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Jun 9, 2020

Removing the UN arms embargo on Iran will reward Tehran’s malign actions

By Colonel Udi Evental

An Israeli perspective.

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Jun 9, 2020

Lack of modern technologies hampers Iran’s defense industry

By Robert Czulda

While, in many countries, defense companies are private, they are state-owned in Iran. Because of the Islamic Republic’s long pariah status, interaction with the outside world has been limited.

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Jun 5, 2020

The new man of power in Iran’s parliament

By Arash Azizi

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the new speaker of the parliament, is Iran’s first major wartime commander to head a branch of government

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Jun 3, 2020

Iran oil exports face a tough future even after the coronavirus

By Omid Shokri Kalehsar

Even before the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Iran’s oil exports were declining as a result of secondary US sanctions.

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Jun 1, 2020

‘Maximum pressure’ on the economy won’t change Iran’s behavior

By Raz Zimmt

Even when the Iranian leadership has had to make strategic decisions and change its policies, the economy was only one of many considerations and not, necessarily, the primary one.

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May 29, 2020

Pompeo’s attempted dismantlement of the Iran nuclear deal

By Mark Fitzpatrick

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has handed Tehran a perfect excuse to resume nuclear activities of proliferation concern.

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May 26, 2020

A Biden presidency is bad news for Netanyahu, but not necessarily for Israel’s national security

By Shemuel Meir

The possibility of a Biden presidency might have a significant impact on Israel.

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May 21, 2020

Iran and the US ‘meet’ again over Afghanistan

By Barbara Slavin

Iran has shown a willingness to engage with the US when the time and venue are right.

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May 15, 2020

Afghan migrants: Unwanted in Iran and at home

By Fatemeh Aman

Tensions between Iran and Afghanistan are rising over the alleged drowning of Afghan migrants in the Harirud River by Iranian border guards in early May.

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May 12, 2020

Iran’s economy and the burden of multiple exchange rates

By Mohsen Tavakol

The importance of the private sector in creating jobs and helping ordinary Iranians survive—in addition to providing communities with required products and services—should not be underestimated.

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