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Hassan Rouhani

Men and women sit around a negotiating table with flags in the background.

Things That Go Boom: In nuclear negotiations, diplomacy can be a slog

Nuclear

Diplomacy is often awkward, stymied by translators, late nights and unsecured yurt communication (yes, that really happened). But diplomacy can also stop a war, as years of secret and not-so-secret negotiations between the US and Iran proved when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was reached in 2015.

three women take a selfie with a rainbow umbrella covering them from the rain

Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?

Iranians wait to cast their votes during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017.

As Iranians vote for president, many care more about jobs than nukes

Global Politics

Did he or didn’t he accept the Holocaust? You decide

Global Politics