered.
Yes, Iran might cheat on the nuclear deal. The really important part is what happens next.
A leading expert explains how the US should handle the difficult political aftermath of the deal.
The politics of the nuclear nonproliferation pact aren’t as good for many congressional Democrats as the policy.
The Iran deal dramatically lowers the risk of war with Iran. That’s an accomplishment worth celebrating.
Each of the items mentioned in the deal, along with a simple translation into plain English and a brief description of why it matters.
A sizable chunk of Democrats would have to turn against the administration.
A very simple explanation of the nuclear deal and why it matters.
It’s really about whether you think any deal is a good deal.
From FDR to Nixon to Obama to even Reagan, every deal is denounced as appeasement.
“It’s fairly clear you’d rather have this deal than not if you’re America.”