Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Did the #Israeli and American strikes slow #Iran's #nuclear ambitions or speed them up? Experts weigh in

Speakers:

Hamid Dabashi
The Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; Member of the Academic Advisory Board, Arab Center Washington DC

Daniel Brumberg
Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC

Mehran Kamrava
Director of the Iranian Studies Unit, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies; Professor of Government, Georgetown University in Qatar

Assal Rad
Non-resident Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC; Scholar of Middle East History

Barbara Slavin
Distinguished Fellow, Middle East & North Africa, Stimson Center; Lecturer in International Affairs, George Washington University

Moderator

Khalil E. Jahshan
Executive Director, Arab Center Washington DC