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.

High-Level Contacts between North Korea and Iran Hint at Deeper Military Cooperation
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
November 27, 2017
Letter to Congress: Scientists Urge U.S. to Remain Party to Iran Nuclear Deal
October 30, 2017
Former Government Officials and Experts Support Efforts to Fix Iran Nuclear Deal
October 30, 2017
Time for Europe to Put Iran’s Missile Programme in Context
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
October 30, 2017
Contain, Enforce, and Engage: An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran’s Nuclear and Regional Challenges
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Center for New American Security
October 26, 2017
Former Foreign Ministers Urge Congress to Uphold the JCPOA
The Aspen Institute
October 18, 2017
U.S. Policy on Iran Unveiled: Getting Tough without Leaving the Nuclear Deal
The Institute for National Security Studies
October 16, 2017
Unforced Error: The Risks of Confrontation with Iran
Cato Institute
October 9, 2017
European Leadership Network Statement: Sustaining the Iran Nuclear Deal
European Leadership Network
September 20, 2017
The Legal Steps and Policy Challenges of Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Center for New American Security
September 11, 2017
Verifying Section T of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Iranian Military Site Access Essential to JCPOA Section T Verification
Institute for Science and International Security
August 31, 2017
Status of the Iran Nuclear Deal’s Procurement Channel
Institute for Science and International Security
August 16, 2017
Iran's Space Program Emerges from Dormancy
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
August 1, 2017
A Conversation with Mohammad Javad Zarif
Council on Foreign Relations
July 17, 2017
Are North Korea and Iran Cooperating to Build Long-Range Weapons of Mass Destruction? An Assessment
Tablet Magazine
June 26, 2017
On Khamenei’s Orders, Tehran Accelerates Missile Activities and Tests After the Iran Nuclear Deal
National Council of Resistance of Iran
June 20, 2017
Critics Are Wrong: Iran Remains in Compliance with Nuclear Accord
International Institute for Strategic Studies
June 15, 2017
Is Iran Mass Producing Advanced Gas Centrifuge Components?
Institute for Science and International Security
May 30, 2017
Iranian Domestic Challenges to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
RAND Corporation
May 15, 2017
Case Study: U.S. Man Indicted in Larger Iranian Financial Sanctions Busting Scheme
Institute for Science and International Security
May 3, 2017
NCRI Revelation: Activities Continue at Organization Responsible for Work on Nuclear Weapons
National Council of Resistance of Iran
April 21, 2017
The Enduring Value of Annex I (T) Restrictions Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Arms Control Wonk
April 10, 2017
Deterring Iran after the Nuclear Deal
Center for Strategic and International Studies
March 31, 2017
Dear Senators: Push Back Against Iran, but Not at the Expense of the Nuclear Deal
Foreign Policy
March 31, 2017
Iranian Ballistic Missile Tests Since the Nuclear Deal
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
February 9, 2017
Iran's Missile Test Reveal Weaknesses of UN Security Council Resolution
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
February 8, 2017
Iran's Missile Test: Getting the Facts Straight on North Korea's Cooperation
38 North
February 3, 2017
Implementing the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Status Report
International Crisis Group
January 23, 2017
Concerns about a Reduction of Transparency in IAEA Reporting on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
November 28, 2016
Obama Loosens Iran Sanctions on Dollars, IRGC
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
October 8, 2016
Arriving at an IAEA Broader Conclusion for Iran
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
September 22, 2016
North Korea-Iran Missile Cooperation
38 North
September 22, 2016
Letter to Boeing on Aircraft Sales to Iran
August 3, 2016
Letter to Airbus on Aircraft Sales to Iran
August 3, 2016
Iran’s Long-Term Centrifuge Enrichment Plan: Providing Needed Transparency
Institute for Science and International Security
August 2, 2016
The Iran deal: Off to an encouraging start, but expect challenges
Brookings Institution
July 13, 2016
Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Attempted Carbon Fiber Procurement
Institute for Science and International Security
July 7, 2016
Uranium Particles at Parchin Indicate Possible Undeclared Iranian Nuclear Activities
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
July 1, 2016
Legitimizing Iran’s Nuclear Program with a Broader Conclusion
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
June 27, 2016
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Prelude to Proliferation in the Middle East?
Foreign Policy at Brookings
May 31, 2016
The Nuclear Deal With Iran: The Final Step or a New Stage?
Carnegie Moscow Center
April 20, 2016
Iran Issues First Progress Report on Nuclear Deal
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
April 19, 2016
Potential U.S. Clarification of Financial Sanctions Regulations
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
April 5, 2016
Devil in the details? Why the latest IAEA report kerfuffle is overblown
Brookings Institution
March 8, 2016
The IAEA’s Latest Report Falls Short
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
March 4, 2016
Strengthening the Verification and Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
November 16, 2015
Preliminary Assessment of the JCPOA Procurement Channel
Institute for Science and International Security
August 31, 2015
Six Achievable Steps for Implementing an Effective Verification Regime for a Nuclear Agreement with Iran
Federation of American Scientists
August 6, 2015
Verifying a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran
Iran Task Force
June 22, 2015
An Architecture for Controlling Nuclear-Related Trade with Iran
Project Alpha, Center for Science and Security Studies, King's College London
April 20, 2015

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