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Feb 21, 2017

Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s Celebrity Warlord

By Sina Azodi

Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Quds (Jerusalem) Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, is among the most popular public figures in Iran, where supporters see him as a selfless national hero who has been fighting Iran’s enemies.

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In the News

Feb 17, 2017

Slavin Moderates VOA’s Issues in the News on General Michael Flynn’s Resignation

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to full interview here.

National Security Security & Defense

IranSource

Feb 16, 2017

Poor Quality Gasoline Deadly for Iranians

By Vida Balikhani

Every year about 70% of the fatalities in Tehran are caused by respiratory and heart failure that is directly or indirectly associated with the air pollution. Nationwide, 80,000 people died prematurely due to pollution in 2012, according to official figures.

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In the News

Feb 14, 2017

Slavin Joins VOA to Discuss Political Change in Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Watch full interview here.

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In the News

Feb 13, 2017

Slavin in VOA: Trump and More Trigger Protests Like It Was 1968

By Barbara Slavin

Read full article here.

In the News

Feb 13, 2017

Slavin Quoted by Kayhan London on President Trump’s Middle East Policy

By Barbara Slavin

Read full article here.

Middle East

In the News

Feb 3, 2017

Slavin in Al Monitor: US Wrestlers Barred from Iran in Retaliation for Trump Visa Ban

By Barbara Slavin

Read full article here.

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IranSource

Feb 3, 2017

US-Iran Tensions Could Boost Hardline Presidential Candidates

By Adam Weinstein

This week a photo of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on social media in front of the ruins of Persepolis. Ahmadinejad’s supporters quickly spread the photograph on Facebook and Twitter with election-like endorsements, even though his candidacy for another term as president has been tacitly barred by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 2, 2017

Iran Nuclear Deal: Future Tense

The future of the Iran nuclear deal—a multilateral agreement that cuts off the Islamic Republic’s path to a nuclear weapon—appears uncertain with US President Donald Trump in the White House. On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to rip up the deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). His top cabinet picks […]

Congressional Relations

Feb 1, 2017

Iran Symposium: Does the Iran Nuclear Deal Help or Harm US Interests in the Middle East

By Future of Iran Initiative

On Monday, January 30, 2017, the South Asia Center’s Future of Iran Initiative co-hosted a half-day symposium with The Iran Project. The event focused on the record of the Iran nuclear deal and its likely fate under the Trump administration. The intent was to help forge a bipartisan path forward that will preserve the non-proliferation gains […]

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