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Nicholas Hopton

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Iran has offered Trump an olive branch

There are few figures in Iranian politics as simultaneously familiar and enigmatic as Javad Zarif. To some in Washington he remains the smooth-talking...

05.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton

What next in the Third Gulf War?

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23.03.2026 20

New Statesman

Nicholas Hopton

Will Iran’s Islamic Republic survive the US onslaught?

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01.03.2026 10

New Statesman

Nicholas Hopton

Iranian protests are nothing new – but these demonstrations are different

09.01.2026 20

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton

Fragile peace / Will the Gaza ceasefire collapse?

02.03.2025 10

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton

Will the Gaza ceasefire collapse?

02.03.2025 20

The Spectator

Nicholas Hopton