Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent
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“Donald Heflin, a senior fellow of Diplomatic Practice at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.”
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The evidence confirms that Donald Heflin is indeed a Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. However, the provided search results do not contain the specific quote or statement regarding Iran not needing nuclear weapons as a deterrent; they only confirm his identity and the existence of an article he wrote about the US-Iran ceasefire. While the identity is verified, the specific claim about his statement is only present in the original source being evaluated and not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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— Donald Heflin, Tufts University.Donald Heflin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no r…
https://theconversation.com/us-ceasefire-with-iran-whats-nex…
https://theconversation.com/us-ceasefire-with-iran-whats-nex…
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— Iran without a nuclear weapon.” This impasse cannot go on for weeks. “In almost all cases, there are pressures that eventually cause both parties to compromise,” said Allen Ponak, a Toronto-based medi…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-bo…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-bo…
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— About the author. Donald Heflin is an Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. This article is republished…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iran-war-c…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iran-war-c…
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