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Around the Halls: Brookings experts discuss the implications of President Trump’s Iran nuclear deal announcement

Suzanne Maloney, Natan Sachs, Bruce Riedel, Daniel L. Byman, Hady Amr, Mara Karlin, Samantha Gross, Frank A. Rose, Richard Nephew, Steven Pifer, Célia Belin, Dror Michman, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Tanvi Madan, and Kadira PethiyagodaTuesday, May 8, 2018

Editor’s Note:

President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and will re-impose sanctions. What does this move mean, and what are its implications for the Middle East, for U.S. allies in Europe, for energy markets, and more broadly? Brookings experts weigh in below. Read More »

Behind the Headlines/May 18, 2018

Jamshid Chalangi:

In tonight’s edition of Behind the Headlines our guests Dr. Ali Nourizadeh and Dr. Mehrdad Barati will share with us their expert opinions about the ongoing disturbances in the city of Kazeroun; Iran’s currency crisis and its effect on the future of its economy; the outcome of the Iraqi elections; and the latest news of Syria.
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Behind the Headlines/May 16, 2018

In tonight’s edition of Behind the Headlines, our guests, political activist Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam, filmmaker and political dissident Mohammad Nourizad and journalist and political commentator Navid Jamshidi will be sharing with us their views about the following topics of discussions:
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America’s Message To Iran: Only Nukes Can Save You

By Jim Krane 11 May 2018

From Iran’s perspective, nuclear weapons just became a necessity.

The Islamic Republic is hemmed in by hostile neighbors clamoring for America to invade. One of those neighbors – itself a nuclear weapons state – has been demonstrating the impunity conferred by such weapons by bombarding Iran’s foreign bases, killing dozens. Read More »

Behind the Headlines/May 14, 2018

Jamshid Chalangi:

We begin tonight’s program with paying tribute to the memory and works of the late rIranian musician Nasser Cheshmazar, whose music had been banned from being played by the Islamic republic broadcasting organization.
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