Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about how munitions may affect Israel’s Iron Dome. “The Iron Dome was designed to defend against the proximate threat to Israel in the last 20 years or so, which is Hamas firing rockets from Gaza and other places on to Israeli territory,” John Erath, the senior policy […]
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Will the secretive US-Iran talks deliver breakthrough or crumble in disappointment?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with TRT World about the United States conducting indirect negotiations with Iran. Watch here
Op-ed: Can an interim deal break the Iran nuclear impasse?
Paul Castleman Fellow Samuel Hickey wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft arguing that any reasonable interim or replacement Iran deal is found within the existing deal. With all diplomatic engagement effectively halted since September 2022, the crisis over Iran’s ongoing nuclear program has folded into the background of international politics. Both sides are wary of […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister admits to sending drones to Russia, admission comes after repeated denials
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with India’s WION news about the drones Iran has sent to Russia in its war against Ukraine.
What’s At Stake for U.S. and Iran in Last Chance for the Nuclear Deal
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about the chances of reviving the Iran nuclear deal. “The basic outline of the deal is still what it has been for more than a year: compliance for sanctions relief,” John Erath, a 30-year State Department veteran now serving as senior policy director at the Center for […]