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1. Iran’s New Budget Perpetuates Economic Challenges

2. An Heir and a Spare? How Yemen’s “Southern Hezbollah” Could Change Iran’s Deterrent Calculus

3. The Next Generation of Iranian Ballistic Missiles: Technical Advances, Strategic Objectives, and Potential Western Responses

4. The Regent of Allah: Ali Khamenei's Political Evolution in Iran

5. Arming the Revolution: Trends in Iranian Defense Spending, 2013–23

6. Is Iran Looking to Inspire Shia Homegrown Violent Extremist Attacks?

7. Iran’s Nuclear Endgame Warrants a Change in U.S. Strategy

8. Striking Back: Iran and the Rise of Asymmetric Drone Warfare in the Middle East

9. How Iran’s Protests Differ from Past Movements

10. Scoring Iraq’s New Government: Metrics for Preserving U.S. Interests

11. Snapback Sanctions on Iran: More Bark Than Bite?

12. A Stabilizing Factor: Oman’s Quiet Influence amid Mounting Uncertainty in the Gulf

13. In the Service of Ideology: Iran's Religious and Socioeconomic Activities in Syria

14. Syria at the Center of Power Competition and Counterterrorism

15. The 2021 Iranian Presidential Election A Preliminary Assessment

16. The Coming Iran Nuclear Talks: Openings and Obstacles

17. Protests and Regime Suppression in Post-Revolutionary Iran

18. The IRGC Lifts Off: Implications of Iran's Satellite Launch

19. Taking Back the Neighborhood: The IRGC Provincial Guard's Mission to Re-Islamize Iran

20. Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf

21. Israel and the UAE on Iran: Shared Foe, Different Perspectives

22. Iran-South Korea Humanitarian Trade Requires U.S. Assurances

23. With COVID-19, Iran’s Dependence on China Grows

24. Centering Iraq Policy on Human Rights and Fair Elections Michael Knights

25. Europe Is Creating an Opportunity for Iran Talks, and Washington Should Take It

26. Idlib and Its Environs: Narrowing Prospects for a Rebel Holdout

27. Iranian Succession and the Impact of Soleimani’s Death

28. Eight Reasons Why the United States and Iraq Still Need Each Other

29. Iran’s Supreme Leader Responds to the Soleimani Assassination

30. Establishing a Response Ratio for Iranian and Proxy Attacks

31. New Khamenei Speech Underlines the Importance of Popular Support for the Regime

32. Escalating Houthi Offensives in Yemen: U.S. Options

33. The Coronavirus in Iran (Part 2): Regime Culpability and Resiliency

34. The Coronavirus in Iran (Part 1): Clerical Factors

35. Who Is Esmail Qaani, the New Chief Commander of Iran’s Qods Force?

36. Reading Trump in Tehran

37. What Is Iran Up To in Deir al-Zour?

38. Don't Write Off Iraq

39. Iran’s New Budget Is Tight, But Not Tight Enough

40. Combating Terrorism and Alleviating Human Suffering in Syria

41. A Nuclear Deal with Iran: The Impact on Oil and Natural Gas Trends

42. Iranian Proxies Step Up Their Role in Iraq

43. Background on the 'Possible Military Dimensions' of Iran's Nuclear Program

44. Between ISIS and Iran: Bahrain Tweaks Washington

45. What Difference Would an Iran Deal Make?

46. Regional Nuclear Plans in the Aftermath of an Iran Deal

47. The New 'Tri-Border' Region: Emerging Threats Along the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Frontier

48. Policies and Politics Will Test U.S.-Israel Ties

49. Oman Ruler's Failing Health Could Affect U.S. Iran Policy

50. On the Record

51. Dubai: On the Front Line of U.S. Iran Policy

52. New Multilateral Consensus Emerges on Iran

53. Setback for Iran's Opposition: Khamenei's Hardline Reinforced

54. How to Assess Political Fissures in Iran

55. Khamenei and the Politics of Indecision

56. Serious Play: War Games Explore Options on Iran

57. Disrupting Iran's Illicit Activities

58. Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Power in the Middle East

59. Analyzing the New UN Sanctions Proposal on Iran

60. Iran Gets Negative Reviews in Iraq, Even from Shiites

61. Lessons from the Iran Nuclear Developments

62. The Iranian Opposition, the Nuclear Issue, and the West

63. Saudi Public Backs Iran Sanctions but Split on Military Action

64. Ahmadinezhad's Bomb Rhetoric: Opportunities for U.S. Policy

65. The East Asian Loophole in Iran Sanctions: Encouraging Compliance by Our Allies and China

66. Internal Divisions among Iranian Hardliners Come to the Fore

67. Inside Iran's Revolutionary Guard: A Defector Speaks

68. Going Critical: Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor Starts Up

69. Iran's Shadow over Unrest in Bahrain

70. President Obama's Cairo Speech: A First-Year Scorecard

71. One Year after a Rigged Election: Iran's Introverted Politics

72. Major U.S.-Saudi Arms Deal to Bolster Riyadh against Iran

73. Increasing the Focus on Iran's Corruption

74. Inside Iranian Politics and Nuclear Strategy: A G-20 Briefing

75. Saudi Oil Policy: An Unlikely Weapon to Pressure Iran

76. Breaking Stalemates on Iran and Syria at the IAEA

77. Quds Day in Iran: Velvet Revolution Trumps Nuclear Negotiations

78. Broadening the U.S. Approach on Iran

79. After the Crackdown: The Iran Democracy Fund

80. Ahmadinezhad's Cabinet: Loyalists and Radicals

81. Cracking Down on Iran's Illicit Trade

82. Militarization of the Iranian Judiciary

83. Mubarak Comes to Washington

84. Iran's Nuclear Program: Lessons from Pakistan

85. Engagement or Consequences: Getting the Iran Message Right

86. In Their Own Words: Making Sense of the International Community's Nuclear Deadline with Iran

87. Targeting Human Rights Abuse in Iran: A Postelection Strategy

88. New 'Arab Street' Polls: United States Gaining Ground, Iran Losing

89. Islam vs. Iran's 'Islamic Republic'

90. Polling Saudis and Egyptians: Iran, Jihad, and the Economy

91. Saudi Royals Reunited? Crown Prince Sultan Returns Home

92. Icon or Omen? Dubai's Debt Problem and the Gulf

93. PolicyWatch #1402: The Persian Gulf's 'Occupied Territory': The Three-Island Dispute

94. PolicyWatch #1420: Why the Next U.S. President Will Be a Wartime Leader

95. PolicyWatch #1422: Win, Lose, or Draw: Iraq Decisions Await President-Elect

96. PolicyWatch #1426: The Problems of Engaging with Iran's Supreme Leader

97. PolicyWatch #1394: Increasing Pressure on Iranian Opposition in Iraq

98. PolicyWatch #1380: Ahmadinezhad Deflects Critcism with Attacks on Clerics

99. PolicyWatch #1377: Treatment of Bahais: A Test of Human Rights in Iran

100. PolicyWatch #1375: Lebanese Crisis Ends: Hizballah Victory or Temporary Truce?