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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Tehran tests Joe Biden in Afghanistan and beyond

Greatly encouraged by the debacle in Afghanistan, Iran’s new hardline president has declared a new Russian-Chinese-Iranian alliance and promised an aggressive policy toward the U.S.

Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei

August 30, 2021

Members of Hamas attend a rally in Beit Lahiya on May 30, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Can Hamas, an Iranian proxy, be deterred?

Most observers seem to ignore the fact that as a proxy force, the terror group presents unique challenges to deterrence.

Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei

May 31, 2021

The Iranian Majlis, Jan. 16, 2013. Credit: Mahdi Sigari via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran’s anti-Israel law: Desperation masquerading as legislation

The new Iranian law banning all contact with the “Zionist enemy,” however indirect, reflects the chaos within the regime.

Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei

June 11, 2020

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