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							<title><![CDATA[Why Iran Is Betting on War]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tehran thinks a drawn-out conflict could eventually yield a better deal than what Trump is offering today]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why This Time Is Different for Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.stabroeknews.com/2026/01/13/features/project-syndicate/why-this-time-is-different-for-iran/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the collapse of the country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s currency and surging inflation, with many calling for an end to the Islamic Republic.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is This Time Different in Iran?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-this-time-different-in-iran/ar-AA1TUIZf</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Thursday night, the Iran government cut off internet service and international calling in the country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' as anti-government protests broke out'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' throughout the country. Videos that made it to social media showed large crowds marching through multiple cities and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' government buildings...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The New Balance of Power in the Middle East]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/new-balance-power-middle-east</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America, Iran, and the emerging Arabian axis.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Diplomacy Remains the Key to Mideast Stability]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/why-iran-and-israel-stepped-back-brink</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The volley of attacks and counterattacks between Iran and Israel in the first two weeks of April drastically changed the strategic landscape in the Middle East.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Narrow Window of Opportunity on Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-03-02/bidens-narrow-window-opportunity-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To have any hope of salvaging a nuclear deal with Iran, the administration will have to move fast.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[China's Doing More to Fight Covid-19 Than Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3077776/trump-losing-coronavirus-blame-game-china-and-its-costing-american</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The US president has prioritised politics over public health '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' precisely what he criticised the Chinese for doing when Covid-19 emerged. Worse, his 'America first' administration has undermined countries' ability to respond to the crisis.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Wrong Track for Confronting Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://twnews.us/us-news/the-wrong-track-for-confronting-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the quick escalation of tensions and attacks between the United States and Iran this month, each side threw down a gauntlet. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo defined America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s goal as to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'confront and contain.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s rulers said they won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t be satisfied until...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Might Not Want War. Without Diplomacy He'll Get One.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/newspolitics/trump-might-not-want-war-with-iran-without-diplomacy-he-will-get-one/ar-AAD19e9?li=AAggFp4</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States was quick to blame Iran for last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Saudi Murder Becomes a Gift to Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/opinion/saudi-murder-jamal-khashoggi-iran.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The assassination of a journalist has further hurt the Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s frail strategy of buddying with Saudi Arabia to restrain Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s expanding influence.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Making the Defining Mistake of His Foreign Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-about-to-make-the-defining-mistake-of-his-foreign-policy/2017/10/12/17c87b96-af6b-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump is set to roll out his Iran policy. The first step will be to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'decertify'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the Iran nuclear deal, which will then set the stage for a broader campaign of economic and military pressure meant to weaken and contain Iran. This risky gambit will undermine U.S....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Grand Strategy Obama Needs]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/opinion/vali-nasr-the-grand-strategy-obama-needs.html?ref=opinion&amp;_r=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Washington '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The twin crises in Ukraine and the Middle East are perhaps the most serious President Obama has faced. He has been spurred into action, but still hopes to balance his show of leadership with his own inclination to protect America from foreign engagements. This is an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Must Not Shirk From Its Global Responsibilities]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/opinion/global/forcing-obamas-hand-in-syria.html?ref=opinion&amp;_r=0</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[What if the Arab Spring Turns Ugly?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearworld.com/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Vali Nasr</author>
							<description><![CDATA[THE Arab Spring is a hopeful chapter in Middle Eastern politics, but the region'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s history points to darker outcomes. There are no recent examples of extended power-sharing or peaceful transitions to democracy in the Arab world. When dictatorships crack, budding democracies are more...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran on Its Heels]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/18/AR2008061802632.html?hpid=opinionsbox1</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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