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Press ReleaseIsrael‑Iran, Middle East

Deescalation in the Middle East is welcome

By Rosemary Kelanic

June 23, 2025

Press ReleaseIsrael‑Iran, Middle East

U.S. strikes on Iran should stop, not creep to regime change

By Rosemary Kelanic and Jennifer Kavanagh

June 21, 2025

Press ReleaseIsrael‑Iran, Middle East

Diplomacy can still prevent a nuclear Iran

By Jennifer Kavanagh

June 19, 2025

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The New York Times: Is Iran really a threat to the United States? A debate

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 25, 2025

Washington Examiner: Trump heads overseas for NATO talks in wake of Iran strike and ceasefire negotiations

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

June 24, 2025

Christian Science Monitor: As Israel and Iran weigh truce, U.S. troops in region remain on alert

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 24, 2025

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In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Middle East

Is Iran really a threat to the United States? A debate

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 25, 2025

In the mediaNATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia, Israel‑Iran, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine‑Russia

Trump heads overseas for NATO talks in wake of Iran strike and ceasefire negotiations

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

June 24, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

As Israel and Iran weigh truce, U.S. troops in region remain on alert

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 24, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

Iran leaves escalation in Trump’s hands, foreign policy analyst says

Featuring Daniel DePetris

June 23, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

Jennifer Kavanagh on CNN assesses the United States’ airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

June 23, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear weapons

Trump claims Iran nuclear sites ‘totally destroyed’—but that clashes with Vance and U.S. intelligence

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 23, 2025