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Articles & Testimony
Trump Broke Iran Policy. Let Him Fix It.
The administration doesn’t seem to have a day-after strategy for drawing the Europeans back into the fold after essentially rejecting months of negotiations with them.
May 11, 2018
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  • Dennis Ross
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Technical Implications of Trump’s JCPOA Announcement
Now that the nuclear deal is off, Iran’s next steps will be shaped at least in part by the technical capabilities of its enrichment program and related efforts.
May 9, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Is Washington Too Focused on Iran’s Nuclear Program?
What the United States really needs is a new Iran policy, not just a nuclear policy—and the will to roll up its sleeves and carry it out.
May 9, 2018
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
Israel’s Intel Coup Actually Provides Good Arguments for Staying in the Iran Nuclear Deal
Historically, outside pressure on Iran has been most effective when Washington acts with its allies rather than on its own, and the recent intelligence revelations support the former path.
May 5, 2018
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  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
The Details Reveal the True Danger of Iran’s Secret Nuclear Program
A guide to the key jargon and technical minutiae underlying Netanyahu’s troubling accusations against Iran.
May 1, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
If Trump Pulls Out of the Iran Deal, What’s Our New Strategy?
Withdrawal alone doesn’t offer a means of keeping Iran from nuclear weapons, responding to reactions from friends and adversaries, or clarifying the administration’s wider regional objectives.
May 1, 2018
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Israel’s 2007 Strike on Syrian Nuclear Reactor: Lessons Learned for Iran
Israel’s intelligence agencies deserve praise for their role in the operation, but they must also consider what their prior miscalculations mean for future counterproliferation efforts.
Apr 25, 2018
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  • Michael Herzog
Video
Brief Analysis
Beyond 'Mowing the Grass': U.S. and Israeli Strategy in the Middle East
Two former policymakers discuss whether the longtime allies can move beyond tactical responses to their strategic challenges in the region.
Apr 24, 2018
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  • Chuck Freilich
  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Russia Risks a Wider Mideast War
The Trump administration may want out of Syria, but when the United States is on the sidelines, the danger of a regional war intensifies.
Apr 24, 2018
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Between Syria and Gaza: Urgent Challenges for Israel's Security A Discussion with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman
In a rare public address in Washington, D.C., Israel's defense minister explained his government's strategy for dealing with challenges including the emergence of a direct Iranian front to the north and recurrent mass protests along the Gaza border to the south.
Apr 19, 2018
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  • Avigdor Liberman
Video
Brief Analysis
Confronting Iran and the Future of the JCPOA
President Trump still seems intent on withdrawing from the deal, but his calculus could change given the lack of diplomatic consensus in Europe and the chemical weapons showdown in Syria.
Apr 16, 2018
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  • Karen DeYoung
  • James Jeffrey
  • Jay Solomon
  • Dennis Ross
In-Depth Reports
Tactical Issues Surrounding a U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Agreement
President Trump has long signaled his distaste for the JCPOA. He warned in January that absent improvements to the Iran nuclear agreement, he might decide by the May 12 deadline not to extend the sanctions waivers, effectively withdrawing the United States from the deal. In reality, however, reimposing sanctions is
Apr 15, 2018
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  • Patrick Clawson
Articles & Testimony
How Syria Came to This
The Douma chemical attacks are only the latest chapter in a long story of ethnic and sectarian conflict, international connivance, and above all civilian suffering.
Apr 15, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Trump's Order to Strike Syria May End Future Chemical Weapons Attacks
Continuing to enforce the ban on such weapons via military action can give Washington some much needed leverage in the Geneva negotiations.
Apr 14, 2018
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Military Strikes on Syria: Critical Considerations
Military action should seek to restore deterrence by hitting not just chemical weapons-related targets, but also ground and air units that are key to the Assad regime's war effort.
Apr 10, 2018
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Iran's Nuclear Holiday: A Final Attempt to Deter Trump
Hardliners will take comfort in the government's latest nuclear warnings to Washington, but the rhetoric could backfire if more Iranians come to believe that costly new projects hold little economic benefit for them.
Apr 9, 2018
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  • Omer Carmi
Test - The supreme Leader
Brief Analysis
The Most Important Speech of the Year in Iran
The Supreme Leader's latest Nowruz speech signaled concern about the regime's political legitimacy while remaining notably silent on the nuclear deal.
Apr 5, 2018
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Iran's Support to Houthi Air Defenses in Yemen
In addition to preventing the entry of smuggled Iranian air-defense systems, Washington should work with the Saudi-led coalition to blunt the impact of evolving Houthi SAM tactics.
Apr 4, 2018
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  • Farzin Nadimi
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
How Will Iran Prepare for Potential U.S. Withdrawal from the JCPOA?
Tehran seems to believe that President Trump will kill the deal next month, so it may start prepping its dormant nuclear facilities, sowing division between U.S. allies, or courting other global powers.
Apr 3, 2018
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  • Omer Carmi
Articles & Testimony
If Trump Walks Away from the Iran Deal, Tehran Will Win
Far from making Washington look tough, abandoning the JCPOA would ignore the real threat and empower Iran to continue seeking regional hegemony.
Apr 2, 2018
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  • Dennis Ross

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