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As America and Iran act tough, the risk of conflict is growing
“The worst deal ever negotiated,” was President Donald Trump’s view of Barack Obama’s signature diplomatic achievement: a deal that placed strict limits on Iran’s nuclear prog...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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In The News
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Iran policy is making war more likelyThe United States is in the midst of an extremely dangerous standoff with Iran — and President Donald Trump is mainly to blame. Exactly one year ago Wednesday, Trump withdrew ...
By Eric Brewer
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The Flash Point Between America and Iran Could Be Iraq's Militias
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All the Americans could do was shake their heads as a Shiite militia flag waved above their base. The troops from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division were still getting u...
By Eric Brewer
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Echoes of Iraq in Trump’s Confrontation with Iran
The Trump administration says it does not want war with Iran. Many of its actions suggest otherwise. In the year since U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 Iran ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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In The News
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Why Russia is the big winner of the Iran deal falloutIran announced Wednesday that it would stop complying with certain elements of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal, in 60 days if the...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Iranian threats led to White House’s deployment announcement, U.S. officials sayi
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Tension between the United States and Iran rose Monday as Tehran indicated it may curtail its full cooperation with a landmark nuclear agreement and the Trump administration s...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Russia strongly responds to tribal forum in Syria’s Ain Issa
The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly responded to a meeting of Arab tribes in Ain Issa on Friday, which the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) had organized, suggesting it under...
By Nicholas Heras
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Pentagon: US in Syria 'for the long haul;' hails Peshmerga in 'Operation Viking Hammer'
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Michael Mulroy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense, affirmed on Monday that the US does “expect to be” in Syria “for the long haul.” Citing the Special Envoy for the Globa...
By Nicholas Heras
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US-Backed Syrian Forces Form Armenian Unit
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) this week announced the establishment of a new force made up of ethnic Armenians. The SDF is a Kurdish-led multiethnic military all...
By Nicholas Heras
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Saudi Arms Deal Languishes as a Rebuke of Trump and the Kingdom
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The Trump administration has few options to move forward on a $2 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia that Congress is leveraging to censure the U.S. ally for alleged human right...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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SDF says no plans to attack Abu Kamal held by Iran-backed forces
A spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday denied rumors of a fresh military operation in Syria. Mustafa Bali, an SDF spokesperson and hea...
By Nicholas Heras
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How ‘power grab’ in Egypt aligns with US priorities in Arab world
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When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the White House this month, he was given the treatment generally reserved for America’s closest allies. Mr. Sisi stayed at...
By Nicholas Heras
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A month after IS 'caliphate' defeated, challenges aplenty
Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children -- perils abound in Syria, nearly a month after the Islamic State group's "caliphate...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump peace package for Middle East likely to stop short of Palestinian statehood
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President Trump’s proposal for a “deal of the century” to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict promises practical improvements in the lives of Palestinians but is likely to stop ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terror group could jeopardize U.S. troops
The White House was looking to shake things up when it designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization. It worked. “American terrorists killed...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Netanyahu can thank populist leaders around the world for his victory, including Trump
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Despite what can only be described as a bruising year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to hold on to power after Tuesday’s elections in his country. Even ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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No Matter What Happens In 2020, Trump And Netanyahu Will Keep Their Big Win
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As Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to begin his fifth term as prime minister of Israel — after working with an openly racist party and promising an unprecedented seizure of land ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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5 things to know about one of Israel’s most important elections in decades
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Israelis head to the polls Tuesday in what could be the most consequential election in decades. Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, who has spent a total of ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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SDF leader says ready for talks with Turkey if they leave Afrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are ready for talks with Turkey if they agree to leave Afrin and end Ankara’s threats on northeastern Syria, a Kurdish commander said on Mon...
By Nicholas Heras
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Security forces in Raqqa bust ISIS sleeper cell
Security forces in Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday arrested six people who were allegedly involved in Islamic State sleeper cell activities. Raqqa Internal Security Forces (RISF), a p...
By Nicholas Heras
