Slavin in Politico: Tehran should take the deal on the table

Dispatches Jan 28, 2026

The expert conversation: Should Trump strike Iran? What happens next if he does?

By Jason M. Brodsky and Danny Citrinowicz

As the USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in the Middle East, two experts debate the opportunities, uncertainties, and risks of a US strike on Iran.
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Slavin in Politico: Tehran should take the deal on the table

Dispatches Jan 23, 2026

What Trump could do next in Iran

By Nate Swanson

As a US carrier strike group nears the Persian Gulf, what options does US President Donald Trump have to strike against the Iranian regime?
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Slavin in Politico: Tehran should take the deal on the table

MENASource Jan 14, 2026

Voices from Iran: As rejection of government reaches all-time high, Iranians also wary of foreign intervention

By Tara Kangarlou

If Trump is serious about peace, stability, and a lasting legacy, the path forward does not run through air strikes or transactional deals with a failing theocracy.
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Slavin in Politico: Tehran should take the deal on the table

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Aug 19, 2022

Afghanistan and the region: One year after the fall of Kabul

By South Asia Center

A year after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Afghanistan continues to face the consequences of the US-led Western military and diplomatic withdrawal. The South Asia Center brought together a panel of experts to explore these issues, along with how Afghanistan’s relations with regional actors is evolving under the Taliban regime.

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Aug 17, 2022

Managing US-China Competition: The View from Singapore

By Atlantic Council

Ambassador Bilahari Kausikan discusses the influence of the US-China Competition in the Southeast Asia region and much more!

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Aug 17, 2022

Slavin quoted in L’Orient Le Jour about the state of reviving the Iran nuclear deal

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Aug 17, 2022

Slavin quoted in The New York Times on the progress of the JCPOA

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Aug 17, 2022

Dagres mentioned in The New Arab on the suspect in the attack of Salman Rushdie’s admiration of Ayatollah Khomeini

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Aug 17, 2022

Chamlou interviewed on Iran International about the impact of the JCPOA’s success or failure

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Aug 17, 2022

Slavin quoted in Le’Orient Le Jour on the current movements on the Iran nuclear deal

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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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IranSource

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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