Private Viewpoints

This page contains a selection of essays on Iran written by private analysts. The Wisconsin Project takes no responsibility for the content of this work.

Iran’s foreign minister: The ball is in America’s court
April 11, 2025
Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
March 14, 2025
Attacking Iran's Nuclear Program: The Complex Calculus of Preventive Action
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
March 11, 2025
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
January 28, 2025
The Consequences of the IDF Strikes into Iran
Institute for the Study of War
November 12, 2024
Chabahar Shuffle
Arms Control Wonk
May 13, 2024
Washington and Europe Need to Get on the Same Page Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Progress
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
April 3, 2024
Memo on Reported Destruction of Secret Workshop in 2020
Institute for Science and International Security
April 2, 2024
The Ghost Armada
United Against Nuclear Iran
January 2, 2024
Visible Progress at Russia’s Shahed Drone Production Site Satellite Imagery Update and Call for Action
Institute for Science and International Security
November 14, 2023
Little and Large Missile Surprises in Sanaa and Tehran
International Institute for Strategic Studies
October 17, 2023
FAQ: Avoiding an October Sanctions Surprise That Would Empower Tehran
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
September 7, 2023
Highlights of Institute Assessment of Alabuga Drone Documents Supplied by Dalton Bennett at the Washington Post
Institute for Science and International Security
August 17, 2023
Documenting the Domestic Russian Variant of the Shahed UAV
Conflict Armament Research
August 10, 2023
The Iran Deal’s October Sunsets: Sanctions Without Snapback
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
July 28, 2023
Removing the Hype From Iran’s ‘Hypersonic’ Conqueror
International Institute for Strategic Studies
July 14, 2023
Obstacles and Opportunities for Closer Iranian-Chinese Economic Cooperation
Middle East Institute
June 29, 2023
Understanding the Short Life Cycle of a Shahed UAV
Conflict Armament Research
June 14, 2023
Arming the Revolution: Trends in Iranian Defense Spending, 2013–23
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
June 14, 2023
The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions
Center for Economic and Policy Research
May 4, 2023
New Evidence Confirms Identity of Iranian Drone Engine Maker
Conflict Armament Research
April 27, 2023
Striking Back: Iran and the Rise of Asymmetric Drone Warfare in the Middle East
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
February 26, 2023
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: The Iran Nuclear Price Tag
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
February 22, 2023
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Consequences of Moribund Diplomacy
NATO Defense College
February 17, 2023
Arsenal: Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
February 15, 2023
Iran’s New Budget Perpetuates Economic Challenges
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
January 12, 2023
Triple Threat: Russia, Iran, and North Korea Trade Arms to Get Around Sanctions
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
December 28, 2022
Dissecting Iranian Drones Employed by Russia in Ukraine
Conflict Armament Research
November 30, 2022
Explainer: Iran’s Drone Exports Worldwide
The Iran Primer
November 16, 2022
No Loitering: What Russia’s Iranian Drones Could Mean for Ukraine
European Council on Foreign Relations
October 21, 2022
The Nuclear Deal in Charts, Assuming a Revived Nuclear Deal
Institute for Science and International Security
October 20, 2022
Explainer: Russia Deploys Iranian Drones
The Iran Primer
October 12, 2022
Updated Highlights of Comprehensive Survey of Iran's Advanced Centrifuges
Institute for Science and International Security
September 22, 2022
The Fourth Nuclear-Weapons-Related Testing Site Located: Another Parchin Site, More Undeclared Nuclear Material Possible
Institute for Science and International Security
September 7, 2022
Fly for a Might Guy: Putin’s Drone Deal with Iran
European Council on Foreign Relations
July 20, 2022
The IR-6 Centrifuge Needs Further Development
Institute for Science and International Security
July 14, 2022
Video Walk-Through of Iran’s New Interim Centrifuge Assembly Center
Institute for Science and International Security
June 29, 2022
Gchine Coverup Part 3: Involvement of Amad and MOD
Institute for Science and International Security
June 9, 2022
Insecurity Prompts Iran’s Deceptive Show of Force
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
June 8, 2022
Explainer: Iran's Space Program
The Iran Primer
June 3, 2022
Iran Is Developing Preemptive-Strike Capabilities with Drones and Cruise Missiles
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
May 31, 2022
Congressional Testimony: Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
May 25, 2022
Testimony of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
May 25, 2022
Not “business as usual”: The Chinese military’s visit to Iran
Middle East Institute
May 16, 2022
Risk and Responsibility: Managing Future Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction Threats
Center for a New American Security
May 10, 2022
Iran is Learning from Russia’s Use of Missiles in Ukraine
Middle East Institute
May 2, 2022
Entering Dangerous, Uncharted Waters: Iran’s 60 Percent Highly Enriched Uranium
Institute for Science and International Security
April 11, 2022
To Geostationary Orbit and Beyond?
Arms Control Wonk
April 4, 2022
Addressing the Iranian missile threat: approaches to risk reduction and arms control
International Institute for Strategic Studies
March 22, 2022
Yemen’s Houthis and the expansion of Iran’s Axis of Resistance
American Enterprise Institute
March 14, 2022

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