The U.S. and Iran: Can Diplomacy Prevent an Iranian Bomb?

Iran and the P5 plus 1 completed an interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. Negotiators began meeting in Vienna in February to take on the challenge of a comprehensive accord. What are the chances of success, and what are the implications of failure -- for the United States, Iran, and the region at large?

In this University Conversation, three veteran observers of U.S. policy, Iran, and the region take on these important questions.

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Speakers

James Goldgeier

Member, History and Public Policy Program Advisory Board

Jane Harman

Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center

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Thomas Pickering

Vice Chairman of Hills and Company; Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and the UN

Shaul Bakhash

George Mason University

Aaron David Miller

Global Fellow

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Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Read more

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