Iran

Under Rezaei, the SNSC could prove constructive or paralyze strategic decision making.

On October 6, AGSI hosted a discussion on the U.S.-Iran stalemate and the prospects for a cease-fire.

The UAE’s decision to halt trade and commercial ties with Iran reflects an exercise in applying carefully calibrated geoeconomic pressure amid an uncertain and evolving geopolitical context.

On September 9, AGSI hosted a discussion on Gulf infrastructure development post-Iran war.

On September 2, AGSI hosted a discussion on the new U.S. sanctions against Iran.

A coordinated strategy with allies, alongside sustained military and economic pressure, can help the United States end the conflict with Iran in a way that stabilizes the region, restores freedom of navigation, and prevents Tehran from becoming a nuclear power.

As the September deadline for the U.S. troop drawdown approaches, Iraq’s period of comfortable neutrality is ending, but the country’s policymakers should not rush into unsustainable alignments.

After U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, Iran’s collective leadership has concluded that the best defense is a good offense.