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On Course for Collision?
Iran's nuclear programme is becoming the most important international issue of this year, not just for the West but the international community as a whole. RUSI.org hosts analysis examining all dimensions of this on-going conflict.
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"“The theatre air-defence capabilities of the Type 45, which can intercept cruise missiles over a wide area, can also provide defence against Iranian weapons such as the Chinese-made C-802 anti-ship cruise missile if a crisis did become kinetic,” he said.
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UK deploys destroyer to Arabian Gulf as Iran tensions heighten
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences, Maritime Forces, Middle East and North Africa
""Iran's strategy is to engage in coercive acts short of war, so as to send shock waves primarily through the economy of target states in Europe. Essentially it's a strategy of reminding the rest of the world that it's not just Iran that stands to lose from the Trump administration's strategy of maximum pressure, its them as well."
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Dr Sidharth Kaushal on the Royal Navy in the Gulf
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences
"Watch Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi - Research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, Mohammad Marandi - Head of American Studies Department at the University of Tehran and Phil Diacon - Managing director of Dryad Global, a maritime security risk management company discuss the crisis in the Gulf. "
Will there be another war in the Gulf?
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies
"The apparently puzzling Iranian decision to mine tankers in the gulf of Oman and to carry out similar provocations against shipping in ports in the UAE and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia makes more sense if viewed as a means of catalyzing support from states which have an interest in mitigating the maximum pressure strategy and preserving the JCPOA.
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Shutdown Showdown: How the Strait of Hormuz Factors into the U.S.-Iran Crisis
In The News, 7 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences, Middle East and North Africa
""I think from an American perspective there is the perception that the maximum pressure campaign is winning," said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a Middle East analyst at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London. "But I think the perception is that it's winning in breaking the Iranian economy. It's not really succeeding in anything else." "
Europe struggles to keep nuclear deal alive amid Iranian threats
In The News, 6 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Middle East and North Africa
"Aniseh Tabrizi, an Iran expert and research fellow at London's Royal United Services Institute, agrees.
"All these measures are pretty reversible, and the increase of the stockpiles in itself is not a matter of concern, even if it is of course a violation of the JCPOA (the Iran deal's formal acronym) and entails some sort of response," Tabrizi said.
"The Iranians are trying to gain some sort of leverage on the nuclear front," she added, "showing that they're not going to sit and wait for pressure to increase without doing anything — they're actually responding and therefore increasing the cost of the decision that the U.S. has made." "
Iran is breaching its uranium stockpile limit under the nuclear deal. Here's what that actually means
In The News, 2 July 2019 Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, International Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North AfricaPages
A Threat to Jus in Bello: Legal Implications of Iran’s Designation of the US Central Command as a Terrorist Organisation
Commentary, 15 May 2019Christopher Galvin
Iran’s designation of the US Central Command as a terrorist organisation has serious implications for the treatment of its personnel in any conflict.
United States, Iran, Americas, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, Middle East and North Africa
Ministers Meet to Discuss Middle East in Warsaw Conference Beset by Divisions in the West
Commentary, 21 February 2019Wojciech Pawlus
Poland has improved its bilateral strategic links with the US by hosting an American-inspired conference on the future of the Middle East. But the conference did nothing to improve Western coherence.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, Israel, Global Security Issues, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
Give Up the Dream of a Grand Bargain: Why a Trump Can’t Strike a Deal with Iran
Commentary, 27 September 2018Albert Wolf
The US administration pretends that its decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran is a radically new approach which may change the entire regional strategic equation, similar to the huge policy reversal towards China executed by President Nixon in the early 1970s. But the Trump White House will be disappointed; the comparisons with Nixon are misconceived.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
A Final Nail in the Coffin of the Iran Nuclear Deal?
Commentary, 2 July 2018Tom Keatinge
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) avoided a decision to return Iran to its blacklist of countries not doing enough to combat money laundering. Iran’s continued litany of financial crime failings further undermines the future of the country’s nuclear deal with Western governments.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, AML/CTF, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International Institutions
Collateral Damage: President Trump’s Decision on Iran and Its Impact on Europe
Commentary, 9 May 2018Emil Dall
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear agreement, and reimpose sanctions against Iran, will matter most in Europe.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, EuropePages
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Multimedia, 18 June 2019Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi talks to BBC News about the Iran Nuclear Deal. One year after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Deal, Iran is looking to scale back its commitment.
Tags: United States, Iran, Americas, Germany, International Security Studies, Russia, France, UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
The Iran Protests
Multimedia, 5 January 2018 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Understanding Unpredictability in the Middle East in 2018
Multimedia, 4 January 2018Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi outlines priorities for analysts will be to understand the impact and unpredictability of US policy in the Middle East.
Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
The Trump Presidency
Multimedia, 19 January 2017RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the foreign and security policy challenges of the Trump presidency ahead of his inauguration for Sky News.
Tags: China, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, NATO, Russia, Global Security Issues
The Legacy of Hashemi Rafsanjani
Multimedia, 9 January 2017RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses on AlJazeera English the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away.
Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North AfricaPages
The Future Conflict Operating Environment Out to 2030
Occasional Papers, 3 June 2019Peter Roberts (Editor)
This Occasional Paper presents a collection of essays about contemporary trends in war and warfare, and how they will shape the actions of belligerents in future conflicts.
Aerospace, China, Iran, Occasional Papers, North Korea, Russia, Military Sciences, Technology, Terrorism
Israel’s World is Shrinking: How the Iran–Russia Axis is Gaining Ground
RUSI Newsbrief, 18 April 2019Kyle Orton
Israeli opinion generally regards the country’s efforts to contain Iran, especially in Syria, as having been successful. In fact, the trendline runs the other way: Iran is constraining Israel,...
Iran, RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, Syria, Israel, Global Security Issues
Iran's Objectives and Capabilities: Deterrence and Subversion
Occasional Papers, 19 February 2019Jack Watling
This Occasional Paper explores Iran's foreign policy objectives through a strategic lens, considering strengths, weaknesses, and proxy relationships.
Civil–Military Relations, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Occasional Papers, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Military Personnel, Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
Iran and the West after the Nuclear Deal: High Hopes, Low Returns
Conference Reports, 26 February 2018Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
Report on two days of meetings, co-hosted by RUSI and the British Council, of UK- and Iran-based scholars who discussed the state of Iran–West relations following the nuclear deal, known as the Joint...
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Conference Reports, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Iran Nuclear Deal Two Years On: Will the Agreement Survive?
RUSI Newsbrief, 13 July 2017Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Emil Dall
Despite all parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action complying with its obligations, Iran’s reintegration into the global economy is fraught with problems. A further factor is a differing...
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
Iraq, Iran and the US: Economic trends in the wake of sanctions
Events, 31 October 2018In association with the Iraq Britain Business Council, RUSI will host a panel discussion on the future of Iraq, its economic and political stability.
RUSI International, Iran, Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
BY INVITATION ONLY: Roundtable on the Iran Nuclear Deal with Baroness Catherine Ashton and Richard Nephew
Events, 1 June 2017The Royal United Services Institute will host a private roundtable with Baroness Catherine Ashton and Richard Nephew on Thursday 1 June 2017 to discuss their respective roles in the negotiations of...
Iran, International Security Studies
Transatlantic Compliance Challenges in the JCPOA
Events, 15 March 2016In this event, Richard Nephew, former Director for Iran on the National Security Staff, and Michael Lyons, Senior Associate at Clifford Chance, will examine the challenges faced in the US and in the...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, European Union, International Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues
"Watch Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi - Research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, Mohammad Marandi - Head of American Studies Department at the University of Tehran and Phil Diacon - Managing director of Dryad Global, a maritime security risk management company discuss the crisis in the Gulf."
Will there be another war in the Gulf?
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies
"“The theatre air-defence capabilities of the Type 45, which can intercept cruise missiles over a wide area, can also provide defence against Iranian weapons such as the Chinese-made C-802 anti-ship cruise missile if a crisis did become kinetic,” he said. "
UK deploys destroyer to Arabian Gulf as Iran tensions heighten
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences, Maritime Forces, Middle East and North Africa
""Iran's strategy is to engage in coercive acts short of war, so as to send shock waves primarily through the economy of target states in Europe. Essentially it's a strategy of reminding the rest of the world that it's not just Iran that stands to lose from the Trump administration's strategy of maximum pressure, its them as well." "
Dr Sidharth Kaushal on the Royal Navy in the Gulf
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences
"The apparently puzzling Iranian decision to mine tankers in the gulf of Oman and to carry out similar provocations against shipping in ports in the UAE and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia makes more sense if viewed as a means of catalyzing support from states which have an interest in mitigating the maximum pressure strategy and preserving the JCPOA. "
Shutdown Showdown: How the Strait of Hormuz Factors into the U.S.-Iran Crisis
In The News, 7 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences, Middle East and North Africa
""I think from an American perspective there is the perception that the maximum pressure campaign is winning," said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a Middle East analyst at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London. "But I think the perception is that it's winning in breaking the Iranian economy. It's not really succeeding in anything else.""
Europe struggles to keep nuclear deal alive amid Iranian threats
In The News, 6 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Middle East and North Africa
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