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# Dennis Ross

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## Dennis Ross


Ross is former special assistant to President Barack Obama in charge of the Middle East, is the counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and also teaches at Georgetown University’s Center for Jewish Civilization. He has worked on Mideast peace across six decades for both Democratic and Republican Presidents, including as Special Envoy for President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton as well as a member of the National Security Council staff.


## Dennis Ross


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* ![President Trump Addresses Nation After US Bombs Iranian Nuclear Sites](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte726742c9264c1dc/6998c7afd32e93ba74cd71e7/trump-iran-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 22, 2025  
### [Taking Out Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Usher In a New Dawn](https://time.com/7296553/us-iran-strike-israel-trump/)  
Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites appear to mark a pivotal step toward Middle East peace.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A U.S. flag flies near the dome of the Capitol](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3fe7054538a00a3/6998c48c1500fbb2aeaa6087/US-flag-dome-Capitol.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 4, 2025  
### [The U.S. is No Longer the World’s Only Superpower](https://time.com/7263996/the-u-s-no-longer-the-worlds-only-superpower/)  
In his new book "Statecraft 2.0" Dennis Ross explores the domestic and international implications of...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Trump Commemorates Repatriation Of Native American Remains And Artifacts From Finland](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4dc0fd4af9137e8/698a5a6dcabb1d790de547e8/trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2024  
### [Trump's Return Could Bring a More Peaceful Middle East](https://time.com/7174666/donald-trump-return-could-bring-a-more-peaceful-middle-east/)  
Three areas where Trump’s return could help advance a much-needed, new vision for stability in the M...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Yahya Sinwar, head of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, waves his hand to the crowd during the celebration of International Quds Day in Gaza City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb20c2e145ba9555/698a5a7d47ca3824923bdf1b/yahya-sinwar.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2024  
### [What Comes After Yahya Sinwar's Death](https://time.com/7094279/hamas-yahya-sinwar-death/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Iran launches missile attack on Israel](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99ff900dff2e18e0/698a5bbab3fce380dc0cdafe/Israel-Iran-Attack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 2, 2024  
### [It’s Time to Tighten Enforcement of Iran Oil Sanctions](https://time.com/7027530/israel-missile-attack-iran-oil-sanctions/)  
How Israel chooses to respond to Iran’s missile attack may be influenced by what the U.S. does to sh...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![IRAQ-LEBANON-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-RELIGION-ISLAM-SHIITE-HEZBOLLAH-NASRALLAH](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc843609f1ba5b658/698a5b8a18689223156c88d1/GettyImages-2174713330.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 29, 2024  
### [The Death of Hezbollah's Nasrallah Brings Opportunity for Peace](https://time.com/7026351/hezbollah-leader-hassan-nasrallah-death-opportunity-for-peace/)  
"The death of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah significantly alters the balance of power."  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Israel-conflict-flags-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-FLAGS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9096efd34cd505b/698a4141cabb1d7750e51d6e/GettyImages-1241052674.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 15, 2023  
### [Column: How Peace in the Middle East Can Still Be Reached](https://time.com/6323908/israel-hamas-war-middle-east-peace/)  
Here’s how Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinians could still come together for a broader peace ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stands as air force commanders salute during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde1bf33a2bc72f76/6988cd59ab6d7722426ae1c0/iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 16, 2017  
### [Iran's Election Will Change Nothing](https://time.com/4779904/iran-election-khamenei-nuclear-deal/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt946422965402cd8b/6988b62da988ca911d6baaeb/donald-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-obama-qassem-soleimani-syria.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2017  
### [Donald Trump Should Isolate Iran Immediately](https://time.com/4639396/donald-trump-iran/)  
In the year since the nuclear deal, Iran's destabilizing presence has grown  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3469e7f47e1b57a1/698868430a4a2261899c68e2/91-im3-aujl-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 14, 2015  
### [Distancing From Israel Won't Help U.S. Relationship With Arab States](https://time.com/4072475/u-s-israel-relationship/)  
As our strategic partnership with Israel has deepened, so has our presence throughout the region  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![A picture taken on August 20, 2010 shows](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c394d307d49020f/6987868a35ba6f752cc07e09/103498474.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2015  
### [Iran Will Cheat. Then What?](https://time.com/3960110/iran-will-cheat-then-what/)  
The gap is small between where the deal will leave them in 10 years and weapons status  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 3, 2015  
### [Dennis Ross: Iran Negotiation Isn't Over Until It's Over](https://time.com/3770199/iran-nuclear-deal-dennis-ross/)  
If we want to keep the Iranians from cheating, the issue of responses and consequences needs to be c...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 1, 2014  
### [Pollard Release Seems Justified](https://time.com/45651/pollard-release-seems-justified/)  
It surely makes little sense to say that someone who has spent nearly 30 years in jail has not paid ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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