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Alex Vatanka

Alex Vatanka is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. His most recent book is The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign Policy, and Political Rivalry Since 1979.

Rouhani Approaches a Crossroads

[caption id="attachment_55247639" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves the podium after delivering his speech…

Dreaming Big at Davos

[caption id="attachment_55248305" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iran's president Hassan Rouhani addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos on…

Sweet-Talking in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55248847" align="alignnone" width="620"] Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah (L) and Iranian Foreign…

Security Begins At Home

[caption id="attachment_55249290" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian soldiers participate in military manoeuvres at Sistan-Baluchestan province,…

The Odd Couple

[caption id="attachment_55230114" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani meets with Ayatollah Ali Khamanei in…

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