Spy Allegations Overshadow Rouhani Trip to Pakistan

Fast Thinking
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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Spy Allegations Overshadow Rouhani Trip to Pakistan

IranSource
Oct 2, 2024

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

By
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.

Civil Society
Iran

Spy Allegations Overshadow Rouhani Trip to Pakistan

New Atlanticist
Sep 28, 2024

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

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Atlantic Council experts

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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Jan 6, 2025

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

By
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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Freedom and Prosperity


IranSource

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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Defense Policy


IranSource

Nov 20, 2024

How to wrestle with an ayatollah 

By
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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Apr 6, 2016

Spy Allegations Overshadow Rouhani Trip to Pakistan

By Fatemeh Aman

Two days after President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Pakistan on a state visit, Pakistani authorities arrested an alleged spy for India in Pakistan’s restive border province of Balochistan.

Iran

IranSource

Apr 6, 2016

Guardian Council to Elected MP, “No Seat For you!”

By Mehrnaz Samimi

Much like the Christmas-New Year’s break in the United States, Iran’s Nowruz holiday brings a complete halt to normal activities, with most offices, all schools, and even newspapers on hiatus for two weeks.

Iran

In the News

Apr 5, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC Persian Service to Discuss Iran’s Oil and Condensate Export Rise

By Sara Vakhshouri

Matt Bryza: http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/2515175.html     http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2513483.html   http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Matthew-Bryza-Only-Russia-fights-for-peace-in-Karabakh-right-now.html (But the headline is terribly wrong!)

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In the News

Apr 4, 2016

Atlantic Council Report on Low Oil Prices and Saudi Arabia Authored by Seznec Featured by The Fuse

By Jean Francois Seznec

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Energy & Environment Iran

IranSource

Apr 4, 2016

Iran Can Overcome Low Oil Prices

By Nazia Khan

Low oil prices have had an impact as great as nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, which ended its 2015 fiscal year on March 20 with a disappointing estimated growth rate of 1 percent. Nevertheless, Iran is in a better position to weather this situation than many other oil-producing countries. 

Iran

In the News

Apr 2, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Mic on Saudi Arabia’s Post-Oil Economy Investment

By Jean Francois Seznec

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Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Apr 1, 2016

Seznec Quoted by the New York Times on Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Global Energy Industries

By Jean Francois Seznec

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Energy & Environment Iran

IranSource

Mar 28, 2016

Iran’s Absence from the Nuclear Security Summit is a Missed Opportunity

By Kelsey Davenport

When over fifty world leaders gather in Washington on March 31 for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit, Iran will be absent from the table.  

Iran

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Seznec Quoted by Voice of America on How Low Oil Prices are Affecting Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Jean Francois Seznec

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Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Healey Quoted in Vocativ on Cyber Warfare Between Iran and the United States

By Jason Healey

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Cybersecurity Iran
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Alan Pino

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Britt Gronemeyer

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Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

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Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Carmiel Arbit

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Hagar Hajjar Chemali

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Danny Citrinowicz  

Nonresident Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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