Iran Hostage Crisis and U.S. - Iran Relations
On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 50 Americans hostage - holding them for 444 days. Former hostages Barry Rosen and John Limbert reca…
316 viewsOn November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 50 Americans hostage - holding them for 444 days. Former hostages Barry Rosen and John Limbert reca…
316 viewsThe Middle East Policy Council hosted a discussion on U.S.-Iran tensions and the Trump administration’s foreign policy approach in the region. Speakers included former ambassadors to Iraq, j…
536 viewsOn November 4, 1979, Iranian protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans hostage. C-SPAN looked back 40 years to talk about the Iran Hostage Crisis with former foreig…
1,339 viewsPanelists talked about how the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could verify the agreement reached over Iran’s nuclear program. “Can the IAEA Effectively Verify an Agreement Betw…
831 viewsJohn Limbert talked about the nuclear framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1. The P5+1 comprises the U.S., the U.K., France, China, Russia, and Germany.
493 viewsPanelists talked about the nuclear non-proliferation framework agreement reached with Iran the previous day. The framework allowed for the P5+1 group to negotiate with Iran in hopes of achie…
791 viewsFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran John Limbert participated in a discussion on the Iran nuclear talks. Barbara Slavin of the Atlantic Council moderated the discussion. T…
68 viewsJohn Limbert and Jamal Abdi discussed ongoing P5+1* negotiations with Iran about that country’s nuclear program. They analyzed the situation from the perspectives of the U.S., Iran, and inte…
345 viewsAmbassador John W. Limbert talks about his book Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History. He also shared his experiences being held hostage for 444 days during the Iran Hostage…
776 viewsPanelists assesed the agreement the U.S. and five other global powers (P5+1) reached with Iran on a six-month test freeze of the country’s nuclear program. Moderator Barbara Slavin began wit…
280 viewsPanelists talked about the politics surrounding Iran’s presidential election, scheduled for June 14, 2013, in which two candidates had already been disqualified. Among the topics they covere…
220 viewsMembers of the foreign Service, civil service, military, media, Congress, and friends paid tribute to the fifty-two U.S. diplomats and public servants who were released in January 1981, afte…
961 viewsRobin Wright and John Limbert spoke about their meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad during his trip to New York for the UN General Assembly opening in late September. They also respon…
201 viewsJohn Limbert talked about his new book, Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History (U.S. Institute of Peace Press, September 2009). John W. Limbert was recently appointed Deputy…
127 viewsJohn Limbert talked about his book Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History (United States Institute of Peace Press; September 14, 2009). He talked about past and present attem…
482 viewsGholam Reza Afkhami talked about The Life and Times of the Shah, 1919-1980 (Publisher: University of California Press; February 2009). In the book Mr. Afkhami examines the Shah’s rule in the…
1,096 viewsScholars and a former hostage in the Iranian hostage crisis participated in a panel discussion on the future of U.S.-Iran relations thirty years after the return of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomei…
224 viewsA former member of the Iran liberation movement and two former diplomats held in the Iranian hostage crisis participated in a panel discussion on the status of relations with Iran thirty ye…
1,542 viewsPanelists talked about various options available to the international community to control Iran’s nuclear program. Among the issues they addressed were efforts by Europe and Russia to assist…
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