While the politics of negotiating with Iran can be fraught and heated, the clear nonproliferation benefits that would be gained by restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are not in d...
Assal, Sina, and Mana sat down with Professor John Ghazvinian, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Middle East Center, to discuss his new book: America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present...
This week, reports suggested that Israel has been attacking Iranian ships since 2019. And, U.S. and Iranian officials continue to trade escalating barbs over the JCPOA and questions remain over frozen...
Join us for a conversation with policymakers, Internet freedom advocates, and tech industry leaders on the policies and actions the new administration and the tech industry can adopt to ensure the U.S...
This week, the IAEA withdrew a proposed resolution to censure Iran over an investigation into its past nuclear activities. Also, a new barrage of rockets struck U.S. positions in Iraq after airstrikes...
Iran’s rejection of an offer to negotiate the terms of a return to compliance with the JCPOA is disappointing and concerning. All parties need to redouble their work to resolve the impasse and find ...
This week, President Biden ordered the first military strikes of his presidency when he authorized airstrikes against Shia militias in Syria. Also, the IAEA and Iran came to a “technical understandi...
We are concerned that President Biden’s first instinct when it comes to regional security in the Middle East appears to be to reach for military options instead of diplomacy. President Trump proved ...
In his new book, America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present, John Ghazvinian explores a history that goes beyond the all too familiar political talking points of these two contemporary adversarie...
This week, the Biden administration took its first steps in trying to jump start the process to reenter the Iran nuclear deal. Also, barring any changes, Iran is set to reduce the access of IAEA inspe...
This week, a key figure in Iran's security establishment signaled a potential change in the country’s nuclear calculations. Also, Iran further reduced its compliance in the nuclear deal and has deta...
This week, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif set out a potential path for a JCPOA return. Also, President Biden plans to halt U.S. support for “offensive operations” in Yemen. Please see a our...