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  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel-Iran Confrontation Tests Saudi Arabia’s Quest for Neutrality

    Jul 2, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Overnight on June 21-22, American military aircraft launched strikes on three nuclear facilities inside Iran, most notably the fortified Fordow plant. To reach…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The GCC States and the US-Iran Dance Near the Abyss

    Jul 2, 2025Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    Years of shadowboxing and increasingly direct skirmishing between Israel and Iran erupted into 12 days of conflict that began in the early hours of June 13 and…

  • Fresh Take
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Impact of the US and Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program

    Jul 2, 2025

    Experts discuss whether military actions by Israel and the United States have hindered or advanced Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Pragmatism Shapes Iraq’s Position Toward Post-Assad Syria

    Jul 1, 2025Giorgio Cafiero

    Sharing a 375-mile border with Syria, Iraq has high stakes in its neighbor’s successful transition following the December 2024 fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime…

  • Video
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    How Trump Went from Negotiations to War

    Jun 25, 2025

    Yousef Munayyer discusses the events that led up to Israel's war on Iran and the subsequent US strikes.

  • Op-Eds
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    How the U.S. Locked Itself Into a Regime Change War

    Jun 25, 2025Yousef Munayyer

    Trump’s decision to use U.S. military force to back up his zero-enrichment policy sends everyone involved down an even more dangerous road.

  • IranUS Foreign Policy

    Perspectives on the US Attack on Iran and Its Repercussions

    Jun 23, 2025

    After waiting for a week following Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran, US President Donald Trump decided to involve the United States directly in the Israeli-Iran…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Perspectives on the US Attack on Iran and Its Repercussions 

    Jun 23, 2025Charles W. Dunne Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Assal Rad Annelle Sheline Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    After waiting for a week following Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran, US President Donald Trump decided to involve the United States directly in the Israeli-Iran…

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    IranUS Foreign Policy

    A War With No Winners

    Jun 23, 2025Mehran Kamrava

    ​acrobat Icon ​The United States has finally caved in to Israeli pressure and has bombed Iran’s most important nuclear facilities, located in Isfahan, Natanz, …

  • Webinar
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The US Role in Israel’s War on Iran: Regional and Global Implications

    Jun 26, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss the role of the United States in Israel's war on Iran, the scope of its involvement, and the strategic goals it is hoping to achieve.

  • Viewpoint
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    President Trump’s Iran War

    Jun 20, 2025Yousef Munayyer

    As the smoke rises above Iran and Israel after waves of Israeli airstrikes and Iranian retaliation, only one thing is immediately clear: President Donald Trump…

  • Viewpoint
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Political Divisions Over Israel’s Iran Attack Highlight Tough Choices for Trump

    Jun 19, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    Israel’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and an ever-expanding list of targets has exposed fundamental disagreements among Americans over support for Isr…

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