Brief: Why Iran Is Interested in Mediation

The news comes as Israel and the U.S. announced military contingency plans.

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Background: The U.S. has been leading the charge on a maximum pressure campaign against Iran for years now. Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear agreement made during the Barack Obama administration, then helped to broker an informal coalition of certain Sunni Arab states and Israel meant to counter Iran, which they consider […]

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