Iran Project Special Event

While in recent decades Iran and Iraq faced off as fierce rivals, including fighting a brutal eight year war against one another (1980-88), the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 changed the equation completely. Following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, successive Iraqi governments have developed strategic partnerships  with Iran over shared domestic and regional interests. Simultaneously, the United States is heavily invested in Iraq and has also partnered closely with the Iraqi government. In this lecture, Iran Project Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hassan Ahmadian will discuss how Iran's Iraq policy has adapted over time throughout these different circumstances and will offer insights into future trajectories. This is the final lecture in a three part series on Iran's Middle East policy. Moderated by Iran Project Director Payam Mohseni.  RSVP required: please RSVP here.

The First Annual Symposium on Islam, Dialogue, and Sectarian De-Escalation at the Harvard Kennedy School has gathered a diversity of voices from leading scholars, religious authorities, civic community leaders, and policymakers alike to push forward analytical understanding and dialogue on the pressing topic of sectarianism in the Muslim world.

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The Iran Project is pleased to host the International Iranian Economic Association for a panel discussion on the future of the nuclear deal, its impact on the lives of average Iranians and the business scene in Iran, successes and failures of the Rouhani administration in responding to long term challenges in the water and energy sectors, and how these factors affect Rouhani’s chances for re-election.

A panel discussion on the impact of the Iran nuclear deal on the Arab world with Hussein Kalout, Associate Fellow at Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Research Affiliate at the Belfer Center’s Iran Project; Ibrahim Fraihat, Senior Foreign Policy Fellow, Brookings Doha Center; and Abdulwahab Al-Qassab, Associate Research Fellow, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.

Please join us for a documentary screening of A Forgotten Crime (52 min) on Iraqi chemical weapons use against Iran during the Iran-Iraq war. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with co-directors Elli Safari and Remmelt Lukkien.