Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran program at the Middle East Institute, said the White House has not communicated a clear vision for what U.S.-Iran relations should look like.
America's lack of envoy to Tehran raises questions over U.S.-Iran relationship
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“It would collapse into intractable internal chaos,” Charles Lister, Syria program director at the Middle East Institute, said about the nation’s future in the absence of U.S. involvement.
Earthquake shines spotlight on Syria's dysfunction, U.S. dilemma
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