22. Politics of the Middle East

Hadeel Harbi Thare, University of Al-Nahrain

Closing the Window: Preemptive Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program - Yahya Zarrinnarges Gooyaghaj, Wayne State University; Frederic S Pearson, Wayne State University

Deterrence and Deniability: How Iran Allocates Coercive Resources across Axis of Assistance - Yan Shen, Johns Hopkins University

Elites’ Threat Perception and Shifts in Foreign Policy: The Case of Iran under Trump and Beyond - Vahid Abedini, University of Oklahoma

Iran’s Neighborhood Policy: Parameters, Objectives, and Obstacles - Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University Qatar

War and the Erosion of Legitimacy: The Islamic Republic of Iran and the 12-Day War - Ebrahim Soltani, Eastern Michigan University

Vahid Abedini, University of Oklahoma

Waseem Khokhar, Quaid-e-Azam University