Stanford Experts on Iran Situation

[Podcast] Post-Soleimani Life in Iran

World Class with Abbas Milani

January 15, 2020

[Watch] The Strike on Qassem Soleimani: Implications for Iran, the Middle East and the World" 

Panel dicussion with Colin Kahl, Abbas Milani, Lisa Blaydes, and Brett McGurk, moderated by Michaeil McFaul

January 10, 2020 at Stanford University 

"The Minimal Value of Trump's 'Maximum Pressure' on Iran"

Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani

New York Review of Books, January 8, 2020

"Compared to three years ago: we have no nuclear agreement with Iran, let alone a more comprehensive one; we have enabled greater Iranian influence in the region, especially in Syria and Iraq, not less; and we have seen the Islamic Republic’s theocratic order become more repressive and entrenched, not more open or democratic."

What the Suleimani Killing Means for the Iran Nuclear Deal

Abbas Milani

The Bulletin, January 5, 2020 

"If there were any tactical gains for the United States in killing Soleimani, they now pale in comparison with the tactical gains—and even potential strategic benefits—that will accrue to the regime in Tehran. The Islamic Republic of Iran might have lost its most important general, but it has already gained strategically."

The Post-Suleimani View from Iran

Abbas Milani

Project Syndicate, January 4, 2020

"The assassination by the United States of Qassem Suleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, was certainly a major escalation in the two countries’ long-running conflict. But it need not beget World War III (as some pundits are already predicting). Moreover, while the US may have achieved a short-term tactical advantage by killing Suleimani, the Iranian regime could yet benefit from recent developments."