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In-Depth Reports
If Iran Gets the Bomb:
Weapons, Force Posture, Strategy
The decision would require tradeoffs affecting the security, survivability, and military credibility of Tehran's nascent arsenal.
۲۵ نوامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
How the B-2 Can Help Reinforce U.S. Messaging to Iran
Amid serious escalation in the Middle East, the United States should more clearly frame its recent deployment of B-2 and B-52 bombers to the region as a warning to Iran—and reinforce this with more posturing, messaging, and accelerated deployment of deep penetrators.
۲۱ نوامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Farzin Nadimi
  • James E. Shepard
Nuclear warhead schematics from the Manhattan Project, 1945
Brief Analysis
With Its Conventional Deterrence Diminished, Will Iran Go for the Bomb?
Although recent military setbacks have fueled Iranian talk about a possible nuclear breakout, uncertainty about the risks, costs, and utility of weaponization may give the United States leverage to ensure that Tehran continues to hedge.
۱۵ نوامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
U.S. and Iranian flags
Brief Analysis
Before Maximum Pressure, Trump Needs an Iran Strategy
The administration should first consider how enhanced sanctions would fit into its broader regional policy before talking about how to get them going again.
۱۴ نوامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Richard Nephew
Brief Analysis
How to Judge Iranian Response Options Against Israel
Poor internal communications and miscalculation could lead Tehran to continue the cycle by striking again soon, whether directly or through its Iraqi proxies.
۱ نوامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Knights
Israeli Iron Dome missiles intercept rockets fired into Israel from Gaza by Hamas in October 2023 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Israel’s Missile Defense Performance: Views from the Gulf
In discussing missile defense cooperation with risk-averse Gulf partners, Washington needs to realistically address the specifics of Iran’s latest attack on Israel, including the degree to which defenses were penetrated.
۱۱ اکتبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Michael Knights
  • Elizabeth Dent
Brief Analysis
Why Israel Should Focus on Iranian Military and Security Targets, Not Oil Infrastructure
Despite significant vulnerabilities, the redundancies in Iran’s energy production would limit the effects of any strike, while the consequences for Israeli, Gulf, and global energy markets could be significant.
۱۱ اکتبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Farzin Nadimi
  • Simon Henderson
Friday Prayers
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Qais in Tehran, Prominently Seated Behind Khamenei
At a recent event in Iran, the leader of the key Iraqi militia Asaib Ahl al-Haq was strategically positioned in a place of honor directly behind the Supreme Leader.
۷ اکتبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
A photo illustration of a hypodermic needle and a poison symbol - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Tehran’s Tactical Knockout: Weaponized Pharmaceutical-Based Agents
Concerns over the regime’s longstanding R&D on weaponized anesthetics and other PBAs have become more pressing given the high risk of transfer to various hostile proxies.
October 2024
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  • Matthew Levitt
Houthi fighters parade with their missile systems in Sanaa in September 2023 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
A Draw Is a Win: The Houthis After One Year of War
The Yemeni group has strengthened its capabilities and aggressiveness to the point where it may be less vulnerable to international pressure than its Iranian patron.
October 2024
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  • Michael Knights
Flowers and a portrait of Hassan Nasrallah at a memorial to the slain Hezbollah leader in Beirut - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
How the Death of Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Brings a Renewed Opportunity for Mideast Peace
Netanyahu must translate Israel’s military achievements in Lebanon into political outcomes while also preventing far-right nationalists in his coalition from defining what is possible with the Palestinians.
۲۹ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
  • Dennis Ross
  • Steven Tian
Nasrallah
Brief Analysis
What Nasrallah’s Death Could Mean for the Hezbollah Network
Iran’s proxy faces steep challenges on the leadership and military fronts, and the international community can now act vigorously to free Lebanon from its grip.
۲۸ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Brief Analysis
Boosting Military Support to Ukraine Can Help Deter Iran
From facilitating a no-fly zone over Ukraine to interdicting Iranian missile transfers, Washington and its allies have various means of answering the latest strategic shift in the war.
۲۵ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Street in Tehran
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Iran's Debate about Weekends Highlights Tehran's Ideological Constraints
The debate over making Saturday the official second day of the weekend nationwide instead of Thursday has become a hot topic in Iran in recent months, highlighting the clash between the the regime’s ideology and the country’s economic reality.
۱۷ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Saeid Golkar
Brief Analysis
Middle East Developments Overshadow the IAEA Conference
Iranian missiles for Russia, Houthi attacks on Israel, and North Korea’s surprise display of centrifuges have quickly changed the atmosphere of the nuclear agency’s annual meeting.
۱۷ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Simon Henderson
Hezbollah fighters parade with flags in Lebanon in 2019 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Israel and the Coming Long War
To defeat Iran’s "resistance" axis, the IDF needs a new strategy—and a unified country.
۱۳ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Assaf Orion
Articles & Testimony
Netanyahu Is Playing Into Khamenei’s Hands
Iran’s leaders are playing a long game; Israel’s leaders are not.
۱۳ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۴
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  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
Easier Said than Done: Renewing Maximum Pressure on Iran
New strategic realities and the ever-present challenge of enforcement would make it difficult to reinvigorate the heavy international sanctions regimes seen in past years.
August 2024
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  • Richard Nephew
Brief Analysis
Another One-Day War? What the Latest Hezbollah-Israel Clash Reveals About Deterrence and Escalation
Israeli and Lebanese experts join two former U.S. officials to discuss what each party was thinking before, during, and after this weekend’s exchange of strikes—and whether war in the north has become inevitable regardless of near-term de-escalation.
۲۷ اوت ۲۰۲۴
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  • Ben Fishman
  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Assaf Orion
  • Dennis Ross
Iran's president-elect Pezeshkian speaks in Tehran - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Pezeshkian’s Cabinet Reflects Iran’s Institutional Stagnation
The regime’s preference for ideological commitment over expertise has compromised its bureaucratic hiring processes and led to massive institutional decay, making it unlikely that the new president will be able to fulfill his campaign promises or otherwise govern effectively.
۱۹ اوت ۲۰۲۴
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  • Saeid Golkar

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