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May 15, 2025

Feeding the ‘water mafia’: Sanctions relief and Iran’s water crisis

By Nik Kowsar

Trump comments mark the first time a US president acknowledges a “water mafia”: a connected network responsible for ecological catastrophes.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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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
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Oct 15, 2021

Zais joins Al Hurra to discuss the Biden administration’s reaction to recent developments in Lebanon

By Atlantic Council

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Oct 15, 2021

Sales quoted in Washington Post on the repatriation of ISIS fighters

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Oct 15, 2021

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

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Iran

MENASource

Oct 15, 2021

Are Putin and Erdogan doing territorial swaps in Syria again?

By Ibrahim Hamidi

Talks of another territorial swap are back on the table now, amidst a common Turkish-Russian belief that the US is preparing to disengage from the Middle East, as they did with Afghanistan.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 14, 2021

The Atlantic Council and Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation’s N7 Summit mentioned in the Jewish Insider

The two-day conference that ended on Wednesday, named N7 — N for normalization and 7 for the number of participating countries —  was hosted by the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation and the Atlantic Council, the culmination of six months of planning. 

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 14, 2021

Barzani mentioned in Virginia Commonwealth University News on the US Afghanistan withdrawal

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Middle East

In the News

Oct 14, 2021

Atlantic Council mentioned in Jewish Insider on the N7 conference in the United Arab Emirates

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Oct 14, 2021

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

By Josh Lipsky

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 13, 2021

Atlantic Council mentioned in Washington Post on the N7 conference in the United Arab Emirates

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Oct 13, 2021

Azodi joins Aljazeera to discuss latest developments regarding JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

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Rza Aliyev

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Itai Melchior

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Reem Goussous

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Robert Fardi

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