Even if an interim framework agreement is announced tomorrow, man issues emerge from the Iran nuclear talks. What challenges is the West facing in reaching a deal? How will it influence Iran and the region around it? Why is Israel opposing the deal so strongly, what diplomatic, political and strategic tools are still available to Israel?
Dr Emily Landau is a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies, where she is also director of the Arms Control and Regional Security Project, and is one of the world’s leading experts on nuclear proliferation, arms control efforts, and regional security in the Middle East.
Brig Gen (res) Yossi Kupperwasser was chief of the research division in IDF Military Intelligence, and until recently, director general of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs.
