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Breaking Taboos

Breaking Taboos

Middle East Program

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By Haleh Esfandiari

Middle East and North Africa Iran

Breaking Taboos

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The Rouhani government, barely 100 days old, has delivered what no other Iranian government had achieved since the initiation of Iran’s nuclear program: a deal between the United States and Iran.

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Haleh Esfandiari

Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program

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The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more

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