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.

If the Arms Ban Ends: Implications for Iran’s Military Capabilities
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
July 23, 2020
IRGC Navy Commander Tangsiri: "We Have Floating Underground Cities [sic] and Coast-to-Sea Missiles; We Have Cities with Missile-Launching [Capability]... We Are Your Nightmare"
Middle East Media Research Institute
July 22, 2020
Update on Assessing the Detonation at the Natanz Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center: New High Resolution Satellite Imagery Refines Details on the Explosion and Fire
Institute for Science and International Security
July 9, 2020
Damage to the Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center (ICAC) at Natanz Is Far More Severe and Extensive Than Previously Reported
Institute for Science and International Security
July 8, 2020
Sunset of the Iran Arms Embargo: The Narrow Path to a Policy Compromise
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
June 29, 2020
Sunset of the Iran Arms Embargo: The Narrow Path to a Policy Compromise
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
June 29, 2020
Iran's Latest Misadventure Destabilizes the Caucasus
War on the Rocks
June 18, 2020
What the Latest IAEA Reports Mean for the Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Responsible Statecraft
June 9, 2020
Analysis of the IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report
Institute for Science and International Security
June 8, 2020
Understanding the Iran-Venezuela Relationship
Center for Strategic and International Studies
June 4, 2020
A Hull in Their Story: Satellite imagery, AIS, and the Ships Secretly Transporting Iranian Gas to China
C4ADS
April 23, 2020
Arms Control in Iran: Preventing a Full-Blown Nuclear Crisis
The Clingendael Spectator
April 23, 2020
The Urgent Need for a U.S.-Iran Hotline
International Crisis Group
April 23, 2020
Open Letter to President Trump Expressing Opposition to Sanctions Relief for Iran
April 22, 2020
A Technical and Policy Note on Iran’s Recent Uranium Enrichment Capacity Claims
Institute for Science and International Security
April 15, 2020
Countering Iran in the Gray Zone
The Center for New American Security
April 14, 2020
The Pandemic’s Implications for Iran’s Nuclear Program
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
April 14, 2020
Iran’s Military Likely Can’t Fight Thanks to Coronavirus
American Enterprise Institute
April 10, 2020
Coercion in the Time of the Coronavirus
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
April 8, 2020
Transatlantic Call to Ease Humanitarian Trade with Iran due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
European Leadership Network and the Iran Project
April 6, 2020
New Information about Iran’s Production of Uranium Hexafluoride under the Amad Plan
Institute for Science and International Security
April 2, 2020
Iran and Russia: A Tale of Unfulfilled Economic Potential
Middle East Institute
March 17, 2020
How Will Russia, China Support Iran's Military after UN Arms Ban Ends?
Al-Monitor
March 9, 2020
Evolution of UAVs Employed by Houthi Forces in Yemen
Conflict Armament Research
February 19, 2020
Beyond Borders: The Expansionist Ideology of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
February 4, 2020
Lifting the Arms Restrictions on Iran: What Will and Won’t Change
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
January 23, 2020
Operating in the Gray Zone: Countering Iran's Asymmetric Way of War
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
January 10, 2020
Containing Tehran: Understanding Iran’s Power and Exploiting Its Vulnerabilities
Center for Strategic and International Studies
January 6, 2020
In Dire Straits? Implications of U.S.-Iran Tensions for the Global Oil Market
Center for a New American Security
November 21, 2019
Presence of Undeclared Natural Uranium at the Turquz-Abad Nuclear Weaponization Storage Location
Institute for Science and International Security
November 20, 2019
IAEA Iran Safeguards Report Analysis - Iran Commits Multiple Violations of the Nuclear Deal, Several Non-Reversible
Institute for Science and International Security/Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
November 13, 2019
The Limited Utility Of The Iran Sanctions
Arab Center Washington DC
November 4, 2019
How Iran Can Hold the World Oil Market Hostage
Council on Foreign Relations
October 29, 2019
Getting to a New Iran Deal: A Guide for Trump, Washington, Tehran, Europe and the Middle East
Chatham House
October 22, 2019
Iranian Public Opinion under
 'Maximum Pressure'
University of Maryland's Center for International and Security Studies
October 16, 2019
Iran's Proxies Are More Powerful Than Ever
RAND Corporation
October 16, 2019
Despite Sanctions, Iran Exports Hundreds of Millions Worth of Polyethylene to China
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
October 10, 2019
Has Iran Been Hacking U.S. Drones?
Bellingcat
October 1, 2019
Under the Radar, Iran’s Cruise Missile Capabilities Advance
War on the Rocks
September 25, 2019
The Strait Gate: How Europe Can De-escalate U.S.-Iran Tensions
Center for Strategic and International Studies
September 20, 2019
Operating in the ‘Gray Zone’ to Counter Iran
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
September 18, 2019
Maximum Pressure on Iran Has Failed
The National Interest
September 14, 2019
Taking a Closer Look at the Abadeh Site
Arms Control Wonk
September 11, 2019
New Estimates of Iran’s Breakout Capabilities at Declared Sites Using a New, Simple-to-Use Breakout Calculator
Institute for Science and International Security
September 3, 2019
The Economic Crisis and the Protest Movement in Iran: One Year after the Renewal of Sanctions
Institute for National Security Studies (Israel)
August 28, 2019
Army Playing Cards Feature Iranian Weapons
Federation of American Scientists
August 21, 2019
Do Americans Want War With Iran?
Gallup
August 20, 2019
Politics vs. Protocol: Iran’s Nuclear Archive and the IAEA’s Responsibilities
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
August 19, 2019
Is Iran’s President Getting Ready to Step Down?
Atlantic Council
August 14, 2019
Iran’s Military is Making Strides Into Twenty-first Century Technology
American Enterprise Institute
August 8, 2019

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