Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s Celebrity Warlord

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Oct 2, 2024

What is Iran thinking now?

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Atlantic Council

Tehran launched nearly two hundred missiles at Israel on Tuesday. Atlantic Council experts consider the ways that the barrage—which was largely ineffectual—offers a window into Iranian thinking.

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Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s Celebrity Warlord

IranSource
Oct 2, 2024

It’s time Iran’s artists be considered as human rights defenders

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Sanjay Sethi and Johanna Bankston

International recognition of the acute risk creatives face in Iran is necessary to ensure their vital role in advocating for human rights continues.

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Iran

Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s Celebrity Warlord

New Atlanticist
Sep 28, 2024

Experts react: Hassan Nasrallah is dead. What’s next for Hezbollah, Israel, and Iran?

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On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader had been killed in an Israeli air strike. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what might come next for the already war-torn region.

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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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Blinded Iranian activist Elaheh Tavakolian: ‘We lost our eyes on this path. Let us not lose sight of our goal’

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Holly Dagres

Holly Dagres sits down with blinded Iranian activist Elahe Tavakolian to share her story and discuss the situation in Iran and what the West needs to do.

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Nov 20, 2024

2025 will be a decisive year for Iran’s nuclear program

By
Danny Citrinowicz  

Diplomatic deadlines and regional factors will force Iran to decide soon whether to strike a deal or seek a nuclear weapon. Either choice will have major ripple effects.

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Nov 20, 2024

How to wrestle with an ayatollah 

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Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

If one looks closely, the ancient Persian sport of wrestling might have answers to understanding how to contain Iran

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Feb 21, 2017

Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s Celebrity Warlord

By Sina Azodi

Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Quds (Jerusalem) Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, is among the most popular public figures in Iran, where supporters see him as a selfless national hero who has been fighting Iran’s enemies.

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In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Abdo in the National Interest: Why Iran’s Shia Threat Is Very Real for Faraway Egyptians

By Geneive Abdo

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In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Cohen in the Hill: Trump’s Trials: Iran and North Korea

By Ariel Cohen

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IranSource

Feb 16, 2017

Poor Quality Gasoline Deadly for Iranians

By Vida Balikhani

Every year about 70% of the fatalities in Tehran are caused by respiratory and heart failure that is directly or indirectly associated with the air pollution. Nationwide, 80,000 people died prematurely due to pollution in 2012, according to official figures.

Iran

In the News

Feb 14, 2017

LeBaron Quoted by VOA on Common Interests of the United States and Israel Before Talks

By Richard LeBaron

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In the News

Feb 14, 2017

Slavin Joins VOA to Discuss Political Change in Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Watch full interview here.

Iran

New Atlanticist

Feb 10, 2017

EU Seeks to Preserve Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said all sides must abide by terms of the agreement The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said on February 10 that Brussels is committed to the full implementation of the nuclear deal with Iran, and that she came away reassured from her meetings with US officials […]

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In the News

Feb 10, 2017

Ward Joins the Axis to Discuss US-Iran Relations

By Alexander Ward

Watch full interview here.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 9, 2017

Iran Tests Trump

Iran is testing the weight of US President Donald J. Trump’s words with its latest missile tests, said an Atlantic Council analyst. Tensions between Iran and the United States have been ratcheted up as Trump and his National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said they were putting the Islamic Republic “on notice” in response to Iran’s […]

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Feb 9, 2017

Handjani Quoted by Bloomberg on Trump’s Stance on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

By Amir Ali Handjani

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Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

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