ELN Policy Fellow Sahil Shah was interviewed by ABC News on the first convening of the Joint Commission for the first time since September 2020. Shah outlined his optimistic expectations from the US – Iran talks, highlighting there is a need for all sides to live up to the terms not only on paper but also in practice. The full videoclip can be found here.
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Dr Hans Blix, Director-General Emeritus of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ELN member, argues that, in the case of the JCPOA, the US government did not “withdraw” from an agreement but violated a legally binding UN Security Council decision.
The ELN’s joint statement with the Iran Project has been mentioned in Arab News in an article authored by Senior Network member, Alastair Burt.
One year on from the death of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police, which sparked unprecedented protests across the country in support of women’s rights, Dr. Azadeh Zamirirad calls for European decision-makers to take a feminist approach to their foreign policy with Iran and in their response to Iran’s feminist uprising.