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Which side will Arabs take in an Iran-Israel war?

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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Which side will Arabs take in an Iran-Israel war?

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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Aug 29, 2024

Which side will Arabs take in an Iran-Israel war?

By Arash Azizi

Despite building a Resistance Axis, Iran will not enter with a good hand in any conflict that pulls in its Arab neighbors.

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Aug 27, 2024

Panikoff joins International Risk Podcast to discuss Iran

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Aug 25, 2024

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Aug 24, 2024

Panikoff joins the Modern War Institute Podcast to discuss the Israeli-Iranian rivalry and Middle Eastern security landscape

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Aug 24, 2024

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Aug 22, 2024

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Aug 22, 2024

Wechsler quoted in VOA News on the potential for a regional war in the Middle East

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Aug 22, 2024

Fulton quoted in China Global South on head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce pressuring China to implement stalled strategic agreement

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Aug 16, 2024

Donovan and Nikoladze cited by the National Interest on an alternative market of sanctioned oil in China, Iran, and Russia

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Aug 15, 2024

Russian-Iranian military cooperation: How much can they depend on each other?

By Mark N. Katz

While the expansion of Russian-Iranian military cooperation might have already been in the works, these setbacks that Moscow and Tehran have experienced at the hands of US-backed Ukraine and Israel may only serve to increase it.

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