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Steven A. Cook

@stevenacook

Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for MENA @CFR_org. Big NY sports & pizza guy. Goofy dad. I'd rather be skiing. My own opinions. RTs ≠endorsement.

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Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $300 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance.

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Charged with defending the Islamic Republic against internal and external threats, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has gained an outsize role in executing Iran’s foreign policy and wields control over vast segments of the economy. Get the background: on.cfr.org/3TZZBP2

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The unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel presents U.S. officials with mounting challenges in trying to contain the conflict and maintain a deterrence against Iran and its allies, says Steven A. Cook. on.cfr.org/3U62T3A

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Here's what to know about Iran’s web of armed partners, which serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East. on.cfr.org/3VWgZa0

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Since 2019, the IRGC and its proxies have attacked three American partners in the Middle East (Israel, UAE, and Saudi Arabia) with drones and ballistic missiles. The regime in Iran has also provided some of the same weapons to Moscow so Russia can attack Ukraine.

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