Principlist Ebrahim Raisi was elected Iran’s next president on 18 June 2021. He will succeed moderate President Hassan Rouhani in ...
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As it assesses U.S. priorities in Iraq, the Biden administration would do well to focus on sovereignty and accountability as the m ...
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Striking back one time in twelve will not stop Iranian proxy attacks, so Washington must consider more consistent and painf ...
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In 2003, following the toppling of the regime of Saddam Hussein, Iraqis had high hopes for fundamental change in their lives after ...
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from 2013 to 2015, the Islamic State recruited an estimated 40,000 foreign fighters from more than one hundred countries. T ...
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The Houthis resumed their attacks on Ma’rib in mid-February 2021 and almost defeated the government’s forces if it had not been fo ...
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on April 20, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Jennifer Cafarella and Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, moderated by j ...
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To safeguard U.S. national security, the Biden administration needs to hold the UAE to the same standards it demands of other part ...
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Much speculation has emerged about a recently leaked audio interview with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, including ...
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Following the sudden passing of Mohammad Hossein-Zadeh Hejazi, the deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qo ...
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