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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 Senate for a new agreement. “To deny Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon and intercontinental ball...

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 and return to the Obama-Biden play book, basing his policy on Iran and the Palestinian-Israeli conf...

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 engage with the United States. History is being repeated, and it has echoes of President Barack Obama...

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. While the secretaries are not going to North Korea or engaging directly with that country, the Nort...