Ortagus discusses Biden’s approach to China and Iran on Fox News

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The expert conversation: Should Trump strike Iran? What happens next if he does?

By Jason M. Brodsky and Danny Citrinowicz

As the USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in the Middle East, two experts debate the opportunities, uncertainties, and risks of a US strike on Iran.
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Ortagus discusses Biden’s approach to China and Iran on Fox News

Dispatches Jan 23, 2026

What Trump could do next in Iran

By Nate Swanson

As a US carrier strike group nears the Persian Gulf, what options does US President Donald Trump have to strike against the Iranian regime?
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Ortagus discusses Biden’s approach to China and Iran on Fox News

MENASource Jan 14, 2026

Voices from Iran: As rejection of government reaches all-time high, Iranians also wary of foreign intervention

By Tara Kangarlou

If Trump is serious about peace, stability, and a lasting legacy, the path forward does not run through air strikes or transactional deals with a failing theocracy.
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Jun 3, 2021

Ortagus discusses Biden’s approach to China and Iran on Fox News

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Scowcroft Center senior advisor Morgan Ortagus was featured on Fox News’s Special Report on Thursday, June 3, to discuss the origins of COVID-19 and the Iran deal. She urged Western nations to demand a credible investigation into the outbreak of COVID-19 and argued against reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

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Jun 3, 2021

Iran just lost one of its largest ships. It’s a major embarrassment.

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Robert Czulda</span>

In the early hours of June 2, the venerable Iranian supply ship Kharg caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman. The loss is a major setback for the Islamic Republic, exposing not only the poor readiness of the Iranian armed forces, but also the lethality of Iran’s military equipment to its own soldiers.

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Jun 1, 2021

IranSource mentioned in The Jerusalem Post on Soleimani’s death

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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Jun 1, 2021

A Raisi presidential win may be his undoing as future Supreme Leader

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Anonymous</span>

Conventional wisdom is that the election will facilitate Ebrahim Raisi’s ascent to the real decision-making post in Iran—that of Supreme Leader. But nothing is ever certain in Iran’s contentious politics.

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May 28, 2021

Slavin quoted in VOA on reviving the JCPOA

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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May 28, 2021

Khamenei is dropping Iran’s democratic façade

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Borzou Daragahi</span>

The Supreme Leader for years has been agitating to find what he describes as a new generation of young and pious “revolutionaries” to take the helm of the country’s institutions. That aim may be taking priority.

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May 27, 2021

Slavin quoted in Arab News on the upcoming presidential election in Iran

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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May 25, 2021

Slavin joins PRI’s The World to discuss the latest updates on the nuclear deal

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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May 25, 2021

Azodi quoted in AhramOnline on the prospect of Javad Zarif being interested in running in upcoming elections

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

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May 21, 2021

‘Elections without Mohsen Rezaei are like kebabs without onions’

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Saeid Jafari</span>

A perpetual candidate, a man who never leaves the scene, an election-addict, and a resilient politician: these are among the kinder ways in which Iranians describe Mohsen Rezaei.

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