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  Share Source: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha / Public Domain The Republican Study Committee (RSC), in conjunction with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announced on Wednesday that they will introduce the “Maximum Pressure Act.” The legislation would implement the “toughest sanctions” on Iran, ahead of the Biden administration’s plan to reenter the Iran Nuclear Deal.  The act seeks to regulate Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and would require a treaty ratified by the...

Recent JCPOA talks can pave the path for a strategic opening between the United States and Iran (or give hardliners a new political trajectory).

Yossi Kuperwasser argues that President Biden’s Middle East policy reflects the tension between his understanding that the region has gone through dramatic changes during the Trump years that give the US formidable leverage to promote its interests by the use of hard and soft power, on the one hand, and his commitment to a worldview that prefers engagement and dialogue, multilateral action and the demand for human rights adherence from US allies on the other. Should he negate Trump’s legacy...

Trying to Re-Enter the Iran Deal Without Pressure Would Be a Mistake The true lesson from the original Iran Deal was not constructive engagement, but rather that maximum pressure is necessary to bring Tehran to the table with Washington. Despite being ignored or rebuffed, the Biden administration continues to yearn for “constructive engagement” with the Iranian regime. But as recently as a week ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was still announcing that Iran is “in no rush” to e...

Biden Administration Looking at ‘Pressure Measures’ for North Korea Secretary of State Anthony Blinken indicated that he’s planning a traditional “carrot and stick” approach when it comes to the North Korea nuclearization issue, one that will include both “pressure measures” and "diplomatic paths.” The U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are currently traveling in Asia on the first cabinet-level diplomatic tour of the Biden administration....

Iran Won’t Just End Its ‘Malign Activity’ The United States should limit the nuclear deal to Iran’s nuclear program, rather than contort the agreement into a catchall for all the things it dislikes about Iran. The self-help business offers a litany of so-called “rules” of negotiation, numbering anywhere from three to fifteen. Slight deviations aside, a common, albeit obvious, theme among these lists is understanding the other party. Harvard Business Review first advises to do “the...

Can Biden develop a diplomatic strategy to constrain Iran’s accelerating nuclear program even as it seeks to revive negotiations?

How to Conduct the Biden Administrations Korea Policy Review The way ahead is deterrence, defense, denuclearization, human rights upfront, and solving the “Korea question” (e.g., unification) with the understanding that denuclearization of the north will only happen when we resolve that “Korea question.”  The Biden administration has embarked on a comprehensive Korean policy review. This review is critical to charting the course for the next four years for dealing with the North Kore...

Rouhani urges the US to lift all of its sanctions on Iran, saying an action by Washington will be reciprocated by Tehran.

Iran has made clear its regional adventurism is not open for negotiation; the United States is therefore not obligated to unilaterally sacrifice its national interests to satisfy the ambitions of a hostile state.