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

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

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

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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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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Wald joins Bloomberg to discuss Iran’s oil geopolitics
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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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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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Friedlander cited in the Economist on illegal oil shipments as a means of sanctions evasion

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Mar 30, 2022

Katz quoted in Who What Why: With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian nuclear deal hangs in the balance
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