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Geneive Abdo and Reza H. Akbari

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on CNN.

Will Iran retaliate if attacked? Israeli intelligence officials and neo-conservative pundits in the United States argue that Iran is bluffing – that it wouldn’t dare.

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Ehsan Mehrabi

Iran and the United States could be closer to a military confrontation now than at any other time since the 1979 revolution. According to my numerous encounters with Iranian military officials, Iranian officials assume a military confrontation with the United States will be a decisive and quick operation. Therefore, Iran is planning to respond with a war of attrition and sabotage in the region and across the globe.

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Behnam Gholipour

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei seems to believe the Islamic Republic of Iran is more isolated in the world than ever.

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Geneive Abdo and Reza H. Akbari

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on CNN.

If there were any doubt that Iran has sentenced a young Iranian-American to death purely for political reasons, Amir Hekmati’s family has now provided convincing evidence of Iran’s true motives.

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Geneive Abdo

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on CNN.

As Iran issued another threat on Tuesday, this time to take action if the U.S. Navy returns an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf, it might seem that the government in Tehran is begging for a military attack.

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