Iran

A ‘Good’ Deal with Iran, Says Pickering

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Veteran diplomat cites ‘a lot of advantages’ for the United States A deal announced April 2 limiting Iran’s nuclear program while preventing it from developing a nuclear bomb in exchange for lifting economic sanctions “looks like a very good agreement,” says former US Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering. “My sense is that this is a […]

The Joint Arab Military Force and Yemen: Stability or Sectarianism?

The conclusion of the Arab League Summit on March 30, 2015 culminated in a grand statement announcing the formation of a joint Arab military force to tackle regional challenges from the Maghreb to Yemen. While significant, particularly given the ongoing military operations and ground force mobilization led by Saudi Arabia against the Houthis in Yemen, […]

Pickering: Tougher Sanctions, Threat of War Not the Way Forward with Iran

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former US diplomat says too much at stake in nuclear negotiations to walk away now Tougher sanctions and threats of military action are both bad options in the event talks to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear program fail to produce results, said Thomas Pickering, a former US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. He […]

Deal or no deal: What next if Iran talks fail?

By Matthew Kroenig

The failure of the P5+1 and Iran to strike a “framework” accord by their own March 31 deadline is troubling. If the two sides can’t even agree to agree on some vague bullet points after sixteen months of negotiations, it is hard to imagine that they will be able to work out a comprehensive accord, […]