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: New Information about the Iranian Regime's Abadeh Nuclear Site
National Council of Resistance of Iran
March 2, 2021
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report
Institute for Science and International Security
February 25, 2021
Fool Me Once: How Tehran Views the Iran Nuclear Deal
European Council on Foreign Relations
February 25, 2021
With Iran, Nuclear Diplomacy Comes First
Atlantic Council
February 25, 2021
The IAEA’s Latest Iran NPT Safeguards Report: Tehran Continues to Stonewall Inspectors
Institute for Science and International Security
February 25, 2021
Reconsidering al-Qaeda-Iranian Cooperation
War on the Rocks
February 17, 2021
Iran's Missiles: Military Strategy
United States Institute of Peace
February 17, 2021
Iran’s Shifting Nuclear Debate and the Shrinking Space for Diplomacy
Royal United Services Institute
February 16, 2021
North Korea-Iran Missile Cooperation Is Reason for Ambitious Diplomacy
International Institute for Strategic Studies
February 15, 2021
China Is Still Brimming with Iranian Oil
Atlantic Council
February 10, 2021
The Lessons of the Past Point to Rejoining the Iran Deal
War on the Rocks
January 21, 2021
Nine Hurdles to Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
January 19, 2021
The Iran Nuclear Deal at Five: A Revival?
International Crisis Group
January 15, 2021
Return to Iran Nuclear Deal Would Be Unwise
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
January 14, 2021
Rejoining the Iran Nuclear Deal: Not So Easy
Atlantic Council
January 14, 2021
Statement from Nuclear Nonproliferation Specialists in Support of U.S. Reentry into the Iran Nuclear Deal
Arms Control Association
January 12, 2021
A Clean Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal Should Be Biden’s First Option
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
January 11, 2021
Update on Natanz: Construction Progresses Towards Large-Scale Tunnel Complex
Institute for Science and International Security
January 11, 2021
The Coming Iran Nuclear Talks: Openings and Obstacles
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
January 5, 2021
Iran’s Islamist Proxies in the Middle East
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
December 17, 2020
A History of Continuity in Iran’s Long Nuclear Program
Atlantic Council
December 8, 2020
Parsing Iranian Responses to the Killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
December 5, 2020
Cruise Missiles Continue to Make Their Mark in the Middle East
International Institute for Strategic Studies
December 5, 2020
Four Ways the Killing of Iran’s Nuclear Scientist Will Undercut U.S. National Security
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
December 1, 2020
The Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: What Are the Iranian Regime’s Options?
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
November 30, 2020
Iran: Looking Beyond the Assassination
Center for Strategic and International Studies
November 30, 2020
The Amad Plan Pilot Uranium Conversion Site, Which Iran Denies Ever Existed
Institute for Science and International Security
November 10, 2020
Iranian Influence and Presence in Syria
Atlantic Council
November 5, 2020
The Intelligence Organization of the IRGC: A Major Iranian Intelligence Apparatus
Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
November 5, 2020
Update on New Construction Activity at Natanz
Institute for Science and International Security
October 30, 2020
Iranian Weapons Exports Will Have Lasting Effects on Regional Dynamics
American Enterprise Institute
October 26, 2020
What Iran Might Sell Now That the U.N. Arms Embargo Expired
Atlantic Council
October 21, 2020
After the Embargo: Iran’s Weapons Agenda
Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
October 20, 2020
Challenges in the Persian Gulf: Iran’s Anti-Ship Missile Capability
FrontLine Defence
October 20, 2020
Iran’s New Centers To Continue Nuclear Activities
National Council of Resistance of Iran
October 16, 2020
Beyond Arms Embargo, Obstacles Remain to Iran’s Acquisition of Russian Weapons
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
October 15, 2020
New Sanctions on Iran’s Banks: Crippling or More Window Dressing?
Atlantic Council
October 13, 2020
Looking for Evidence of the Construction of Iran’s New Centrifuge Assembly Plant: New Possible Preparations Identified
Institute for Science and International Security
October 7, 2020
Iran’s Space Program and the Wall Between “Peaceful Purposes”
Center for Strategic and International Studies
October 1, 2020
After Snapback Sanctions on Iran: A European Perspective
Atlantic Council
September 23, 2020
A New Look at Iran's Complication Relationship with the Taliban
War on the Rocks
September 16, 2020
Last among Equals: The China-Iran Partnership in a Regional Context
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
September 1, 2020
Iran Flaunts New Missile and Jet Engine Technology
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
August 28, 2020
What’s Next for Russia-Iran Military Partnership?
Al-Monitor
August 27, 2020
A Short History of the Iranian Drone Program
American Enterprise Institute
August 26, 2020
Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi: Natanz Explosion Was Sabotage; We Have 230 Tons of Heavy Water, 1,000 Tons of Yellowcake, Over 3 Tons of 4%-Enriched Uranium
Middle East Media Research Institute
August 26, 2020
The Quiet Man in Stockholm Who Laundered China’s Oil Money for Iran
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
August 24, 2020
The Strategic Consequences of Ending the Arms Embargo on Iran
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
August 14, 2020
Nuclear Decision-Making in Iran: Implications for U.S. Nonproliferation Efforts
Center on Global Energy Policy
August 1, 2020
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from an Iraqi View—a Lost Role or a Bright Future?
Center for Strategic and International Studies
July 30, 2020

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