Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss Iran’s recent economic developments with the IMF and World Bank

New Atlanticist Jul 1, 2025

The US must enforce sanctions to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program

By Kimberly Donovan

To ensure that Tehran cannot get its hands on the financial resources it would need to rebuild its nuclear program, Iran sanctions enforcement should start with China.
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Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss Iran’s recent economic developments with the IMF and World Bank

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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Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss Iran’s recent economic developments with the IMF and World Bank

Fast Thinking Jun 24, 2025

The big lessons from 12 days of war with Iran

By Atlantic Council

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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Apr 18, 2022

Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss Iran’s recent economic developments with the IMF and World Bank

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Apr 15, 2022

Azodi joins Crashing the War Party to discuss US-Iran relations amidst looming midterm elections

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Apr 12, 2022

The Internet ‘Protection Bill’ will hurt all Iranians, but the queer community will have the most to lose

By Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

International human rights organizations and the United Nations are saying a lot about the repressive “Protection Bill.” However, not much light has been shed on one of the most marginalized groups that will suffer the most: Iran’s LGBTQI community.

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Apr 11, 2022

Wald joins Bloomberg to discuss Iran’s oil geopolitics
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Apr 8, 2022

Slavin quoted in Inside Arabia: Can the UAE Distance Syria from Iran?
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Apr 6, 2022

Slavin in Mediterranean Dialogues: To Deal or not to Deal: JCPOA at a Crossroads
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Apr 6, 2022

Slavin quoted in the Daily Mail on concerns about Iran nuclear deal in Congress

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Apr 6, 2022

Azodi quoted in Al Jazeera US-Iran nuclear talks and possible concessions in final stages

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Apr 5, 2022

The potential side benefits of a revived JCPOA for Middle East stability

By Barbara Slavin

If there is to be any chance of recalibrating this policy after Khamenei dies, as many inside Iran and outside it would like to see, reviving the JCPOA is a necessary first step.

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Apr 2, 2022

Friedlander cited in the Economist on illegal oil shipments as a means of sanctions evasion

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Alan Pino

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Carmiel Arbit

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