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Funeral notices and other information on Iran's combat fatalities in Iraq provide a useful window into Tehran's military strategy there, especially compared to its differing approach in Syria.

آیت‌الله خامنه‌ای زمانی هشدار داده بود که خصومت با ایالات متحده می‌تواند به ضرر ایران تمام شود. اما همین خصومت همراه با دیگر سیاست‌های افراطی رهبر ایران، به‌تدریج، به شیوه‌ای اساسی برای حفظ قدرت او تبدیل شد.

Existing mechanisms for interdicting Iran's arms shipments to its proxies have already been proven insufficient, so any concerted effort to push back against the flow of weapons will require additional measures.

Uncertainty over the nuclear deal's economic effects will make it difficult for moderates to win more votes, as will the hardliners' greater capacity to shape public opinion and the electoral process.

The bottom line is that if lawmakers are concerned about the nuclear agreement's flaws and are hungry for the administration to take sensible measures to fix them, the limited downside of voting no is greatly exceeded by the benefits of 'a better deal.'

The Washington Institute is studying the potential impacts of the Iran nuclear deal, including the effects of additional Iranian money from a post-sanctions windfall. Here are some of the most important impacts.

روایات تفصیلی مذاکره‌کنندگان هسته‌ای و شخص علی خامنه‌ای نشان می‌دهد که تماس‌های مقدماتی بین تهران و واشنگتن در مورد پرونده هسته‌ای ایران، مدت‌ها پیش از ریاست‌جمهوری حسن روحانی آغاز شده بود. با این حال، به نظر می‌رسد رهبر ایران به دنبال شانه‌ خالی کردن از مسئولیت این ماجراست.

If realist opponents of the Iran agreement insist that the JCPOA must go, they will need to explain in detail how the limited alternatives at Washington's disposal are worth the profound risks of killing the current deal.

Tehran's commitment to surrounding, besieging, and eliminating the 'Zionist entity' has not changed, and countering this goal will require pushing back against Iranian advances in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and elsewhere.