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Iran’s Mullahs Score Nuclear Victory

After agreeing to extend the monitoring mechanism of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by reinstalling surveillance cameras a year ago, Iran then announced that it would not allow the IAEA to see images from the devices. The Iranian regime is also refusing to answer the IAEA’s questions about uranium …

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Iran Battles on Multiple Fronts

A new cycle of attacks and responses between Iran and its adversaries threatens regional stability and the potential revival of the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear agreement. Israel has demonstrated a remarkable ability to execute operations targeting Iranian officials within Iran.Iranian leaders appear to have decided to retaliate against the U.S. …

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Uzbekistan Navigates Relations with Afghanistan

Uzbekistan has sought to engage the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan to ensure its cooperation against Islamist extremist opposition groups. Uzbekistan’s leaders are not demanding that the Taliban include Afghan-Uzbek factions in its governing structure. An extremist opposition group, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), is an ally of Islamic State …

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