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McFate Quoted in The New York Times on the White House’s Options to Counter Iran

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Jun 26, 2025

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

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McFate Quoted in The New York Times on the White House’s Options to Counter Iran

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The big lessons from 12 days of war with Iran

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Jun 23, 2019

McFate Quoted in The New York Times on the White House’s Options to Counter Iran

By Sean McFate

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Jun 22, 2019

Barbara Slavin mentioned in WBAA-NPR: Iran Response: Trump Falls Into History Of Long-Fraught Decision-Making

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 22, 2019

Barbara Slavin quoted in the Washington Examiner: Washington wonders how Iran will respond after Trump abruptly cancels strike

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 21, 2019

McFate Quoted in The Evening Standard on How Britain Must Modernize its Defense Forces

By Sean McFate

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Jun 21, 2019

Jonathan Fulton mentioned in the Daily O: A Volatile Persian Gulf: US-Iran tensions have spiked. Their conflict is being closely watched by Russia and China

By Jonathan Fulton

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Jun 21, 2019

Barbara Slavin quotes in Yahoo News: Amid risk of US-Iran war, why presidential signaling is key

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 21, 2019

Holly Dagres quoted in DW: US ‘approved strikes on Iran,’ then suddenly called them off

By Holly Dagres

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Jun 21, 2019

Charai in Politico: Trump Has a Point on Iran. So Do the Democrats.

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Jun 21, 2019

Is Trump just an excuse for Khamenei’s rejectionism?

By Shahir Shahidsaless

Iran shot down a US military drone near the Persian Gulf, increasing fears of an armed conflict between Tehran and Washington. Against this backdrop, the path to talks between the two governments appears blocked.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 20, 2019

Iran’s attack on US drone escalates tensions in the Gulf

By David A. Wemer

Barbara Slavin believes the string of incidents over the last several weeks means “it is time for diplomats to meet to discuss ways of getting out of this mess.”

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