Iran

The narrow path to agreement: How Europe should support the Iran nuclear deal

  • Julien Barnes-Dacey, Ellie Geranmayeh
  • Commentary

If European governments want to salvage the deal before it is too late, while also opening up the prospect of negotiations with Iran on regional security, they need to quickly and clearly reject the argument that the two issues should be bundled together

Course correction in US-Iranian relations: A road map for the Biden administration

  • Ellie Geranmayeh
  • Commentary

Joe Biden has vowed to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal. In a recent report for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Ellie Geranmayeh looks at what concrete steps can be taken by the United States, Iran, and Europe to bring all parties to the nuclear deal back into full compliance, noting that time is of the essence

Do not expect a rush of arms sales to Iran

  • Ellie Geranmayeh
  • Commentary

A broad range of political and financial problems are likely to prevent Iran from importing advanced weapons systems in the coming years

America’s latest wave of Iran sanctions

  • Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Ellie Geranmayeh
  • Article

The US has re-imposed its sanctions on Iran; the final part of our sanctions mini-series explains how the US will implement them

Iran: The case for protecting humanitarian trade

  • Ellie Geranmayeh, James Miller
  • Article

New US sanctions will put the health of ordinary Iranians at risk. Europe can take concrete steps to minimise this – steps which also support its ongoing commitment to the nuclear deal

The Israeli and US war on Iran is destabilising the entire Gulf region and severely disrupting energy and trade flows. It has far-reaching implications for Europe’s security and prosperity. ECFR experts are analysing the war as it unfolds—and exploring what it means for European interests.