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Laurence Norman

ARTICLES BY LAURENCE NORMAN

images of Iran's late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (File Photo: WANA via Reuters)

Iran demands cash for peace. That’s a political minefield for Trump.

6 min read . 06 Jun 2026

U.S. Marines board an Iran-flagged oil tanker last month suspected of attempting to violate the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

Trump tells aides he won’t resume all-out war with Iran unless US troops killed

5 min read . 04 Jun 2026

Vessel traffic last week in the Strait of Hormuz.

US and Iran have ‘makings of a deal,’ Bessent says

5 min read . 29 May 2026

Billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (via REUTERS)

US and Iran are locked in a stalemate that’s neither peace nor war

5 min read . 12 May 2026

President Trump at Palm Beach International Airport on Saturday. Kent Nishimura/Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Aborted Pakistan trip leaves Trump with tough choices on Iran talks

5 min read . 26 Apr 2026

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) greeting his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Islamabad on April 24, 2026. (AFP)

Iran’s leadership divisions frustrate efforts to make progress in talks

4 min read . 25 Apr 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky react at the end of a joint press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14, 2026 during German-Ukrainian government consultations. (AFP)

Ukraine is Europe’s war now

4 min read . 25 Apr 2026

A National Army Day demonstration earlier in April in Tehran.

US, Iran delay talks in high-stakes game of chicken

5 min read . 22 Apr 2026

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump says Iran talks are on, sparking push to bridge gaping divides

4 min read . 20 Apr 2026

This image from an Airbus Defence and Space's Pléiades Neo satellite shows a truck that analysts believe was carrying highly enriched uranium to a tunnel in the compound of the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, in Isfahan, Iran, June 9, 2025. (Airbus Defence and Space via AP)

Iran’s nuclear program has survived, giving it leverage in talks

4 min read . 12 Apr 2026

Members of Iranian security forces and an image of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran this week.

US and Iran push tensions to the brink before cease-fire talks

4 min read . 11 Apr 2026

A woman looking out from her destroyed apartment in Tehran. Iran wants the U.S. to pay compensation for war damages.

The narrow path to a US-Iran deal

4 min read . 26 Mar 2026

A senior administrative official said President Trump first learned about the potential for discussions with Iran on Saturday, and that he was receptive.

The back-channel diplomacy behind Trump’s U-Turn on Iran

6 min read . 24 Mar 2026

As tensions escalate, President Trump emphasizes the need to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. (via REUTERS)

If seizing Iran’s nuclear material is the endgame, here’s what it would take

4 min read . 16 Mar 2026

Sharjah, one of the cities in the United Arab Emirates that has been targeted as Iran has widened the conflict. Photo: AP

Iran’s high-risk strategy for a no-limits Middle East war

10 min read . 07 Mar 2026

People mourn the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Why the US and Israel struck Iran when they did: A chance to kill its leaders

5 min read . 01 Mar 2026

US President Donald Trump. (REUTERS)

Trump approaches legacy-defining moment on Iran: A deal or war

5 min read . 21 Feb 2026

President Trump said 'time is running out’ in a social-media post threatening Iran. AP/PTI (AP)

Middle East scrambles to find US, Iran a diplomatic off-ramp

3 min read . 29 Jan 2026

The U.S.’s desire to take control of Greenland has prompted trans-Atlantic tensions.

Trump links Greenland threats to missing out on Nobel Prize

3 min read . 20 Jan 2026

US President Donald Trump pledged to impose the 10% tariffs against Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland starting Feb. 1. (Bloomberg)

Trump links Greenland threats to missing out on Nobel Prize

3 min read . 19 Jan 2026