We’ve made a nuclear deal with Iran, and everyone that hasn’t read the darn thing has a very strong opinion on it. In addition to understanding the deal in detail, we need to understand the history of Iran and the Middle East to get a good sense of whether the deal is a good idea or not. And, given that it’s locked in, where do we go next?
Sources
- (Book) Dr. Harasta, Jesse & Charles River Editors. “The History of the Sunni and Shia Split: Understanding the divisions within Islam.”
- https://csis.org/publication/iran-after-implementation-day
- IEAE Report on implementation day: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/16/world/middleeast/document-i-a-e-a-report-on-iran-s-nuclear-program.html?_r=0
- Brookings: http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/01/22-iran-nuclear-deal-implementation-what-lies-ahead-einhorn
- White house’s perspective: https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal
- http://www.npr.org/2016/01/19/463622831/after-nuclear-implementation-day-whats-next-for-u-s-iranian-relations
- JCPOA full text: https://medium.com/the-iran-deal/introduction-fcb13560dfb9#.8qrwtpmzy
- https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2015-10-20/windfall-iran
- http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/01/21/does-iran-remain-a-threat/iran-is-a-dangerous-actor-in-a-volatile-area-of-the-world
- https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2015-12-14/time-get-tough-tehran
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