Slavin: Iran Nuclear Deal Beats the Alternative

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Jul 1, 2025

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

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Kimberly Donovan

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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Slavin: Iran Nuclear Deal Beats the Alternative

New Atlanticist
Jun 26, 2025

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

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Amir Asmar

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: Iran Nuclear Deal Beats the Alternative

Fast Thinking
Jun 24, 2025

The big lessons from 12 days of war with Iran

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Atlantic Council

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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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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Jul 16, 2015

Slavin: Iran Nuclear Deal Beats the Alternative

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for The Hill on the benefits of the Iran deal in the absence of an alternative:

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Event Recap

Jul 15, 2015

The Iran Deal: What’s Next?

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, July 15 at 11:30 a.m. EST, Matthew Kroenig, Brent Scowcoft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow, and Barbara Slavin, South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow, had a conversation on the implications of this deal over a conference call. Francis J. Ricciardone, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, served as the moderator.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2015

Defending the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Iran bound ‘in perpetuity’ not to build a nuclear bomb, says Obama administration official Iran is not permitted to build a nuclear weapon after the duration of the agreement reached in Vienna this week, nor does the deal give the Islamic Republic a “signing bonus” in terms of immediate sanctions relief, a senior Obama administration […]

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In the News

Jul 15, 2015

Hof: Obama’s Coldness on Syria Is About Iran

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof writes for The Daily Star Lebanon on the regional implications of the Iran deal, particularly with regard to Syria:

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In the News

Jul 15, 2015

US Naval Institute News Features AC Event

By Atlantic Council

US Naval Institute News features an Atlantic Council event, quoting experts from a panel on the practical application of the Iran deal: 

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In the News

Jul 15, 2015

Kroenig on Management of Iranian Nuclear Capabilities

By Matthew Kroenig

US News and World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig on the tenets of the Iran deal which allow for the steady management of Iran’s nuclear production: 

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In the News

Jul 15, 2015

Hof on Iran’s Involvement in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

The Daily Beast quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the ways in which the nuclear deal allows Iran to support Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad:

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In the News

Jul 15, 2015

LeBaron on Congressional Approval of Iran Deal

By Richard LeBaron

Newsweek quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on the next steps in Congress, as President Obama works to earn approval of the Iran Nuclear Deal, both at home and abroad:

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2015

The Iran nuclear deal is not in the US national interest

By Matthew Kroenig

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed July 14 between Iran and the P5+1 puts verifiable limits on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Assuming Tehran abides by the terms of the accord, Iran will not be able to build nuclear weapons for the lifetime of the deal, but the agreement presents […]

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In the News

Jul 15, 2015

Slavin on the Regional Implications of Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Rudaw to discuss the regional implications of the Iran deal:

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