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

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What Trump could do next in Iran

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

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

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

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The immutable Muqtada al-Sadr loses a battle against Iran

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The June 12 decision by Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to renounce his electoral victory and collapse the government formation process is a gift to Iran.

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