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Important update below. I understand why there is skepticism on the virtue of this step by some who support a negotiated resolution to the nuclear issue, as I do. I don't think skeptics disagree with the facts -- Iran is not complying with its safeguards obligations, full stop.

"Uranium enrichment is the key to our nuclear program and the enemies have focused on the enrichment... Who are you to decide whether Iran should have enrichment?" No surprises from Khamenei's comments. Zero enrichment is a red line for Tehran. bbc.com/news/articles/…

PA President Mahmoud Abbas has called on #Hamas to apply the requested reforms and relinquish control of the Gaza Strip during a meeting with the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b0003z…

Tehran had proposed a similar regional consortium in the past, so presumably they'd still be open to it. What they'll definitely reject is a consortium outside of Iran.

This is as historic as it gets: the PKK, fighting Turkey for 44 years, disbanding itself step-by-step

The foreign aid freeze implemented by the Trump administration has jeopardized efforts to combat terrorism, as funding for detention camps that hold thousands of Islamic State-affiliated families is now at risk, writes Devorah Margolin.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has embraced “Twitter diplomacy” in his role as the country’s lead nuclear negotiator, echoing a strategy pioneered by President Trump, writes Holly Dagres. Here's how Araghchi is using this messaging strategy⬇️ washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

For Lawfare I argue: that while the Trump administration says it is still prioritizing counter-Islamic State operations, changes to program funding suggests otherwise, presenting both short and long term challenges. lawfaremedia.org/article/u.s.-f…

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Must read ⁦Devorah Margolin⁩ — U.S. Funding Cuts Risk Jeopardizing Counter-Islamic State Operations ⁦Lawfare⁩ ⁦Washington Institute⁩ lawfaremedia.org/article/u.s.-f…

Reducing the U.S. Presence in Syria Too Quickly Could Help the Islamic State ⁦Washington Institute⁩ washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

What's next for Israel-Lebanon relations? Tune in for a timely webcast on Thursday, June 5 at 12:30pm ET with Hanin Ghaddar Ghaith Al-Omari and Assaf Orion. #TWIPolicyForum washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

The #Trump admin has talked a lot about reducing our presence in #Syria, but doing so too quickly could be a gift to #ISIS. Check out my latest Washington Institute where I look at the #US presence in Syria and why we need it to keep up the fight against ISIS: washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

New from Assaf Orion in Foreign Affairs: "From a strategic vantage point, the larger problem for Israel is the growing tension between its core security goals for the war and the government’s evolving designs for achieving them." foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels…

Tune in on Thursday, June 5 as Anna Borshchevskaya and david schenker testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Syria after Assad. 📺Watch starting at 2pm ET: foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/after-…

New from Ido Levy: "Until the new government in Damascus or other actors prove they can take on the main U.S. mission in Syria—fighting the Islamic State (IS)—making further reductions could jeopardize U.S. policy goals in Syria and beyond." washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

The Trump-Putin call suggests that the president accepts Putin’s need to retaliate for Ukraine hitting strategic military targets. Will Russia once again hit only civilian, urban targets? As forPutin’s help on Iran, I hope the cost is not our accepting what he wants on Ukraine.

"A chronic problem for UNIFIL is the strategic mismatch between its stated mission, mandate, size, and modus operandi," writes Assaf Orion. Here's more on the organizations shortcomings and strategic alternatives ⬇️ washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

The JCPOA left Iran's missile program largely untouched. The nuclear deal’s narrow scope left a missile-sized loophole in the world’s nonproliferation efforts, writes Farzin Nadimi, PhD فرزین ندیمی. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

TODAY: Tune in at 12:30pm ET for a webcast with Hanin Ghaddar Ghaith Al-Omari and Assaf Orion as they examine the situation six months after the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed. #TWIPolicyForum washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…