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Slavin Joins the International Institute for Strategic Studies to Discuss Diplomacy with Iran and North Korea

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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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Slavin Joins the International Institute for Strategic Studies to Discuss Diplomacy with Iran and North Korea

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Jun 15, 2018

Slavin Joins the International Institute for Strategic Studies to Discuss Diplomacy with Iran and North Korea

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 14, 2018

Trump’s Iran Policy: From the Art of the Deal to the Mirage of Regime Change

By Manochehr Dorraj and Mahmood Monshipouri

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his first speech in his new position on May 21, 2018, to send a message to the Iranian leadership and people. Pompeo laid out twelve demands including ending Iran’s ballistic missiles development, halting support for Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian groups including Hamas, allowing nuclear inspectors “unqualified access to […]

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Jun 14, 2018

Slavin Quoted in The Arab Weekly on the G7 Summit and Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 13, 2018

Slavin in Axios: Why Trump Can’t Replicate the North Korea Summit with Iran

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 13, 2018

The superficial removal of Iranian troops from southern Syria

By Mona Alami

Much has been said in the last week of a possible Israeli-Russian arrangement in Syria aimed at curbing Iranian presence in strategic areas like the country’s southern border with Israel. Contradictory reports of troop movements in Qusayr by Tehran’s proxy, Hezbollah, do not change geopolitical realities: the militant group is there to primarily protect Iranian […]

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IranSource

Jun 13, 2018

Cracks in Iran-Russia Alliance in Syria Widen as War Winds Down

By Farhad Rezaei

As the Syrian government increasingly consolidates control over its territory after seven years of civil strife, cracks are widening between its key external supporters, Iran and Russia. The issue of Syria’s future has generated a heated debate among political elites in Tehran and in Farsi media over Iran’s continued military presence and how it can […]

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Jun 11, 2018

Greenwald Quoted in The Washington Post on the Persian Gulf Crisis

By Michael Greenwald

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Jun 11, 2018

Alfoneh Quoted in the Washington Times on North Korea Summit and Iran

By Ali Alfoneh

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Jun 11, 2018

US Withdrawal from Iran Deal Hits Young Iranians Hard

By Tahereh Hadian-Jazy

When Iran reached a landmark nuclear agreement with the international community in 2015, Iranian youth were especially happy. After struggling with sanctions and isolation for many years, young people hoped their country was entering a new chapter in which it would be seen as a constructive actor on the international stage. They were proud of […]

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Jun 8, 2018

Why Internet Freedom in Iran is More Important Than Ever

By Holly Dagres

A female truck driver in a burgundy headscarf stood on the side of a highway to Mashhad, explaining in a video sent to Voice of America Persian that she was joining a truck driver strike. It wasn’t long before the video and others like it caught the attention of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). […]

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