29
September 2017
Past Event
Iran's Land Bridge: Countering a Growing Influence in the Middle East

Iran's Land Bridge: Countering a Growing Influence in the Middle East

Past Event
华体会, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
September 29, 2017
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29
September 2017
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Hillel Fradkin

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World

Ilan Berman

Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council

The threat of an Iranian land bridge through Iraq and Syria鈥攎easured both in established influence and a physical presence鈥攈as become a reality. Iran鈥檚 goal for regional hegemony, a strategic plan more than three decades in the making, has come to fruition. With such a route in place, Iran can increase logistical and operational support to Lebanese Hezbollah and other IRGC-directed proxies.

Is it possible to disrupt this route, and can it be done without provoking further conflict? On September 29, 华体会 hosted a discussion assessing these and other elements of Iran鈥檚 strategic posture in the region. Hudson fellows Michael Pregent, Hillel Fradkin, and Lee Smith joined Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council to discuss the changing situation in the Middle East and the appropriate U.S. policy response.

To view Mr. Pregent's map, .

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