Slavin quoted in Intisari on the implications of Soleimani’s murder

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

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Slavin quoted in Intisari on the implications of Soleimani’s murder

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Slavin quoted in Intisari on the implications of Soleimani’s murder

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The big lessons from 12 days of war with Iran

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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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Slavin quoted in Intisari on the implications of Soleimani’s murder

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Dagres and Nia mentioned in Politico on Atlantic Council’s Bloody Fatwa: Iran’s new president and the 1988 prison massacre event

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Slavin joins Sky News to discuss the future of the JCPOA negotiations

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Mohseni-Cheraghlou quoted in Asia Times about how sanctions are impacting foreign investment in Iran

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Down the ‘Rathole’: How a rapper channels Iran regime change discourse

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Both the content of Toomaj Salehi’s hard-hitting rap songs, as well as the debates they have produced, speak to a transformed Iranian media landscape.

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Oct 8, 2021

Iranian war games on the border with Azerbaijan were really a message to Israel

By Abbas Qaidari

The high self-confidence of Azerbaijani authorities today, the coldness of Tehran-Yerevan ties due to Iran’s support of Baku during the Nagoro-Karabakh conflict, and the growing influence of Turkey and Israel in the Caucasus have made Iranian officials concerned about the possibility of a limited conflict in the region.

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