Kroenig: How the New Congress Can Make a Good Iran Deal Possible

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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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Kroenig: How the New Congress Can Make a Good Iran Deal Possible

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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Kroenig: How the New Congress Can Make a Good Iran Deal Possible

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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Jan 6, 2015

Kroenig: How the New Congress Can Make a Good Iran Deal Possible

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for the National Review Online on what the new Congress to do to bring about a good nuclear deal with Iran:

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Article

Dec 23, 2014

Column: Cuba Shift Could Help Break Iran Deadlock

By Barbara Slavin

President Barack Obama’s decision to transform the U.S. relationship with Cuba has obvious implications for the few remaining countries that lack normal diplomatic ties with the United States, especially Iran. While there are many differences between a resource-poor island of 11 million people 90 miles off the coast of Florida and a large, oil-rich nation […]

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In the News

Dec 21, 2014

Kroenig on Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Matthew Kroenig

The Daily Beast quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig in its piece fact-checking this past weekend’s Sunday Shows: 

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In the News

Dec 18, 2014

Healey on North Korean and Iranian Cyberattacks

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins CNN’s Situation Room to discuss the North Korean cyberattack on Sony: 

Cybersecurity
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In the News

Dec 18, 2014

Slavin: Sanctions, Sabotage, Science Delay Iran’s Missile Program

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on a discussion on Iran’s missile program with Michael Elleman, an expert on missiles at the International Institute for Strategic Studies:

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Article

Dec 16, 2014

Agenda for 2015: Work Harder to Resolve Middle East Conflicts

By Barbara Slavin

When it comes to the Middle East, things can always get worse and often do. But as 2014 limps to an end, there are reasons to question this mantra. On several fronts, there are glimmers of optimism about easing decades-long confrontations in ways that would strengthen the coalition against the group that calls itself the […]

Iran

Article

Dec 15, 2014

Column: US Falls Short on Human Rights

By Barbara Slavin

On the same day that the Senate Intelligence Committee released its blockbuster report on CIA interrogation practices after 9-11, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring December 10 “Human Rights Day.”

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In the News

Dec 8, 2014

Slavin on Trade Implications of Nuclear Negotiations

By Barbara Slavin

Politico quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin on the trade implications of nuclear negotiations with Iran:

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Event Recap

Dec 4, 2014

Breakthrough or Extension: Implications for US and European Relations with Iran

By Elijah Logsdon

On December 2, 2014, the Atlantic Council hosted an event focused on the failure of negotiators to conclude a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran last month and the decision to extend an interim accord for another seven months. Moderator Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, guided a panel discussion on […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2014

Iran Nuclear Deal Could Come Before July, Analysts Say

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Iran and six Western powers could reach a deal on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program well before the new July 1 deadline, experts told the Atlantic Council on December 2. The P5+1 — the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany — and Iran last month extended their self-imposed November 24 […]

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Resident Senior Fellow

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