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New Atlanticist

Sep 24, 2019

Trump defends his foreign policy to the world at UNGA

By David A. Wemer

Trump justified his vision for the United States' role in the world to the UNGA crowd. Here what Atlantic Council experts think it means.

China
Iran

New Atlanticist

Sep 24, 2019

Rouhani’s plan a reason to be hopeful?

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Rouhani's proposal for peace will be rejected as outlandish, but it is a sign that Tehran may recognize that its attack on Abqaiq was an overstep.

Conflict
Iran

In the News

Sep 22, 2019

Fontenrose joins Fox News to discuss US- Iran tensions following the Aramco attack

By Atlantic Council

Iran
Saudi Arabia

Inflection Points

Sep 21, 2019

Trump’s Iran test: Nerves and vision

By Frederick Kempe

President Trump’s maximum pressure and Iran’s escalating responses have increased the risks of conflict. They have also brought a new chance of resolution that may become the most significant test yet of President Trump’s ability to transform his disruptive foreign policy into positive outcomes.

Defense Policy
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Sep 20, 2019

Sultoon quoted in Reuters on Iran’s central bank sanctions

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Iran

In the News

Sep 20, 2019

Shaffer joins The John Bachelor Show to discuss Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Iran

IranSource

Sep 20, 2019

After Aramco attacks, China’s Middle East interests are at stake

By Jonathan Fulton

The attack on Saudi Arabia could be another factor that leads to a more robust approach to China protecting its Middle East interests.

China
Iran

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss tensions in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Iran
Middle East

In the News

Sep 19, 2019

Fontenrose quoted in CNN on Saudi oil attacks and U.S. action

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment
Middle East

New Atlanticist

Sep 19, 2019

The logic of Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia

By Henry Rome and Robert Johnston

While previously mere threats against the safety of shipping were enough to send tremors through oil markets and spook past US presidents, Iranian leaders have seemed powerless to respond to the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign.

Geopolitics & Energy Security
Iran

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