Surprise: no one ‘bad guy’ responsible for violence in the Middle East
New report finds that Iran is not ‘on the march,’ but among multiple powers, some US-backed, destabilizing the region.
Matthew Petti is a reporter at Responsible Statecraft and research assistant at the Quincy Institute. He is also a 2022-2023 Fulbright fellow. He was previously a national security reporter at The National Interest and a contributor at The Armenian Weekly, Reason and America Magazine. The views expressed are those of the author and do not represent the views of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Department of State, or any of its partner organizations. Follow him on Twitter @Matthew_Petti
New report finds that Iran is not ‘on the march,’ but among multiple powers, some US-backed, destabilizing the region.
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