Slavin quoted by Mehr News Agency on Trump’s Iran policy

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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Slavin quoted by Mehr News Agency on Trump’s Iran policy

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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Slavin quoted by Mehr News Agency on Trump’s Iran policy

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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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 18, 2020

Slavin quoted by Mehr News Agency on Trump’s Iran policy
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Oct 18, 2020

Slavin quoted in CNN on US sanctions on Iran
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Oct 17, 2020

Slavin quoted in ABC on Iran’s “third wave” of COVID-19
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Oct 16, 2020

Slavin quoted in Al Khaleej Today on Iran’s “third wave” of COVID-19
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Oct 16, 2020

The Abraham Accords plays into Iran’s hands and opens the door for al-Qaeda

By Douglas London

President Donald Trump and the Gulf states might have fueled a more profound threat that extends Iran’s “axis of resistance” directly into their own houses, including a worrisome al-Qaeda component.

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Oct 15, 2020

Slavin and Dagres quoted in South China Morning Post on US sanctions on Iran
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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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