Charai in the Hill: The Iranian nuclear talks offer Biden much-needed bipartisan consensus

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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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Charai in the Hill: The Iranian nuclear talks offer Biden much-needed bipartisan consensus

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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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Charai in the Hill: The Iranian nuclear talks offer Biden much-needed bipartisan consensus

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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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Feb 2, 2022

Charai in the Hill: The Iranian nuclear talks offer Biden much-needed bipartisan consensus

By Ahmed Charai

President Biden should apply pressure on non-nuclear fronts rather than signal a willingness to offer concessions, Charai argues. Read Charai’s latest in The Hill on the Iranian nuclear talks. Ahmed Charai is a Moroccan publisher and an Atlantic Council Board Director. He is also an international counselor of the Center for a Strategic and International […]

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Slavin quoted in L’Oreient Le Jour on significance of US-Iran nuclear talks

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Feb 1, 2022

Can President Ebrahim Raisi turn Iran’s economic Titanic around?

By Nadereh Chamlou

The Ebrahim Raisi team is seen as the weakest since the revolution, but one with the strongest links to the IRGC, and where allegiance trumps expertise.

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Jan 31, 2022

Strengthening ties: China and the GCC

By Inbar Pe'er, Niels Graham and Mrugank Bhusari

As China continues expanding its trade ties across the world while the US focuses on its domestic economy, the US will find itself without a seat at the table when the norms for the multilateral trading system are set.

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Jan 29, 2022

Dagres quoted in Voice of America Persian News Network on human rights and internet freedom in Iran

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Jan 28, 2022

Dagres quoted in Broadband Breakfast on internet freedom rights in Iran

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Jan 26, 2022

Slavin quoted in the Daily Mail on Iran’s trade relations with Russia in the face of US sanctions

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