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Ariane Tabatabai

As Adversaries Integrate, US Partners Bypass Washington

In the News
War on the Rocks
Ariane Tabatabai

"Given deepening coordination among adversaries, increased cooperation among US partners is a positive development," the Council's Ariane Tabatabai writes for War on the Rocks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with the media at a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia on May 4, 2026.
Anthony Pizzoferrato / AP
Global Politics

Rational Security: The "Tavern Style" Edition

In the News
Lawfare
Ariane Tabatabai

Ariane Tabatabai, the Council's vice president of research on security and defense and senior fellow on the Middle East, joins the podcast to talk through the week's biggest national security stories.

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Trump's Shifting Objectives in Iran and How the War Could End

Analysis
by Ariane Tabatabai

With distrust deepening and the Iranian regime still in place, can the United States and Iran reach a deal?

US Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistani officials after arriving for talks with Iranian negotiators
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
US Foreign Policy

How the Iran War Confirmed, Contradicted, and Complicated US Policy

In the News
Council on Foreign Relations
Ariane Tabatabai

"Much of what has occurred over the last month was forecasted in scenarios that have been tested and re-tested for decades," Council Vice President of Research and Senior Fellow Ariane Tabatabai and Elisa Ewers write.

A US flag is seen through the flag of Iran
Ryan Murphy / AP
US Foreign Policy

US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid COVID-19

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Brookings' Suzanne Maloney and the German Marshall Fund's Ariane Tabatabai join Deep Dish to examine tensions between the United States and Iran and the future of the US-Iran standoff.

Iranian ships harass US Navy
Reuters
Global Health

Does President Trump Want a War with Iran?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Michael Singh of the Washington Institute and Ariane Tabatabai of the RAND Corporation explain what's going on between the US and Iran.

President Trump and John Bolton, right.
NATO
Defense and Security