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May 14, 2025

Choppy waters: Egypt’s waning patience with President Trump

By Shahira Amin

The US president’s Suez Canal demands signal “a shift in US-Egyptian relations” which experts describe as “at their lowest ebb in decades.”

Middle East North Africa

New Atlanticist

May 13, 2025

Experts react: Trump just announced the removal of all US sanctions on Syria. What’s next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts provide their insights on how the removal of US sanctions on Syria would affect the country and the wider region.

Civil Society Economic Sanctions

MENASource

May 12, 2025

Gazans fear famine amid Israel aid block: ‘I don’t want to be a number’

By Arwa Damon

For Palestinians, time is running out— a warning that has been echoed at some of the highest ranks of international organizations, including the World Health Organization.

Conflict Human Rights
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Dec 8, 2021

China is the real barometer of the state of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

By Jacopo Scita

China, which played an important if secondary role during the final leg of nuclear negotiations during 2013-2015, is the most suited of the P4+1—Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia—to exert effective leverage to bring Tehran back to compliance now.

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

IranSource

Dec 7, 2021

Iran’s allies lost seats in the Iraqi elections. Now Tehran is recalibrating its strategy.

By Anonymous

Many analysts have interpreted the results of recent Iraqi parliamentary elections on October 10 as a sign of diminishing Iranian influence, but the reality is more nuanced.

Iran Middle East

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Dec 6, 2021

Nusairat quoted in Bahrain News Agency on DERASAT signing a new agreement with Atlantic Council

By Atlantic Council

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Dec 6, 2021

Slavin joins CGTV America to discuss the Iranian nuclear talks in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

IranSource

Dec 6, 2021

Iran offers less for more as Vienna talks stall

By Barbara Slavin

More than five months after multilateral nuclear talks with Iran were paused before the country’s presidential elections in June, a new negotiating team arrived in Vienna in late November with additional demands and fewer concessions than its predecessors.

Iran Middle East

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Dec 5, 2021

Azodi joins BBC Persian to discuss the economic implications of reviving the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

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Dec 4, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in Wall Street Journal on the Gulf’s competition for influence in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 2, 2021

Azodi quoted in Al Jazeera on the US strategy towards Iran’s revival of nuclear talks in Vienna

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 2, 2021

Azodi quoted in Al Jazeera on US’ plan B if the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna fail

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 2, 2021

Nasr’s opinion piece in Foreign Affairs: All Against All – The Sectarian Resurgence in the Post-American Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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