Zahra Ladha

The key benchmark is whether armed groups in Iraq, regardless of loyalties or ideology, operate under the authority of the state rather than alongside it

Iran sits at a critical juncture, caught between domestic dissent, competing internal pressures for reform, and, since June 2025, foreign attacks on its soil

Without a return to diplomacy or a new nuclear deal, renewed Israeli attacks on Iran will not be a question of if, but when

There are many potential trajectories for the Iran-Israel war, ranging from renewed nuclear diplomacy and limited US strikes to an all-out war for regime change

Recent overtures have boosted speculation that a new nuclear deal could see Washington lift primary sanctions on Iran, allowing US firms to re-enter the market