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Oct 18, 2016

Iran’s Sluggish Economy Post-JCPOA

By Mehrnaz Samimi

The explosive title of an article published Oct. 13 by the Iranian Student News Agency gave a dire picture of Iran’s economy after the nuclear deal and underlined concerns about the agreement’s durability. “The real rate of unemployment reaches 80% in some Iranian cities,” was the headline, a quote from the chief of an anti-narcotics commission working […]

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Oct 13, 2016

How the Principlists Could Defeat Rouhani in the 2017 Elections

By Shahir Shahidsaless

Most observers believe Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has a very good chance of being re-elected next May to a second four-year term. But it would be foolhardy to discount the possibility of a victory by the conservative camp, which remains deeply entrenched in the power structure of the Islamic Republic in organizations such as the […]

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Ambassador John Limbert, Barbara Slavin, Farzaneh Milani, Thomas M. Ricks, and Trita Parsi at the “Ties That Bind: US-Iran Engagement and the Peace Corps Legacy” event hosted by South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative

Event Recap

Sep 27, 2016

Ties That Bind: US-Iran Engagement and the Peace Corps Legacy

By South Asia Center

On Monday, September 26, 2016, the South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative hosted a panel discussion moderated by the Future of Iran Initiative’s Acting Director Barbara Slavin featuring John Limbert, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, US Naval Academy, Farzaneh Milani, Professor and Chair, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, University […]

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Sep 23, 2016

LobeLog Features Atlantic Council Future of Iran Event

By Atlantic Council

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Sep 23, 2016

Iran’s President Rouhani Plays it Safe in New York

By Barbara Slavin

New York – Hassan Rouhani was determined not to make news. In a carefully calibrated performance, Rouhani checked the boxes for his briefest visit to the UN General Assembly since he became Iran’s president in 2013. Spending only two days in New York, he met with Muslim American leaders, held bilateral talks with key European […]

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Sep 22, 2016

ایران و چالش تغییرات اقلیمی

By Barbara Slavin

در گوشه و کنار جهان کوه های یخی و یخچال های طبیعی ذوب می شوند، آب دریاها بالا می آید، و منابع آب زیر زمینی تهی می شوند. از سال 1880 که اندازه گیری درجه حرارت هوا آغاز شد، ماه ژوئیه امسال گرم ترین ماه بود. با این حال، مت لاور، مجری برنامه “فرمانده کل […]

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In the News

Sep 13, 2016

Slavin Quoted by Voice of America on Iran’s Role in Syria

By Barbara Slavin

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Sep 10, 2016

IRNA Covers Atlantic Council Event on Iran Nuclear Commitments

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

Sep 9, 2016

Iran Seen Abiding by Terms of Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Iran is living up to the commitments it made as part of a nuclear agreement reached with six world powers in 2015, a senior State Department official said on September 9. “On the nuclear side, so far, Iran has lived up to its commitments, and that’s a good thing,” said Chris Backemeyer, deputy assistant secretary […]

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Sep 8, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Iran’s Climate Change Challenge

By Barbara Slavin

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