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Center for Middle East Policy

Center for Middle East Policy

The Center for Middle East Policy is dedicated to the formulation of more effective and sustainable U.S. policy toward the Middle East.

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The Center for Middle East Policy (CMEP) is dedicated to the formulation of more effective and sustainable U.S. policy toward the Middle East. It conducts research to illuminate the issues that shape, or should shape, U.S. policy toward the region and the major trends affecting the lives of the people who live there. Established in 2002, CMEP furthers its mission through research, convening, publications, and private exchanges. Its scholars reflect varying points of view and work to foster a productive, nuanced, and informed debate.

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Israel strikes Iran. What happens next?
An Iranian firefighter works at the scene of a destroyed residential building caused by Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025.
Iran Israel strikes Iran. What happens next?

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Robert Einhorn, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Sharan Grewal, Samantha Gross, Louison Sall, Steven Heydemann, Mara Karlin, Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Yun Sun, Caitlin Talmadge

June 16, 2025

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Natan Sachs
Natan Sachs Former Brookings Expert

Portrait of Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy.
Madiha Afzal Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Center for Asia Policy Studies

Shibley Telhami Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

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