Iran May be Biden’s First Foreign Policy Challenge
The United States' strategy towards Iran must include more than just returning to the Iran nuclear agreement, our Deep Dish guests argue.
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Iran’s president signaled he would rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if President-Elect Biden signs on after taking office. The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft’s Trita Parsi and the Atlantic Council’s Barbara Slavin join Deep Dish to explain why Biden must focus on improving relations between the two countries, not just renewing the agreement.
About the Guests
Trita Parsi
Co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Barbara Slavin
Washington Correspondent, Al Monitor and Acting Director of the Future of Iran Initiative, Atlantic Council's South Asia Center
![Barbara Slavin](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2020-12/headshot_barbara_slavin-e1568141891455.jpg?h=c47d1688&itok=BR2iwtLX)
Washington Correspondent, Al Monitor and Acting Director of the Future of Iran Initiative, Atlantic Council's South Asia Center
![Barbara Slavin](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2020-12/headshot_barbara_slavin-e1568141891455.jpg?h=c47d1688&itok=BR2iwtLX)
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
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Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.
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