Nuclear Issues

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Blog Post - Iran Matters

Gary Samore's speech to the 2013 Manama Dialogue

| Dec. 13, 2013

Gary Samore, the Belfer Center’s executive director for research and former White House coordinator for arms control and WMD, recently addressed the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain:

The agreement is not a Historic Breakthrough that ushers in a new era of American-Iranian condominium and geopolitical realignment the region. Nor is it a Historic Blunder that signals US acceptance of Iran as a nuclear power. Instead, the interim deal is simply a six month truce.  

Blog Post - Iran Matters

Nine US diplomats see interim deal as good for Israel

| Dec. 04, 2013

The interim deal with Iran on its nuclear program has prompted some legitimate questions about whether such a deal is in the interest of Israel, a vital US ally. I joined eight other former American ambassadors to Israel and former under secretaries of State in writing a letter that answers that question: We believe the interim deal is very much in Israel’s interest as well as that of the United States.