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Ariane Tabatabai

Will America Be Back?

Analysis
by Ariane Tabatabai

Allies are not planning for the return of a past iteration of the United States. It would behoove Americans to start doing the same.

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Matt Rourke / AP
US Foreign Policy

Ceasefire Under Strain: Where US-Iran Peace Talks Stand

In the News
WTTW
Ariane Tabatabai

Ariane Tabatabai, the Council's vice president of research for security and defense, joins Chicago Tonight to discuss the latest on the war, Iran's nuclear program, and more.

Ariane Tabatabai on Chicago Tonight Defense and Security

Will the War Change Iran's Way of War?

In the News
Lawfare
Ariane Tabatabai

"This war has allowed Iran to test its strategy and operational capabilities, giving the regime an opportunity to adjust them to strengthen its resistance capacity," Ariane Tabatabai, Council senior fellow on the Middle East, and Madison Rinder write.

troops stand while attending a maneuver in northwestern Iran
Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Ground Force via AP
Defense and Security

What We Know About the Status of a US-Iran Deal

In the News
NPR
Ariane Tabatabai

"The picture that is being painted . . . is one where the United States is giving a lot more to Iran and is receiving a lot less in return," Ariane Tabatabai, Council senior fellow on the Middle East, tells NPR.

A woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran
Vahid Salemi / AP
US Foreign Policy

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

Predictions and Reflections on America at 250

Analysis
by Coauthors

In advance of the the Council's America at 250 Global Forum, experts share how changes in American leadership, alliances, and global engagement shaped the nation’s first 250 years—and what the current moment reveals about the next.

The US Capitol with its reflection in water
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Global Politics

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