Slavin quoted in Formiche on whether the US will accept new terms for the Iran nuclear deal

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What is Iran thinking now?

By Atlantic Council

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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Slavin quoted in Formiche on whether the US will accept new terms for the Iran nuclear deal

IranSource Oct 2, 2024

It’s time Iran’s artists be considered as human rights defenders

By 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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Slavin quoted in Formiche on whether the US will accept new terms for the Iran nuclear deal

New Atlanticist Sep 28, 2024

Experts react: Hassan Nasrallah is dead. What’s next for Hezbollah, Israel, and Iran?

By Atlantic Council experts

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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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’

By 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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Nov 20, 2024

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

By 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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Nov 20, 2024

How to wrestle with an ayatollah 

By 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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Aug 16, 2022

Slavin quoted in Formiche on whether the US will accept new terms for the Iran nuclear deal

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Aug 16, 2022

Tehran always wanted Salman Rushdie dead. Now it hopes to profit from his stabbing.

By Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

In 1989, only months away from his deathbed, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini captured the raging waves of hatred against Rushdie engulfing the Muslim world. The Islamic Republic under his successor appears to be trying to surf the same waves once again.

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Aug 16, 2022

Iran needs to cooperate with the IAEA. That isn’t negotiable.

By Kelsey Davenport

The IAEA investigation into Iran’s undeclared nuclear materials and activities is not going away. There are broader nonproliferation norms and obligations at stake.

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Aug 15, 2022

Dagres quoted in the National News on the rise of Iran-sponsored plots in the US

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Aug 12, 2022

Azodi interviewed on Al Hurra about the status of the Iran nuclear deal

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Aug 11, 2022

Iran and the US face obstacles in their goals in the Middle East

By Ebrahim Meraji

The long rivalry between the United States and Iran reflects their differing views of an ideal regional order and contrasting methods of expanding influence.

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Aug 8, 2022

Slavin interviewed on Al Jazeera about why Americans warned against optimism on the Iran nuclear deal

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Aug 7, 2022

Ozarab covered the Iraq and Iran Initiatives event on the political, economic, and cultural ties and irritants between Iran and Iraq

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Aug 6, 2022

Slavin interviewed on CGTN about the latest developments on the Iran nuclear deal

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Aug 4, 2022

My brother was executed during the 1988 massacre. The Hamid Noury trial verdict is a victory for truth and justice.

By Lawdan Bazargan

Only the truth can heal Iran and the Iranian people’s collective pain and protect future generations from the danger of such crimes.

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