At the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of the August G-7 meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived at the margins of the meeting in Biarritz and held meetings with Macron, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and British and German diplomats| The Soufan Center
The spread of COVID-19 in Iran raises questions about the transparency of Iran’s regime and the capacity of the country’s health care system.| The Soufan Center
The Biden Administration has been clear in its intent to shift policy toward Iran sharply, abandoning the Trump administration’s sanctions-based “maximum pressure” strategy and embracing the Obama Administration’s participation in the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear deal| The Soufan Center
In late May, the Council of Guardians—Iran’s election candidate vetting body— announced a narrow field of candidates for Iran’s June 18 presidential election| The Soufan Center