Fontenrose quoted in Washington Times on Iran’s smuggling drones to militant allies

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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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Fontenrose quoted in Washington Times on Iran’s smuggling drones to militant allies

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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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Fontenrose quoted in Washington Times on Iran’s smuggling drones to militant allies

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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Fontenrose quoted in Washington Times on Iran’s smuggling drones to militant allies

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Fontenrose quoted in Wall Street Journal on Iran’s armed drones program

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Azodi in Arms Control Association: “New Iran Leadership Complicates Negotiations”

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Oct 2, 2021

Iran said nuclear talks will continue ‘soon.’ But how ‘soon’ is ‘soon’?

By Nadereh Chamlou

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stated that Iran plans to return to the negotiations “soon” after internal assessments of the nuclear file are completed by Raisi’s cabinet, but adding that Iran’s notion of “soon” is different from the West’s “soon.” Two factors may be behind these cryptic comments.

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Slavin quoted in Alhurra on the future of the Iran nuclear deal talks

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Sep 28, 2021

Nasr was quoted in Tehran Times article: Senior analysts advise U.S. to separate the Iran nuclear deal from regional security negotiations

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Sep 27, 2021

Are vaccines and Afghanistan routes back to US-Iran engagement?

By Barbara Slavin

How to get the Ebrahim Raisi administration to engage with the United States—directly or through intermediaries—is the question.

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Slavin joins the Scott Horton Show to discuss Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East

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Slavin quoted in France24 on nuclear deal talks

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Sep 23, 2021

The special role of US nuclear weapons

By Matthew Kroenig

The United States needs to maintain a robust, flexible, and modernized nuclear deterrent. That means that United States needs to continue with nuclear modernization, reject a no first use (NFU) policy, and examine further nuclear capabilities.

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