Publication

This testimony discusses US President Barack Obama administration’s approach to the P5+1 negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. The author argues that the pattern of concessions in the negotiations process suggests that a final agreement will go far beyond the parameters of an acceptable outcome for the US. Consequently, he contends that US policymakers must use all available instruments of coercive diplomacy to restore credibility to the statement that all options remain on the table so that Tehran realizes that it has the most to lose if negotiations fail.