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Rana Nejad

Rana Nejad

Rana Nejad is a writer based in Washington, D.C., focused on Iran, the Middle East and North Africa. She previously covered the White House at Bloomberg and worked in the opinions section at The Washington Post. She holds a master’s in international relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS and a bachelor’s in political science from UC Berkeley.

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Iran and Israel’s Covert Pragmatic Friendship

Iran and Israel’s Covert Pragmatic Friendship

Iran and Israel maintained a covert relationship after the revolution that brought Ayatollah Khomeini to power, continuing to engage in trade worth millions of dollars per year, even as Iran publicly denied Israel’s right to exist. This shows that the Iranian regime is and has historically been a rational actor.

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