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Home / Iran / Iran does not accept the US proposal. The US does not accept Iran’s request. What is the third way?
Iran, Middle East

June 3, 2025

Iran does not accept the US proposal. The US does not accept Iran’s request. What is the third way?

Rosemary Kelanic, professor of political science and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Political-Security Studies at Defense Priorities, and author of the article “The False Double of the Trump Administration’s Strategy on Iran” in Foreign Policy magazine

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