Will Iran let a woman run for president in 2021?

New Atlanticist Jul 1, 2025

The US must enforce sanctions to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program

By Kimberly Donovan

To ensure that Tehran cannot get its hands on the financial resources it would need to rebuild its nuclear program, Iran sanctions enforcement should start with China.
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Will Iran let a woman run for president in 2021?

New Atlanticist Jun 26, 2025

What really happened to Fordow? Three possible futures for Iran’s nuclear program after US strikes.

By Amir Asmar

The condition of Fordow will have a direct impact on the likelihood of Iran giving up its nuclear program versus resuming its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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Will Iran let a woman run for president in 2021?

Fast Thinking Jun 24, 2025

The big lessons from 12 days of war with Iran

By Atlantic Council

A tentative cease-fire is underway in the war between Iran and Israel. But where did the conflict leave Iran, Israel, and the United States?
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Oct 8, 2024

A bipartisan Iran strategy for the next US administration—and the next two decades

As tensions spike in the Middle East, how should the next US president approach Iran and its network of proxies including Hezbollah and Hamas? With a strategy that can be maintained for decades, by administrations of either party. A bipartisan, expert working group lays out the details.

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Oct 15, 2020

Will Iran let a woman run for president in 2021?

By Raz Zimmt

With Iran's June 2021 presidential elections approaching, a perennial public debate over whether women have the right to run for president has resurfaced.

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Oct 13, 2020

Azodi quoted in Media Line on US sanctions on Iran
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Oct 13, 2020

Slavin quoted in the New Arab on US sanctions on Iran
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Oct 13, 2020

Slavin quoted in The New York Times on America’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran
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Oct 11, 2020

Fontenrose interviewed on NPR about Iran policy under the Trump administration
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Oct 10, 2020

Kroenig in Louisiana Tech Research Institute on US nuclear strategy

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security deputy director Matt Kroenig publishes chapters on US nuclear strategy and nuclear nonproliferation and deterrence against Iran.

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Oct 9, 2020

Slavin quoted in Tehran Times on US sanctions on Iran
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Oct 9, 2020

Slavin quoted in the Middle East Eye on US sanctions on Iran
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Oct 9, 2020

Future of DHS Project identifies new threats to the homeland

By Julia Siegel

On Wednesday, September 9, the Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense practice launched the Future of DHS Project Final Report, building on its Key Findings and Recommendations released in August. Following the report release, Forward Defense hosted three panels of distinguished speakers to discuss the future of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a changing threat landscape.

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Oct 8, 2020

Slavin quoted in AFP on Trump’s Iran policy
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Alan Pino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Nicholas Hopton

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Colin Brooks

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Anthony J. Ruggiero

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Nathanael Swanson

Resident Senior Fellow

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Britt Gronemeyer

Assistant Director, Strategic Litigation Project

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