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Sep 8, 2021

Iran’s new president has blood on his hands

By Nasser Mohajer and Kaveh Yazdani

Iran’s new President, Ebrahim Raisi, played a key role in the execution of some 5,000 political prisoners and was part of the “Death Commission” responsible for the 1988 massacre.

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Sep 7, 2021

Slavin quoted in Tehran Times on the American view of the Iran deal

By Atlantic Council

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Sep 7, 2021

The global war on terrorism wrecked relations with Iran

By Barbara Slavin

The most fundamental strategic error of the George W. Bush administration following the September 11, 2001, attacks was launching a “Global War on Terrorism” that failed to distinguish properly between those responsible for the 9/11 attacks and other US adversaries.

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Sep 4, 2021

Slavin joins Al Hurra to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and Vienna negotiations

By Atlantic Council

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Sep 1, 2021

An escalating Israel-Iran conflict could sink the JCPOA

By Sina Azodi and Mohsen Solhdoost

Rising tensions between Israel and Iran have reached an alarming stage in recent weeks. What used to be a shadow war of covert operations, sabotage, and proxy conflict is turning into a more direct military confrontation between the long-time regional adversaries.

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Aug 24, 2021

Iran’s new face to the world—Hossein Amir-Abdollahian—is no Zarif

By Sina Azodi

In short, unlike his predecessor who was distrusted and often marginalized by the IRGC, one should expect more collaboration between what Zarif dubbed “diplomacy and the battlefield.”

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Aug 20, 2021

Iran spent years preparing for a Taliban victory. It may still get stung.

By Borzou Daragahi

Iran’s relatively sanguine stance toward the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan demonstrates, above all, the strides Tehran has made in improving its relations with the armed insurgent network that was once considered a mortal enemy of the Islamic Republic. 

Afghanistan Iran

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Aug 18, 2021

Azodi joins VOA Farsi on corruption in the Afghani army

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 16, 2021

Slavin quoted in Nikkei Asia on Raisi’s relations with China

By Atlantic Council

China Defense Policy

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Aug 16, 2021

Azodi quoted in Deutsche Welle on what to expect from Iran’s new president

By Atlantic Council

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