US-Iran: Deal or No Deal, This Is Not the Question

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Oct 2, 2024

What is Iran thinking now?

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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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US-Iran: Deal or No Deal, This Is Not the Question

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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US-Iran: Deal or No Deal, This Is Not the Question

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

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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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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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Apr 8, 2015

US-Iran: Deal or No Deal, This Is Not the Question

By Hanin Ghaddar

The June 30 deadline will make or break the US-Iran nuclear deal. Until then, the preliminary accord, its interpretation, and implementation will be the center of attention for all stakeholders. However, less attention will be given to the developments in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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Apr 7, 2015

The US-Iran Nuclear Agreement: It’s not the Details, It’s the Context

By Faysal Itani

The public debate over the US-Iran nuclear deal’s merits has largely focused on its technical details, protocols, and simplistic generalizations about Iranian goodwill (or lack thereof). But equally important are the geopolitical and strategic environments in which a deal is reached and US conduct in negotiations.

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MENASource

Apr 7, 2015

Iran: All About Nukes?

By Frederic C. Hof

Imagine a fistfight between a National Football League lineman and say, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Imagine the lineman, after effortlessly decking the Senior Fellow, offering a second round, but with one key difference: each fighter would be armed with a .38 Special.

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In the News

Apr 7, 2015

Saab on the Iran-Hezbollah Relationship

By Bilal Saab

Vice quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on how the nuclear deal with Iran could affect the Iran-Hezbollah relationship:

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In the News

Apr 6, 2015

Burwell on Kerry and the Iran Nuclear Negotiations

By Frances Burwell

US News and World Report quotes VP and Director of the Transatlantic Relations Program Frances Burwell on Secretary Kerry’s critical role in the Iran nuclear negotiations:

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Emerging Defense Challenges

Apr 5, 2015

Grundman on the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Steven Grundman

M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman joins Defense News with Vago Muradian to discuss the Iran nuclear deal:

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In the News

Apr 5, 2015

Slavin on the Broader Implications of a Deal with Iran

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Rudaw’s Inside America to discuss the broader implications of a nuclear deal with Iran, including what a post-sanctions Iran would look like and what a deal with Iran means for peace and stability across the Middle East:

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In the News

Apr 4, 2015

Hof on the Iran Deal, Yemen, and Syria

By Frederic Hof

Hurriyet Daily News quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on US policy in the Middle East and how the nuclear deal with Iran is interconnected with the conflicts in Yemen and Syria:

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Event Recap

Apr 3, 2015

Framework for a Comprehensive Nuclear Agreement with Iran

By Refayat Haque

Following the landmark nuclear deal framework reached on April 2 between the P5+1 and Iran, the South Asia Center’s Iran Task Force hosted a conversation on April 3 to discuss the details and impact of the initial framework for Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action. Speakers included Clifford Kupchan, Chairman, Eurasia Group; Kelsey Davenport, Director for […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2015

Iran Deal: More Hard Work Ahead

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Obama administration faces uphill task with critics in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Congress Now that world powers have struck a deal with Iran limiting Tehran’s nuclear program in return for phased sanctions relief, the Obama administration faces the uphill task of selling the agreement to US lawmakers as well as friends and allies in the […]

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