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Domestic Politics Haunt US-Iran Talks

December 13, 2021 Tom Huf

by Tom Huf Not all analysts were optimistic about the window of opportunity for a quick return to the Iran Nuclear Deal in the first month of the Biden Presidency. The prospects for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as the […]

Negotiate with Iran, Not Its Caricature

July 21, 2021 Tom Huf

by Tom Huf Since April 2021, and after six rounds of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiation in Vienna that started with optimism for a speedy agreement before the Iranian June 18 elections, progress has slowed. There is now speculation about possible failure to […]

Peace doves fly on the grounds of the historic Hazrat-i-Ali mosque, in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The doves are part of a campaign launched by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in observance of the International Day of Peace. (UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns)

Biden’s Initial Steps in the Middle East Are Positive, But Not Enough

May 20, 2021 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein There is some good, if tentative, news regarding the Biden administration’s changes in Middle East policy that may lead to a long-term decrease in the US military footprint and may lessen the threat of new armed conflicts in the region. (Unfortunately, it […]

No War with Iran rally, Watertown, MA, 2021

The US Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal: Credibility and Mistrust

April 13, 2021 Tom Huf

by Tom Huf Last week, it was announced that the United States and Iran would commence talks in Vienna on April 6th on the return of the US to the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA). This is a fulfillment of commitments made by then-candidate Joe Biden […]

Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal Now!

January 28, 2021 Brian Garvey

“Don’t Iraq Iran”: The Risks of Irresponsible Media Coverage of Iran’s nuclear program

December 9, 2020 Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour

by Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour and Mohsen Solhdoost “U.S. says Hussein intensifies quest for A-Bomb Parts” — On a Sunday morning in September 2002, this was a headline on the cover of the New York Times. The article written by Michael Gordon and Pulitzer Award winning […]

Mazandaran Province, Iran, 2020. Mohammad Rezaie / Unsplash

Take Action to End Sanctions on Iran

October 21, 2020 Brian Garvey