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Oct 12, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Ali Vaez
Over four decades, in an effort to preserve itself, project regional influence, and deter adversaries, the Islamic Republic of Iran has invested in three projects: funding and arming a network of nonstate allies; developing ballistic missiles that can reach its rivals; and launching a nuclear program that can be either dialed down to deliver economic benefits or dialed up to deliver a nuclear weapon.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
lavanguardia.com | Ali Vaez
Vanguardia Dossier La principal razón del fracaso occidental en los últimos 45 años al abordar de modo adecuado las políticas regionales de Irán es la interpretación errónea que los sucesivos dirigentes han hecho de las intenciones iraníes, consideradas a menudo hegemónicas, expansionistas, ideológicas o sencillamente nefastas. Sin embargo, la visión desde Teherán es muy diferente.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Ali Vaez
Foreign & Public Diplomacy Elections Iran To the surprise of many, a relatively unknown candidate won Iran’s presidential elections.
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May 20, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Ali Vaez |Hamidreza Azizi
Geopolitics Military Iran On Sunday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other officials, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died in a helicopter crash.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
nuevospapeles.com | Ali Vaez
Irán e Israel podrían no estar terminados. Traducción Alejandro GarvieEl 13 de abril, Irán lanzó la Operación Promesa Verdadera, su respuesta al ataque de Israel del 1 de abril a su consulado en Siria. En el transcurso de menos de 24 horas, Teherán disparó una combinación de más de 300 drones y misiles contra instalaciones militares israelíes.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Ali Vaez
On April 13, Iran launched Operation True Promise, its response to Israel’s April 1 attack on its consulate in Syria. Over the course of less than 24 hours, Tehran fired a combination of more than 300 hundred drones and missiles at Israeli military facilities.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Ali Vaez
On April 13, Iran launched Operation True Promise, its response to Israel’s April 1 attack on its consulate in Syria. Over the course of less than 24 hours, Tehran fired a combination of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israeli military facilities. Senior commanders hailed the attack—which involved the first-ever direct strikes launched against Israel from Iranian territory—as successful in sending a message, even though Israel and its allies successfully downed nearly all the incoming fire.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Ali Vaez
Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s government has sounded bullish, even triumphalist notes. “The Zionist regime’s defeat in this event is not just the defeat of the Zionist regime”, contended Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a speech last month, referencing Israeli setbacks on the battlefield. “It is also the defeat of the U.S”.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Ali Vaez
Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s government has sounded bullish, even triumphalist notes. “The Zionist regime’s defeat in this event is not just the defeat of the Zionist regime,” contended Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a speech last month, referencing Israeli setbacks on the battlefield.
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May 8, 2023 | 
almendron.com | Ali Vaez |Vali Nasr
It has been exactly five years since former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran and more than two years since current U.S. President Joe Biden launched his drive to restore it. But despite high hopes, Biden has been unable to resurrect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the JCPOA.
