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Aug 19, 2021

Peek quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Iran’s desire for a stable relationship with Afghanistan

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Aug 16, 2021

Slavin quoted in Nikkei Asia on Raisi’s relations with China

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Aug 16, 2021

Azodi quoted in Deutsche Welle on what to expect from Iran’s new president

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 16, 2021

The Raisi administration must answer the IAEA enquires. Otherwise, Vienna talks risk derailment.

By Kelsey Davenport

Tehran’s failure to fully cooperate with the IAEA’s investigation into past possible undeclared nuclear materials and activities risks derailing progress on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s (JCPOA) restoration and undermining confidence that Iran’s current nuclear program is peaceful.

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Aug 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera Arabic on negotiations of the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 11, 2021

Nasr quoted in ORF special report: Iran Under Ebrahim Raisi: The View from India

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Aug 11, 2021

Azodi mentioned in Times of Israel on Ali Shamkhani tweeting in Hebrew

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Aug 10, 2021

State of the Order: Assessing July 2021

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

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Aug 9, 2021

Slavin joins the Global Agora to discuss Iranians’ expectations for President Raisi

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Aug 7, 2021

Slavin joins Alhurra to discuss a collective response to Iran’s attacks

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Jonathan Fulton

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Michelle S. Giuda

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