Iran in 2019: Cautiously Surviving

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By Steven Ward

Steven R. Ward is a retired CIA intelligence analyst and consultant who specializes in Middle East security affairs. He is the author of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History, Georgetown University Press, 2024.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear during remarks in Jordan on Tuesday that the U.S. is intent on putting  more pressure on Iran  in the new year and says that Washington will ‘redouble’ efforts to counter Iran’s malign influence in the region.

The State Department also says it is ‘aware’ of reports that a U.S. Navy veteran has been held in Iran since last July, and the EU has announced sanctions against Tehran after allegations that its intelligence service is behind a series of assassination plots spanning several years.  

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