08
November 2018
Past Event
Iran Sanctions: Mounting Pressure or Concessions to Europe?

Iran Sanctions: Mounting Pressure or Concessions to Europe?

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
November 08, 2018
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08
November 2018
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Ray Takeyh

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Jay Solomon

Adjunct Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

On November 8, Hudson Institute convened a panel to discuss recently reimposed U.S. sanctions against Iran. Panelists included Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Doran; Council on Foreign Relations’ Senior Fellow Ray Takeyh; and Washington Institute for Near East Policy Adjunct Fellow Jay Solomon. The panel was moderated by Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Lee Smith.

The Trump administration’s recently re-imposed sanctions on Iran target the oil and banking sectors. The White House and its allies claim that in leveling these sanctions, the president has fulfilled the promise to kill the Iran Deal once and for all. However, some experts contend that the administration’s actions fall short of ending the deal and instead adopt Europe’s plan to keep the deal alive and preserve the Iran Deal.

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