After the Nuclear Deal: Iranian foreign policy in the Middle East

Speaker: Dina Esfandiary, King's College London Chair: Roham Alvandi, LSE With the July 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, attention has shifted to regional security. The rise of ISIS and the instability left behind by the Arab Spring has cemented dysfunction and chaos in the Middle East. Tackling it will require Iran’s help, or at the very least, its input. Dina Esfandiary discusses who makes foreign policy decisions in Iran, Iran’s regional policy and explore the impact of the nuclear agreement on its efforts in Iraq and Syria in particular. She also explores the potential for meaningful dialogue on regional security issues between Iran and the Arab Gulf countries. Recorded on 9 December 2015.