Saab: Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Hangs on Saudi, Iranian Rivalry

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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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Saab: Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Hangs on Saudi, Iranian Rivalry

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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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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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Saab: Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Hangs on Saudi, Iranian Rivalry

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Jun 24, 2025

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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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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Jun 25, 2014

Saab: Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Hangs on Saudi, Iranian Rivalry

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for World Politics Review on why the power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia is the root cause of the failure to elect a new Lebanese president:

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Jun 21, 2014

Saab on the Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Bilal Y. Saab joins BBC Persian to discuss the rivalry and power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia: 

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SouthAsiaSource

Jun 20, 2014

This Week in South Asia: June 14 – 20

By Aman Ghose and Fayyaz Yaseen

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAs the Pakistani military officially decides to go after the Taliban in North Waziristan, initiating airstrikes without considering the hitherto held ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban divide, the nation’s political parties unanimously agreed to stand […]

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In the News

Jun 19, 2014

Wall Street Journal Book Review of “A Time to Attack” by Matthew Kroenig

By Matthew Kroenig

A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat, a new book by Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig, is reviewed in the Wall Street Journal:

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In the News

Jun 19, 2014

Mardini: Washington Can’t Oust Maliki Without Tehran’s Consent

By Ramzy Mardini

The Los Angeles Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on US attitudes toward the leadership of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:

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In the News

Jun 18, 2014

Mardini: Iranians Care About Shia Unity, Not Maliki

By Ramzy Mardini

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s struggle to retain power as the insurgency in his country spreads:

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In the News

Jun 18, 2014

Mardini on Iran-Iraq Relationship

By Ramzy Mardini

Agence France-Presse quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on Iran’s relationship with Iraq and what role Iran is likely to play in the ongoing crisis:

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In the News

Jun 18, 2014

Mardini on Iran’s Role in Iraq Crisis

By Ramzy Mardini

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on Iran’s role in the ongoing crisis in Iraq:

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In the News

Jun 18, 2014

Wilson on US-Iran Engagement in Iraq

By Damon Wilson

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson joins BBC World News to discuss the escalating crisis in Iraq and the White House announcement that it has ruled out military cooperation with Iran:

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MENASource

Jun 17, 2014

ISIS Terrorists: Should Tehran and Washington Cooperate?

By Frederic C. Hof

Military success in Iraq by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has concentrated the minds of political leaders in Washington and Tehran.  Neither the United States nor Iran wishes to see ISIS or any Al-Qaeda franchise prosper or even exist in Iraq.  Neither Washington nor Tehran wishes to see Iraq splinter into multiple […]

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