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Policy Analysis on Iran

Iran's navy commander speaks in front of a map

Articles & Testimony

Risking the Finlandization of the Persian Gulf

A nuclear-armed Iran could bring Soviet-style intimidation to the Middle East.

Mar 19, 2013

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Simon Henderson

In-Depth Reports

Obama II and the Middle East

Strategic Objectives for U.S. Policy

THE MIDDLE EAST has been home to incessant turmoil and instability since the end of World War II, yet as President Obama enters his second term, he faces a spectrum of threats in this region unparalleled in modern history. Iran's nuclear program rapidly approaches the threshold to breakout capability, perhaps

Mar 19, 2013

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Dennis Ross
James Jeffrey

Brief Analysis

Iran's Politicians Focus on 2013 Presidential Elections, not Nuclear Issue

The growing political struggle over the 2013 presidential elections in Iran may substantially divert the attention of the Islamic regime from external issues and hamper the progress of nuclear talks.

Mar 18, 2013

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Nikolay Kozhanov

Articles & Testimony

Mideast Seeks a New Commitment from Obama

The administration should overcome its hesitations and embrace the leadership role that only the United States can play in addressing the region’s big problems.

Mar 18, 2013

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Michael Singh

Brief Analysis

Iran's Nuclear Clock and World Diplomacy

Talks with Iran in Turkey next week and in Kazakhstan next month are important, but Tehran still needs to clarify the details of its controversial nuclear program.

Mar 15, 2013

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Olli Heinonen
Simon Henderson

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers public remarks.

Articles & Testimony

Forget the Fatwa

Even if the Supreme Leader's fatwa against nuclear weapons were enshrined in a UN document, strong monitoring and verification measures would still be the indispensable core of any agreement.

Mar 14, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt
Mehdi Khalaji

Video

Hezbollah, Europe, and the Iran Connection

What's behind Hezbollah's expansion of terror operations into Europe?

Mar 13, 2013

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Matthew Levitt

Missile Defense and the Islamic Republic of Iran:

Contribution to Deterrence, Defense, and Crisis Stability

On February 14, 2013, Washington Institute senior fellow Michael Eisenstadt presented a briefing on missile defense and Iran at a conference on missile defense organized by the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw.

Mar 11, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

Getting Carrier Out of the Gulf Good for U.S. Iran Policy

Other moves would do more than a carrier presence could to push Tehran toward a diplomatic solution.

Mar 10, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

Is Iran Out-Negotiating the Obama Administration?

If Washington and its allies continue redrawing their redlines, they may eventually find themselves advocating military action against facilities that they previously declared legal and tolerable.

Mar 4, 2013

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Iran Talks: Is New Momentum Enough?

Iran Talks: Is New Momentum Enough? Patrick Clawson

Mar 2, 2013

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Patrick Clawson

Articles & Testimony

Deja Vu in Cairo

An Iranian scholar visits Cairo, prompting reflections on the role of religion in two revolutions three decades apart.

Mar 1, 2013

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Mehdi Khalaji

Brief Analysis

How to Jumpstart U.S. Strategy toward Iran

Rather than seeking alternative approaches, Washington and its allies should sharpen their focus on P5+1 negotiations, targeted sanctions, credible military pressure, and outreach to the Iranian opposition.

Feb 25, 2013

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Iran Can't Agree to a Damn Thing

At the moment, the Islamic Republic is just too dysfunctional to cut a nuclear deal.

Feb 20, 2013

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Patrick Clawson

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaking with Institute Exeucutive Director Rob Satloff - source: The Washington Insitute

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Brief Analysis

A Conversation on the Middle East featuring Senator Marco Rubio

Watch a February 27, 2013 conversation with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on his recent fact-finding visit to the Middle East.

Feb 19, 2013

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Marco Rubio

The Hezbollah Connection in Syria and Iran

Dr. Levitt and CFR.org consulting editor Bernard Gwertzman discuss Hezbollah's preparations for Assad's fall, its ever-closer ties with Iran, and its expanding terrorist and militant activities inside and outside Lebanon.

Feb 15, 2013

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Matthew Levitt

Video

Brief Analysis

Year of Decision: U.S. Policy toward Iran in 2013

On February 7, 2013, James F. Jeffrey and Thomas Pickering addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Ambassador Jeffrey, a former assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor, is author of the new Institute study Moving to Decision: U.S. Policy toward Iran . Ambassador Pickering served in

Feb 12, 2013

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James Jeffrey
Thomas Pickering

Articles & Testimony

Why Bulgaria? Why Now?

Hezbollah's Bulgaria attack shows that the group and its Iranian cohorts have climbed back up the list of immediate terrorist threats.

Feb 12, 2013

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Matthew Levitt

In-Depth Reports

Moving to Decision: U.S. Policy Toward Iran

Barring an across-the-board change in Tehran's strategic goals, the Iranian people's readiness for regime change, or the scope and immediacy of the Iranian threat to the United States, there is little reason to believe that a policy based exclusively on military action or rapprochement is viable. Therefore, the most reasonable

Feb 7, 2013

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Why There Is Still a Role for the P5+1 in the Iran Nuclear Talks

Iranian truculence likely ensures that the P5+1 -- not direct bilateral talks -- will remain the most meaningful forum for nuclear negotiations.

Feb 7, 2013

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Michael Singh

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Viterbi Program on Iran and U.S. Policy

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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