CSIS Issues Commentary: Why 'Mowing the Grass' Won't Work in Iran
April 18, 2026
April 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program:
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Why "Mowing the Grass" Won't Work in Iran
At some point--whether sooner or later--major hostilities against Iran will come to an end. When the formal war with Iran concludes, Israel may hope that the United States would agree to pivot to a . . .
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Why "Mowing the Grass" Won't Work in Iran
At some point--whether sooner or later--major hostilities against Iran will come to an end. When the formal war with Iran concludes, Israel may hope that the United States would agree to pivot to a . . .