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Policy Analysis on Iran

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, casts his vote for president

Winners and Losers in Iran's Presidential Election

Ayatollah Khamenei is determined to push for a completely loyal president, but the decision to dismiss Rafsanjani could undermine the regime in the long run.

May 24, 2013

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Mehdi Khalaji

Full Text of May 22, 2013 IAEA Report on Iran

The Washington Institute made the full text of the IAEA's May 22, 2013 report on Iran's nuclear program available. Click on the button to the left to download the report (PDF).

May 22, 2013

Articles & Testimony

After Ahmadinejad

The factional disputes that have long paralyzed Iranian policymaking will likely persist after the upcoming election, leaving the regime with no choice but to persist in its diplomatic standoff with the West.

May 22, 2013

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Mehdi Khalaji

The Muslim Brotherhood's Views on Iran

Washington Institute fellow Eric Trager sat down with Foreign Policy Association blogger Reza Akhlaghi to discuss how Egypt's leaders view Iran's regional strategy and the upcoming presidential election.

May 20, 2013

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Eric Trager

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In-Depth Reports

Instant Analysis: Commentary on Secretary Hagel's Remarks

Three of journalism's leading observers of Washington and U.S. national security shared their insights into Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's keynote remarks at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium.

May 8, 2013

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David Rennie
David Sanger
Joby Warrick

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers public remarks.

Brief Analysis

Tehran to Decide Who Can Run for President

As the regime narrows the list of approved candidates for the upcoming presidential election, Washington should criticize Tehran for limiting who is permitted to run.

May 7, 2013

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Mehdi Khalaji

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In-Depth Reports

U.S. Defense Policy in the Middle East

Michael Stein Address on U.S. Middle East Policy

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered keynote remarks at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2013. Download Secretary Hagel's prepared remarks (PDF) Download a transcript of Secretary Hagel's conversation with Institute executive director Robert Satloff (PDF)

May 6, 2013

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Chuck Hagel

Articles & Testimony

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir

The Institute's director of research reviews three recent studies on Iran's nuclear ambitions and how they fit in with the regime's wider regional strategy and negotiating stance: The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir by Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Iran: The Nuclear Challenge by Robert Blackwill (ed.), and U.S. and Iranian Strategic

May 1, 2013

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Patrick Clawson

Articles & Testimony

The Thin Red Line: Is Iran Outmaneuvering the U.S. and Israel?

Now that Iran is capable of circumventing the nuclear weapons red line, the new U.S. and Israeli defense ministers must coordinate closely to avoid being further outflanked.

Apr 24, 2013

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David Makovsky
Gabrielle Tudin

Articles & Testimony

Intervention Escalation

Alleged chemical weapons use by Syria is pushing the United States toward action, but Russia, China, and Iran might have something to say about that.

Apr 24, 2013

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Debating Next Steps on Iran

Changing Tehran's strategic calculus requires a firm set of nuclear red lines, a more credible U.S. military threat, and, most important, greater involvement in Syria.

Apr 22, 2013

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Iran's Crisis of State Ideology

FPA blogger Reza Akhlaghi interviews Mehdi Khalaji on Iran's ideological crisis and its effect on the upcoming presidential election.

Apr 19, 2013

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Mehdi Khalaji

Brief Analysis

Azerbaijan's Cooperation with Israel Goes Beyond Iran Tensions

Azerbaijan has ample, independent strategic reasons for its cooperation with Israel and poor relations with Tehran, notwithstanding the recent spike in Iranian tensions.

Apr 16, 2013

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Brenda Shaffer

Brief Analysis

Iran Beyond Oil?

The role of oil in Iran's economy is declining, undercutting Western efforts to press the regime by reducing its oil export revenue.

Apr 2, 2013

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Patrick Clawson

Brief Analysis

Building Gulf Missile Defenses One Small Win at a Time

If Washington and its partners build on incremental technological progress and greater regional cooperation, they can field a Gulf missile defense network capable of dealing with Iran's growing arsenal.

Mar 28, 2013

Brief Analysis

The PKK Announcement: Can Turkey Build a Kurdish Cordon?

Washington should work with Ankara, the Syrian opposition, and Baghdad to ensure that new PKK peace talks alleviate their mutual concerns about Syria's future and the Kurdish question.

Mar 25, 2013

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David Pollock
Soner Cagaptay

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Initial Outcomes of Obama's Middle East Trip

During his recent Middle East visit, President Obama forged an emotional connection with the people of Israel, earned credibility to deal with Iran’s nuclear research, and put the Israeli-Palestinian peace process back on the regional agenda, according to Washington Institute Executive Director Dr. Robert Satloff and David Makovsky, the Institute’s

Mar 22, 2013

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David Makovsky
Robert Satloff

Brief Analysis

Policy Takeaways from Obama's Visit to Israel and the West Bank

The president tilted U.S. policy toward Israel in substantive ways, especially with regard to resuming peace talks with the Palestinians and repairing Israel-Turkish ties.

Mar 22, 2013

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Robert Satloff

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Brief Analysis

Obama to the Middle East: Expectations and Implications (Part 2)

Subscribe to Washington Institute videos on YouTube. Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 18, 2013, David Makovsky, Michael Singh, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of the Project on

Mar 21, 2013

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David Makovsky
Michael Singh

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Brief Analysis

Obama to the Middle East: Expectations and Implications (Part 1)

Subscribe to Washington Institute videos on YouTube. Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 18, 2013, Dennis Ross, David Makovsky, and Michael Singh addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Ambassador Ross, the Institute's counselor, served most recently as special assistant to President

Mar 20, 2013

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Dennis Ross

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Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran poses the most serious and urgent set of security challenges to the United States and its allies in the greater Middle East. Since the Khomeini revolution in 1979, Iran has sought to export its radical ideology through the use of terrorism, subversion, and support to ideological fellow-travelers throughout the Muslim world.

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Farzin Nadimi, a Senior Fellow with The Washington Institute, is a Washington-based analyst specializing in the security and defense affairs of Iran and the Persian Gulf region.

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