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May 2019
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Maximum Pressure: Inevitable Conflict with Iran or a Calmer Middle East?
Maximum Pressure: Inevitable Conflict with Iran or a Calmer Middle East?
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华体会, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
May 31, 2019
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May 2019
Past Event
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
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华体会 hosted an event to discuss the ramifications of President Trump鈥檚 policy towards Iran. Panelists included 华体会鈥檚 Michael Doran and Rebeccah Heinrichs, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy鈥檚 Jay Solomon, and the Council on Foreign Relations鈥� Ray Takeyh. The conversation was moderated by Hudson Senior Fellow Lee Smith.
From his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal to the subsequent re-imposition of major sanctions on the Islamic Republic, President Trump鈥檚 鈥渕aximum pressure鈥� campaign on Iran is shaping the debate, both at home and in the region, as to what comes next. Defenders of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) warn that the Trump White House is leading the U.S. to war with Iran. Others contend that the campaign will force the Iranians back to the negotiating table, where the U.S. and its partners could resolve issues ignored by the JCPOA, such as ballistic missiles, Iran鈥檚 expansionist policies, and continued support for terrorism. Will the Trump administration be able to extinguish the fires Iran has set throughout the Middle East or will 鈥渕aximum pressure鈥� lead to an unavoidable clash?
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