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Bakir joins TRT World to discuss Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh in Iran

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Experts react: Hassan Nasrallah is dead. What’s next for Hezbollah, Israel, and Iran?

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On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader had been killed in an Israeli air strike. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what might come next for the already war-torn region.
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A bipartisan Iran strategy for the next US administration—and the next two decades

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Aug 4, 2024

Bakir joins TRT World to discuss Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh in Iran

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 4, 2024

Panikoff joins News.com to discuss Iranian retaliation after Israeli strikes

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

In the News

Aug 2, 2024

Alkhatib quoted in ABC News on assassination in Iran

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 2, 2024

Citrinowicz quoted in Reason on IDF’s recent successes amidst a large-scale regional escalation

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 2, 2024

Citrinowicz quoted in ABC News Australia on Iran’s possible responses to assassination on its soil

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 2, 2024

Bakir joins TRT World to discuss effects of Haniyeh killing

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

IranSource

Aug 2, 2024

Iran targeted human rights sanctions series: What is ‘beneficial ownership’ and how does it relate to targeted sanctions?

By Celeste Kmiotek, Lisandra Novo

Increased transparency over beneficial ownership, as well as leaked documents, have yielded examples that highlight why beneficial ownership information is critical for sanctions enforcement.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 1, 2024

Panikoff joins Channel News Asia to discuss role of politics in Iran’s response to Hamas leader’s killing

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 1, 2024

Panikoff mentioned in UNN on US-EU efforts to prevent regional war in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

Fast Thinking

Jul 31, 2024

Will the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders lead to a wider war?

By Atlantic Council

The recent killings of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s Fouad Shukur, both reportedly by Israel, raise new questions about what’s next for the region. Atlantic Council experts share their answers.

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Alan Pino

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Britt Gronemeyer

Program Assistant, Strategic Litigation Project

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Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

Former Researcher

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arms Control Civil Society

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Carmiel Arbit

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Hagar Hajjar Chemali

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

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Danny Citrinowicz  

Nonresident Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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