The West’s Iran policy risks another Middle East war
“We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” President Joe Biden proclaimed before last fall’s United Nations General Assembly, a stance he has repeated numerous times throughout his...
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – February 2023
Excerpt Background This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly report for February 28, 2023, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic...
Op-eds
Israel Must Prepare to Save the World from a Nuclear Iran
This month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Europe “identifies more with the Israeli position” on Iran’s nuclear program, a conclusion he reached after meeting with French...
Op-eds
Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran
Monographs
In 2023, Washington Can’t Neglect Iran
Strategic neglect in America’s Iran policy will lead to far worse results as the regime murders innocents at home, assists Russia’s slaughter of Ukrainians abroad, and marches toward nuclear weapons.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
Policy Tracker
IAEA Board Votes to Censure Iran, but Accountability Requires a Snapback of UN Sanctions
On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors voted to censure Iran for prolonged non-compliance with Tehran’s obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Policy Briefs
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – November 2022
Excerpt Iran has consistently violated its obligations under its comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA), a key part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), under which it must cooperate with the...
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October
Policy Tracker
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – September 2022
Excerpt Background This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly safeguards report for September 7, 2022, Verification and monitoring in...
Op-eds
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – September 2022
Excerpt Background Iran has consistently violated its obligations under its comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA), a key part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to cooperate with the International...
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September
Policy Tracker
Rafael Grossi Is the Last Man Standing For Nonproliferation
Despite pressure from various sides, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency won’t let Iran off the hook.
Op-eds
Israel may need a paradigm shift on Iran
Israel could benefit from a new Iran strategy if a nuclear deal is restored, along the lines of the Reagan Doctrine in the 1980s.
Op-eds
Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Memos
Five Minutes from Disaster
The U.S. is offering Iran the deal of the millennium, and yet the Islamic Republic—and Russia—want more concessions.
Op-eds
It’s Time to Respond to Iran’s Bad-Faith Negotiations
The Islamic Republic has flouted its nonproliferation obligations and is moving closer to the nuclear threshold.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August
Policy Tracker
Iranian Official Claims Tehran Has Nuclear Threshold Status
A foreign policy adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday, “It is no secret that we have become a nuclear threshold country. This is the reality. This is the fact.” This statement implies Tehran...