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War With Iran: Why Now and What Comes Next

Join Aaron David Miller with Suzanne Maloney, Ali Vaez, and Rob Malley on Carnegie Connects as they examine where the war with Iran is headed, prospects for negotiations, and the implications for Iran’s leadership and regime stability.

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By Aaron David Miller, Ali Vaez, Robert Malley, Suzanne Maloney
Published on Mar 11, 2026

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On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military, cyber, and intelligence operations against Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei was killed, and strikes were conducted on a broad array of targets, including other senior Iranian leadership compounds, IRGC bases, and missile launchers and production facilities. In response, Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles against U.S. bases, Israel and countries in the Gulf, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar.  

With no signs of the conflict winding down and unclear goals and timelines from leadership in Washington, where is this war headed? Was there ever a serious prospect for negotiations between the United States and Iran? What is the likely impact of the death of Ayatollah Khamenei on succession and the stability of the regime? Is meaningful and lasting regime change or transformation possible?  

Join Aaron David Miller as engages with the Brooking Institution’s Suzanne Maloney, International Crisis Group’s Ali Vaez, and Yale University’s Rob Malley on these and other Iran-related issues, on Carnegie Connects.

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Aaron David Miller
Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program
Aaron David Miller

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Ali Vaez
Iran Project Director and Senior Adviser to the President, Crisis Group
Ali Vaez
Robert Malley
Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson School
Robert Malley
Suzanne Maloney
Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Suzanne Maloney

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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