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New Atlanticist Jun 26, 2025

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

By 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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Iran’s Supreme Leader threatened protesters. But Iranians aren’t listening.

Fast Thinking 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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Jul 8, 2022

Iran’s Supreme Leader threatened protesters. But Iranians aren’t listening.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei explicitly threatened a harsh crackdown on dissidents and proposed limits on the Internet and cyberspace, harkening back to the country’s bloody suppression of dissent during the 1980s.

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Nasr in European Council of Foreign Relations: Can the Iran nuclear deal be saved?

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Jul 5, 2022

Mostajabi quoted in the New Arab on the prospects for the Iran nuclear deal

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Jul 3, 2022

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Jul 2, 2022

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Jul 1, 2022

Slavin interviewed on Rudaw about the Iran nuclear deal and regional stability

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Jun 30, 2022

Slavin quoted in Responsible Statecraft on the Middle East Air Defense Alliance and its implications for US-Iran relations

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Jun 30, 2022

Iran’s middle class has been eroding for some time. Now it’s only getting worse.

By Javad Heiran-Nia

With the weakening of Iran's middle class, the safety valve of the political system is eroding.

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Jun 29, 2022

Dagres quoted in Daily Mail about a pregnant Iranian woman who was assaulted in Iran

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