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The US must enforce sanctions to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program

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To ensure that Tehran cannot get its hands on the financial resources it would need to rebuild its nuclear program, Iran sanctions enforcement should start with China.

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Jun 26, 2025

What really happened to Fordow? Three possible futures for Iran’s nuclear program after US strikes.

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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 on Approval of Iran Deal

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The big lessons from 12 days of war with Iran

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A tentative cease-fire is underway in the war between Iran and Israel. But where did the conflict leave Iran, Israel, and the United States?

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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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Aug 15, 2015

Slavin on Approval of Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Al Jazeera to discuss the challenge of securing approval for the Iran nuclear deal:

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In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Slavin: Former US National Security Advisor Endorses Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft’s endorsement of the Iran nuclear deal:

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Aug 12, 2015

Slavin: Republican Supporters of Iran Deal Need to Speak Up

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Voice of America on the need for support from Republican proponents of the Iran deal:

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In the News

Aug 12, 2015

Manning: Iran Deal Heralds Deeper Sino-US Cooperation

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for Global Times on how the nuclear deal with Iran could herald deeper Sino-US cooperation:

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In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Slavin on Iran’s Next Steps

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Global Ties US to give a webinar on Iran’s next steps:

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UkraineAlert

Aug 11, 2015

Even After Iran Deal, Putin Won’t Get His Way in Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

Ever since US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi last May, Ukraine’s friends have been concerned that in its eagerness to ensure Kremlin support for a deal with Iran, the White House was willing to let Putin have his way in Ukraine. Advocates of this outlook point to five […]

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In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Seznec on Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations

By Jean-Francois Seznec

The Huffington Post quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Jean-François Seznec on the potential for a thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia as a result of the recently negotiated nuclear deal with Iran and the rise of ISIS:

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New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2015

Will Europe Continue to Stand with the United States if Congress Rejects Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Supporters of nuclear agreement say United States will be ‘worse off’ if Congress rejects agreement A steadfast alliance between United States and Europe—epitomized by a crippling sanctions regime—is widely credited with having brought Iran to the point where it was willing to consider curbs on its nuclear ambitions. But what would happen to that united […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2015

Delivering Energy and the Nuclear Deal with Iran

By Alan Riley

Iran should join the Energy Charter to boost oil flows and reassure the world that it intends to comply with the nuclear deal Iran should join the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Joining the ECT, the world’s multilateral energy investment treaty, would encourage greater energy investment flows into Iran leading to a more rapid increase in […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 6, 2015

Correcting Obama’s Iran speech

By Matthew Kroenig

Like much political rhetoric, President Barack Obama’s speech in defense of the Iran nuclear deal at American University August 5 contained trenchant insights, but also falsehoods and half-truths. This blog post aims to correct several of the speech’s most erroneous claims. 1. Obama admits the deal doesn’t solve many problems, but he maintains that it […]

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