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The Coronavirus Crisis is a Diplomatic Opportunity for the United States and Iran
Washington and Tehran could use the public health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face, and avoid a dangerous confrontation.
If Iran’s leaders thought things couldn’t get worse, they were wrong.
- ICG
- Originally published in Foreign Policy
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