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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranRelations between Iran’s government and the U.N. nuclear watchdog had been on a downward spiral even before last month’s Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran’s nuclear program, and they have taken a turn for the worse since a ceasefire took effect. Over the years, Tehran has limited the International Atomic Energy Agency’s access and accused it of biased reporting but still allowed some degree of cooperation. However, following the attacks, Iran’s government quickly moved to
