What Ali Vaez thinks about war
Iranian-American analyst, director of the Iran Project and deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the International Crisis Group, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Ali Vaez has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsLeaders contemplating an Oct surprise or an offensive after the midterms must remember that military force may alter the balance of pain without resolving the disputes they’ll eventually have to confront across the negotiating table.