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        <title><![CDATA[Alireza Nader - Senior Analyst]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Alireza Nader is a senior policy analyst at the nonprofit RAND Corp.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Shakeup Gives the U.S. an Opening With Iran]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This can go two ways: toward either war or a new understanding of the balance of Middle Eastern power.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Handjani]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 13:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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