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The expert conversation: Should Trump strike Iran? What happens next if he does?

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As the USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in the Middle East, two experts debate the opportunities, uncertainties, and risks of a US strike on Iran.

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Uskowi Joins BBC Persian to Discuss the Rising US-Iran Tensions

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Jan 23, 2026

What Trump could do next in Iran

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As a US carrier strike group nears the Persian Gulf, what options does US President Donald Trump have to strike against the Iranian regime?

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Uskowi Joins BBC Persian to Discuss the Rising US-Iran Tensions

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Jan 14, 2026

Voices from Iran: As rejection of government reaches all-time high, Iranians also wary of foreign intervention

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If Trump is serious about peace, stability, and a lasting legacy, the path forward does not run through air strikes or transactional deals with a failing theocracy.

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Jul 26, 2018

Uskowi Joins BBC Persian to Discuss the Rising US-Iran Tensions

By Nader Uskowi

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Jul 25, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in Oil Price on the Economic Impact of Iran’s Threats

By Brenda Shaffer

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Jul 25, 2018

What Exactly is the US Policy Toward Iran?

By Faysal Itani

On July 22, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed an audience that included many members of the Iranian diaspora. The speech focused on the Iranian regime as a danger to its own people and to US interests—kleptocratic, terroristic, and totalitarian. The accusations were specific and the language was strong which could indicate a harsh […]

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Jul 24, 2018

Dagres Quoted in the Independent on Trump’s Policy on Iran

By Holly Dagres

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Jul 24, 2018

Slavin Quoted in VOA on Trump’s Threat to Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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IranSource

Jul 24, 2018

Trump’s Twitter War Unites Iranian Factions and Bolsters Rouhani

By Holly Dagres

As is so often the case with the current occupant of the White House, a presidential tweet muddied the message of the rest of the Trump administration. Iranians had been focusing on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “Supporting Iranian Voices” event at the California-based Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library. But shortly after Pompeo finished […]

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Jul 23, 2018

Slavin Joins VOA to Discuss Trump’s Threat to Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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IranSource

Jul 23, 2018

Trump’s Angry Iran Tweet

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump, in a late-night, all-caps tweet on July 22, threatened Iran with “consequences the likes of which few throughout history have suffered before” if Iranian leaders continued to threaten the United States with war. Trump’s tweet was an apparent response to a comment by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Iranian diplomats […]

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Jul 23, 2018

Slavin Quoted in NYT on Prospects of War Between US and Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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Jul 23, 2018

Slavin Quoted in the New York Times on Trump’s Iran Policy

By Barbara Slavin

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