Iran Nuclear Negotiations: An Emerging Deal in Geneva?

Nov 8, 2013
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Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson

Simon Henderson is the Baker Senior Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

 

"The idea that Iran can negotiate with the United States and be recognized as a responsible member of the international community just fills the House of Saud with complete dread."

As the P5+1 countries approach a deal on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, veteran Gulf analyst Simon Henderson assesses the significance of the talks for the United States, Israel, and the Gulf countries. Henderson, the Institute's Baker Fellow and director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program, explains why Saudi Arabia and Israel have been sharply critical of the emerging agreement. An expert on Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, Henderson discusses a possible arrangement for Islamabad to provide the Saudis with a nuclear weapons capability -- with dire consequences for nuclear proliferation in the region and beyond.

View more Washington Institute analysis on Iran.

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