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Doran made waves in February by writing, in a lengthy article in Mosaic Magazine, that the Iran deal is part of Obama's secret strategy to initiate a detente with Iran and remake the Middle East in its favor. Whether or not you find that argument persuasive (it is not widely held by regional analysts), he makes a number of points along the way about how this could all backfire, potentially disastrously. Even if the deal works, he points out, it will give Iran more freedom and money to wreak havoc in the region. If the deal falls apart, it risks leaving Iran in a far stronger position than it's in now. What follows is a transcript of our conversation, edited and condensed for clarity.

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