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Trump Looking for an Off-Ramp to the Israel-Iran Conflict

Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNN Newsroom with Becky Anderson, 6/26/25
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Is Israel’s Ultimate Goal to Push for Regime Change?

Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

TRT World, 6/23/25
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** Trump Makes Devastating Strike on US Diplomatic Credibility
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By Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein

Foreign Policy, 6/23/25

The attack on Iran makes it harder to get any adversaries to the table.
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Silicon Valley Is Promising to Reinvent War. They Won't.

By Senior Research Fellow William Hartung & Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi

Quincy Institute, 6/25/25

Every generation had its magic bullet — and every one failed.
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A New US Grand Strategy: A Return to Spheres of Influence

Interview with Global South Director Sarang Shidore

The President’s Inbox/ Council on Foreign Relations, 6/24/25
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US–Cuban Relations: A Realist Case for Pragmatic Engagement

By Non-Resident Fellow William M. LeoGrande & Geoff Thale

Quincy Institute, 6/26/25

This document lays out the rationale for a new policy that advances US national interests and also takes into account the interests of the Cuban people.
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At Home and Abroad: The Evolving Role of the US National Guard

Quincy Institute & Center for the Study of the National Guard, 6/27/25

Featuring Dr. Andrew Weist, Brig. Gen. John Conley, & Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson (Ret.); moderated by Veterans in Foreign Policy Initiative Director Adam Weinstein
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** Book Talk | The Great Powers, and Iran’s Social and Political Evolution
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** ARTICLES
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** The US Bombing of Iran Damages International Law ([link removed])
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By Ted Snider/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Molly O’Neal

The American Conservative, 6/29/25


** When Will the US Pivot to China? ([link removed])
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By Wallace White/ Quoted: Grand Strategy Director George Beebe

Daily Caller, 6/28/25


** Could Trump's Congo-Rwanda Mineral Deals Actually Save Lives? ([link removed])
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By Junior Research Fellow Dan Ford & Kenya Sanchez

Responsible Statecraft, 6/27/25


** Diplomacy Watch: Did Israel’s War on Iran Help Russia? ([link removed])
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By Reporter Stavroula Pabst

Responsible Statecraft, 6/27/25


** UN Charter Turns 80: Why Do Europeans Mock It So? ([link removed])
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By Better Order Project Deputy Director Zachary Paikin

Responsible Statecraft, 6/26/25


** How Bombing Iran May Have Made Nuclear Diplomacy Much Harder ([link removed])
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By Miranda Jeyaretnam/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Time, 6/25/25


** Seoul Marks 75 Years Since Korean War as Nuclear Threats Grow ([link removed])
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By Steven Borowiec/ Quoted: Research Associate James Park

Nikkei Asia, 6/25/25


** Trump’s Attack on Iran Pushed Diplomacy with Kim Jong Un Further Out of Reach ([link removed])
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By Max Kim/ Quoted: Non-Resident Fellow Stephen Costello

LA Times, 6/24/25


** Accusations Already Test Trump Brokered Iran-Israel Ceasefire ([link removed])
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By Editorial Director Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Responsible Statecraft, 6/24/25


** Trump Is Seeking a Quick US Exit from Israel-Iran Conflict. Will It Work? ([link removed])
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By Joseph Stepansky/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Al Jazeera, 6/24/25


** Americans Are Not Prepared for Prolonged War ([link removed])
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By Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Arab Center Washington D.C., 6/23/25


** Iran Targets Qatar Base Used by US Military in Retaliation for Unprovoked Trump Attack ([link removed])
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By Brett Wilkins/ Quoted: Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Common Dreams, 6/23/25


** The EU's Pathetic Response to Trump's Iran Attack ([link removed])
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By Non-Resident Fellow Eldar Mamedov

Responsible Statecraft, 6/23/25


** Why Israel’s New Military Strategy Would Terrify the Country’s Founders ([link removed])
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By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon

Forward, 6/23/25


** BROADCAST
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** Khamenei Declares Victory in First Speech Since Ceasefire ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Amir Handjani

CNN Early Start, 6/27/25


** Early US Intel Suggest Strikes Only Set Back Iran Nuclear Program by Months ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Paul Pillar

CNN, 6/24/25


** Israel-Iran Ceasefire ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Amir Handjani

Bloomberg TV, 6/24/25


** Shaky Iran Ceasefire & Trump’s Anger at Netanyahu ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Democracy Now!, 6/24/25


** Escalating Tension in the Middle East ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CBS Mornings New York, 6/23/25


** Iran’s Foreign Minister: Iran “Has to Respond” to US Attacks ([link removed])
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Interview with Non-Resident Fellow Amir Handjani

CNN International, 6/23/25


** The Implications of US Iranian Strikes on the Future of Nuclear Nonproliferation ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

CNBC, 6/23/25


** Iran Missiles Fired at US Base in Qatar Intercepted ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, 6/23/25


** Diplomacy Unlikely After US Strikes on Iran ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

ABC News, 6/22/25


** RADIO
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** What Does Responsible Foreign Policy Look Like? ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

Solutions/ WURD, 6/27/25


** As NATO Summit Begins, Members Agree: They Need to Up Defense Spending ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Fellow Zach Paikin

Marketplace, 6/24/25


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** Bunker Bust ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Ralph Nader Radio Hour, 6/26/25


** Supreme Leader Declares ‘Victory’ For Iran ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 6/26/25


** The Intelligence Leak Over Iran’s ‘Obliteration’ ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

Piers Morgan Uncensored, 6/25/25


** The Eternal Causes of War ([link removed])
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Interview with Deputy Communications Director Alex Jordan & Lead Digital Strategist Courtney Rawlings

Nonzero with Robert Wright, 6/24/25


** Tracking the Murky World of Think Tanks ([link removed])
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Interview with Democratizing Foreign Policy Director Ben Freeman & Research Associate Nick Cleveland-Stout

American Prestige, 6/24/25


** A Specialist on Iran Who Recently Met With Iranian Foreign Ministry Officials and Nuclear Negotiators ([link removed])
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Interview with Senior Advisor Eli Clifton

Background Briefing with Ian Masters, 6/23/25


** MAGA Split Deepens as Iran Strikes Back ([link removed])
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Interview with Senior Fellow Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

The Niall Stanage Show/ The Hill, 6/23/25


** War! Escalation and Blowback ([link removed])
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Interview with Research Fellow Annelle Sheline

The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, 6/23/25


** The US Attack on Iran ([link removed])
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Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi

The Beinart Notebook, 6/23/25
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