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1. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Ray Takeyh

   Will Iran Turn Into a Forever War? | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)

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   This article first appeared in the Boston Globe. Ray Takeyh’s areas of specialization are Iran, U.S. foreign policy, and the modern Middle East. He is, most recently, the author of The Last Shah: America, Iran and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty. For decades, politicians and generals have obsessed with how to coerce middle-sized powers, like Cuba and Iran, into complying with U.S. mandates, such as abandoning weapons programs or reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Given the impracticalities of total

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2. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Ray Takeyh

   The U.S.-Iran Ceasefire May Be Over, But It Is Clear What the Regime Wants | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)

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   Ray Takeyh’s areas of specialization are Iran, U.S. foreign policy, and the modern Middle East. He is, most recently, the author of The Last Shah: America, Iran and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tehran in June. It was supposed to end hostilities between the United States and Iran, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and allow the two sides to negotiate a larger deal. “Ships of the World, start your engines,” the president wrote o

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