Thursday, June 26, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Online
Negotiating an End to the War- and to the Iranian Nuclear Program?
note: this webinar is for educational purposes, and the ? was not part of the original title…
The Middle East Institute is pleased to invite you to the next session of our Thursday morning Zoom webinar series. The event will take place tomorrow, June 26th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the topic, “Negotiating an End to the War—and to the Iranian Nuclear Program.” With an imposed ceasefire holding for now, it is useful to ask what the United States would need to do to broker a deal between Israelis and Iranians that would end the Iranian nuclear program altogether, as both Trump and Netanyahu have insisted should be the case. To help us thread these needles, we have invited Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Israel expert Shalom Lipner, and Iran expert Mohsen Milani to join us.
The session will be on-the-record and open to the public. If you would like to attend the session, please register using the link below.
Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you to this virtual event.
Regards,
Kenneth M. Pollack
Vice President for Policy
Middle East Institute
Speakers
Ambassador (ret.) Ryan Crocker is a Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute. Over the course of his career as a Foreign Service Officer, he served six terms as a US Ambassador: Afghanistan (2011-2012), Iraq (2007-2009), Pakistan (2004-2007), Syria (1998-2001), Kuwait (1994-1997) and Lebanon (1990-1993). He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, in 2009.
Shalom Lipner is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, where he focuses on the US-Israel bilateral relationship, Israel’s foreign and defense policy and domestic affairs. Lipner served seven Israeli premiers at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, including as a foreign policy advisor to the prime minister and special coordinator for public diplomacy.
Mohsen Milani is the Executive Director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and a Professor of Politics at the University of South Florida. An expert on Iranian politics, he has authored more than 60 publications, including two books. His most recent work is Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East (Oneworld Publications, 2025).
Kenneth M. Pollack (Moderator) is Vice President for Policy at the Middle East Institute. Dr. Pollack began his career as a Persian Gulf military analyst at the CIA and served twice on the National Security Council, first as director for Near East and South Asian affairs and then as director for Persian Gulf affairs.