Holly Dagres is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. She specializes in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on geopolitics, regional conflicts, and U.S. foreign policy in the region. Her insights and analyses have been featured in The New York Times, The Telegraph, and The Washington Post.
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Holly Dagres focuses on evolving stories, legal policy regulation, and government announcements within the themes of government & politics and world affairs. She covers topics such as the Middle East, Iran, Israel, Gaza, and Iraq.
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- Offer expert insights or analysis related to ongoing political developments in the Middle East with a focus on legal or regulatory aspects.
- Provide unique perspectives or insider knowledge on geopolitical events shaping government policies in the region.
- Highlight cultural or societal impacts of significant political changes that align with her coverage attributes.
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By: Holly Dagres
Reservoirs are drying up in Tehran and around the Islamic Republic. By Holly Dagres
“Bravo, mom!” a little girl cheers in a 2024 video as her mother swims laps in Iran's Karaj Dam reservoir.
Protests, economic woes, military humiliation and now threats from Trump are challenging the Iranian regime.
A lone man crouched in the middle of a Tehran street, a black jacket pulled over his head, blocking advancing Iranian security forces.
Flipping the kill switch is a potent exercise of authoritarian control.
With the regime in Tehran still in place, the war Trump started has left ordinary Iranians worse off — and U.S. policy has compounded their sense of abandonment.
