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Power Problems • August 27, 2018 

# Trump’s Iran Policy: Strategy or Strategery? 

Barbara Slavin of the Atlantic Council joins Sahar Khan and Trevor Thrall to discuss developments in Iran and America’s Iran policy.

- [Barbara Slavin bio](http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/about/experts/list/barbara-slavin)
- Barbara Slavin, “[US Policies Undercut ‘Support’ for ‘Iranian Voices’ ](http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/us-policies-undercut-support-for-iranian-voices)”
- Barbara Slavin, “[Renewed Sanctions Will Hurt Iran’s Economy But U.S. Benefits Uncertain](https://www.axios.com/authors/BarbaraSlavin)”
- Barbara Slavin, “[Mullahs, Money, and Militias](https://www.usip.org/publications/2008/06/mullahs-money-and-militias-how-iran-exerts-its-influence-middle-east)”
- Emma Ashford and John Glaser, “[Unforced Error: The Risks of Confrontation with Iran](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/unforced-error-risks-confrontation-iran)”

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##### [Sahar Khan](/people/sahar-khan)

Former Research Fellow, Cato Institute

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##### [A. Trevor Thrall](/people/trevor-thrall)

Former Senior Fellow, Defense and Foreign Policy Department, Cato Institute

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