In the forty-five years since Iran’s Islamic Republic came to power, economic sanctions have been used as a key U.S. tool to try to change Iran’s behavior and curb Iran’s ability to fund and arm its wide network of regional armed factions.| The Soufan Center
U.S. diplomats, joined by Western and regional partners, have intensified talks in recent weeks to try to de-escalate the Israel-Lebanon front as Israeli and Lebanese Hezbollah artillery and rocket exchanges edge deeper into each other’s territory.| The Soufan Center
Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. and allied officials have used all available tools of national power to counter efforts by Iran and the regional armed factions it supports to help Hamas battle Israel.| The Soufan Center
U.S. and global officials are assessing the effectiveness of their efforts to date to prevent the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza from expanding into a sustained conflict that encompasses the entire region.| The Soufan Center