When we think about the ongoing war in Yemen, we have to think not only about the Houthi rebels but also the Iranians and Hezbollah, who engineered the conflict and have been fueling if for years.

As US President Joe Biden nears 11 months in the White House, two views have emerged of his administration’s foreign policy.

The shadow war between Israel and Iran is increasingly being fought in cyberspace and, according to some reports, civilians are the latest targets in this long-running conflict.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently held phone discussions with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov about the prospects of renewing negotiations with Iran in a bid to revive the 2015 nuclear deal ditched by former US leader Donald Trump.

What will the Biden administration do if Iran refuses to return to the negotiating table over its nuclear ambitions? There are a few options available and the best may well be a return, even temporarily, to the 2015 deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.