WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Brian Hook, former U.S. Special Representative for Iran, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Diplomatic Strategies for a Dynamic Middle East":

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Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Rosen, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify today.