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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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Atlantic Council’s event on hostage-taking in Iran covered by VOA Farsi

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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Atlantic Council’s event on hostage-taking in Iran covered by VOA Farsi

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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Jul 13, 2022

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Jul 13, 2022

Biden’s Middle East trip is sending Iran an escalatory message. Here’s why.

By Shahira Amin

The flurry of diplomatic activity in the region ahead of Biden’s Middle East trip, is part of efforts by the GCC and Arab leaders to coordinate stances and forge a unified force against Iran.

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Jul 8, 2022

Slavin quoted in Stripes on Biden’s potential discussion about a future air defense alliance during his Middle East trip

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Jul 8, 2022

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

By Anonymous

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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Jul 8, 2022

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 4, 2022

Azodi quoted in Iran Front Page on whether the JCPOA will be revived

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Jul 3, 2022

Wechsler quoted in The Washington Post on US military strategy with Iran

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Jul 2, 2022

Slavin quoted in Responsible Statecraft on a potential Iranian perspective of a future US led air defense alliance in MENA

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Jul 1, 2022

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

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