Assessing the Rising Iranian Threat

May 2023

Past Event

Assessing the Rising Iranian Threat

Past Event

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May 10, 2023

Members of Iran's Basij paramilitary forces perform poses during a rally marking Al-Quds Day in Tehran on April 14, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)

May 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

David Albright

Founder and President, Institute for Science and International Security

Henrik F. Rasmussen

Executive Director, Institute for Science and International Security

Jonathan Schachter

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

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Iran is already capable of enriching enough uranium to build several nuclear weapons in a matter of weeks, and its capacity is steadily growing. At the same time, Iran’s conventional military power is on the rise, bolstered by its burgeoning military alliance with Russia. Despite severe protests at home, Tehran shows no sign of moderating its hostility to the West—and the United States in particular.

Alarmed by these facts, the Institute for Science and International Security (the good ISIS), the world leader in independent research and analysis on nuclear nonproliferation, has developed a methodology for assessing all dimensions of the Iranian threat simultaneously. Join Hudson Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Jonathan Schachter as they discuss the rise of Iran’s power and its implications for the US, Europe, and Israel with David Albright and Henrik Rasmussen of ISIS.

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