Force of habit: Why the US risks being sucked into a military showdown with Iran
The US needs to swiftly re-energise diplomacy with Iran rather than be sucked into new tit-for-tat military strikes
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Engage and persuade: How the E3 should deal with Israel on Iran
In the coming weeks, the US and the E3 should make clear to Israel that reviving the original Iran nuclear deal is still the best means of addressing its immediate security concerns
The narrow path to agreement: How Europe should support the Iran nuclear deal
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
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Ellie Geranmayeh comments on the future of the JCPOA and Ayatollah Khamenei’s reaction to a recent scandal involving criticism about internal decision-making.
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj comments on Iran’s push for its banking industry to be given guaranteed and conclusive sanctions relief at talks to restore the country’s nuclear deal with world powers.
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj co-authored an analysis on the signing of a 25-year partnership deal between China and Iran.
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj comments on the opportunities and challenges in the talks between Iran and the US on the JCPOA.