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6 Mar 2024
The overriding imperative for the Islamic republic [of Iran] is strengthening ideological conformity … even at the cost of losing even more of its legitimacy. RFERL

Ali Vaez

Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran
4 Mar 2024
The main concern about Iran’s nuclear activities is not about the visible, but the part that is no longer visible. Bloomberg

Ali Vaez

Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran
1 Feb 2024
[The] Houthis wanted to send a message: We are the group that is most committed to Gaza, not just in words but in action. CNN

Ahmed Nagi

Senior Analyst, Yemen
30 Jan 2024
While there is no political space in Washington for engagement with Iran in an election year, diplomacy is the only approach that has reined Iran in. France24

Ali Vaez

Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran
24 Jan 2024
Regaining an ally in Sudan, especially along the Red Sea, would be a major win for Iran but will spook other regional and Western powers. Al Arabiya

Alan Boswell

Project Director, Horn of Africa
15 Jan 2024
What's happening in the Red Sea will have a huge impact on the current political process between the Saudis and Houthis. NPR

Ahmed Nagi

Senior Analyst, Yemen

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