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Oct 8, 2024

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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New Atlanticist

May 7, 2018

Where Does the P5+1 Stand on the Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is expected to reveal his decision on May 8 as to whether he will extend key sanctions waivers on Iran. A failure to do so would effectively take the United States out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—the Iran nuclear deal—which it signed with the United Kingdom, France, […]

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May 7, 2018

The Dangerous Consequences of US Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

European leaders have vowed to try to salvage the Iran nuclear deal if US President Donald J. Trump carries out his threat to withdraw later this week. But unlike the Paris climate accord and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) would have great difficulty surviving without US participation. […]

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New Atlanticist

May 7, 2018

The Dangerous Consequences of US Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

European leaders have vowed to try to salvage the Iran nuclear deal if US President Donald J. Trump carries out his threat to withdraw later this week. But unlike the Paris climate accord and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) would have great difficulty surviving without US participation. […]

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Issue Brief

May 7, 2018

The United States-Lebanese armed forces partnership: Challenges, risks, and rewards

By Nicholas Blanford

Over the past year, many have questioned the extent to which the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are an arm of the Lebanese state or beholden to Hezbollah. Pointing to the LAF’s complicated relationship with Hezbollah, congressional and other voices in the United States have criticized US security assistance to Lebanon and threatened to withhold assistance. […]

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May 7, 2018

Slavin Joins BBC to Discuss Trump’s JCPOA Decision

By Barbara Slavin

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May 7, 2018

Kroenig Quoted in Axios on the Iran Deal

By Matthew Kroenig

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In the News

May 7, 2018

Shaffer Joins CNBC to Discuss the Impact of Trump’s JCPOA Decision on the Price of Oil

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

May 7, 2018

Ullman in UPI: Three International Issues Converge in Slow-Motion Sept. 10

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

May 7, 2018

Slavin Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss the GCC Crisis and Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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May 6, 2018

Moehr Quoted in The Jerusalem Post on the Importance of Secondary Sanctions Against Iran

By Ole Moehr

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